But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

There was staying in the city a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic there and mystifying the Samaritan people, giving himself out to be some great being.

Ein gewisser Mann aber, mit Namen Simon, befand sich vorher in der Stadt, der Zauberei trieb und das Volk von Samaria außer sich brachte, indem er von sich selbst sagte, daß er etwas Großes sei;

Y había un hombre llamado Simón, el cual había sido antes mágico en aquella ciudad, y había engañado la gente de Samaria, diciéndose ser algún grande:

E havia um certo homem, de nome Simão, que antes naquela cidade usava de magia, e fazia o povo de Samaria ficar admirado, dizendo de si mesmo ser alguém grande;

Mas havia um certo homem na cidade chamado Simão, que desde cedo praticava feitiçaria para surpreender as pessoas de Samaria, enquanto afirmavam que ele era uma pessoa importante.