Acts 8:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

But there was a certayne man called Simon, which beforetyme in the same citie vsed witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he was a man that coulde do great thynges:

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  • Acts 13:6 : 6 And when they had gone through the Ile vnto Paphos, they founde a certayne sorcerer, a false prophete, a Iewe, whose name was Bariesu:
  • Acts 5:36 : 36 For before these dayes rose vp one Theudas, boastyng him selfe, to whom resorted a number of men, about a foure hundred, which was slayne: and they all which beleued hym, were scattered abrode, and brought to naught.
  • John 7:18 : 18 He that speaketh of hym selfe, seketh his owne praise: But he that seketh his praise that sent hym, the same is true, & no vnryghteousnes is in hym.
  • Acts 8:11 : 11 And hym they sette much by, because that of long tyme he had bewitched the with sorseries.
  • Exod 7:11 : 11 Then Pharao called for the wyse men, and enchaunters: and those sorcerers of Egypt dyd in like maner with their sorcerie.
  • Exod 7:22 : 22 And the enchaunters of Egypt dyd lykewyse with their sorceries, and he heardened Pharaos heart, neyther did he hearken vnto them, as the Lorde had sayde.
  • Exod 8:18-19 : 18 And the enchaunters assayed likewise with their enchauntmetes to bring foorth lyce, but they coulde not: and the lyce were both vpon men & beastes. 19 Then said the enchaunters vnto Pharao: this is the finger of God. And Pharaos heart remayned obstinate, and he hearkened not vnto them, euen as the Lorde had sayde.
  • Exod 9:11 : 11 And the sorcerers could not stande before Moyses because of the blaynes: for there were botches vpon the enchaunters, and vpon al the Egyptians.
  • Lev 20:6 : 6 If a soule turne hym selfe after suche as worke with spirites, and after soothsayers, to go a whoring after them, I wyll put my face agaynst that soule, and wyll cut hym of fro among his people.
  • Deut 18:10-12 : 10 Let there not be founde among you any one that maketh his sonne or his daughter to go through the fire, or that vseth witchcraft, or a regarder of tymes, or that regardeth the fleeyng of fowles. 11 Or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or that coucelleth with spirites, or a soothsayer, or that asketh counsayle of the dead. 12 For all that do such thynges, are abhomination vnto the Lorde: and because of these abhominations, the Lorde thy God doth cast them out before thee.
  • Acts 16:16-18 : 16 And it came to passe, as we went to prayer, a certayne damsell, possessed with a spirite of southsaying met vs: which brought her maisters much vantage with southsaying. 17 The same folowed Paul and vs, and cryed, saying: These men are the seruauntes of the most hye God, which shewe vnto vs the way of saluation. 18 And this dyd she many dayes. But Paul not content, turned about, & sayde to the spirite, I commaunde thee in the name of Iesu Christe, that thou come out of her. And he came out the same houre.
  • Acts 19:18-20 : 18 And many that beleued, came & confessed, and shewed their workes. 19 Many also of the whiche vsed curious craftes, brought their bookes, & burned them before all men, and they counted the price of them, & founde it fiftie thousande peeces of syluer. 20 So myghtyly grew the word of God, and preuayled.
  • 2 Thess 2:4 : 4 Whiche is an aduersarie, and is exalted aboue all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he as God, sitteth in the temple of God, shewing hym selfe that he is God.
  • 2 Tim 3:2 : 2 For men shalbe louers of their owne selues, couetous, boasters, proude, blasphemers, disobedient to fathers and mothers, vnthankefull, vngodlye:
  • 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 Hauyng a fourme of godlynesse, but denying the power therof: turne away from these.
  • 2 Tim 3:8-9 : 8 For as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moyses, so do these also resist the trueth: Men of corrupt myndes, reprobate concernyng the fayth: 9 But they shall preuayle no longer. For their madnesse shalbe manifest vnto all men as also theirs was.
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For when they haue spoken the great swellyng wordes of vanitie, they entice through lustes in the voluptuousnesse of the fleshe, them that were cleane escaped, from them whiche are wrapped in errour,
  • Rev 13:13-14 : 13 And he dyd great wonders, so that he made fyre come downe from heauen on the earth in the syght of men. 14 And deceaued them that dwelt on the earth, by the meanes of those signes which he had power to do in the syght of the beast, saying to them that dwelt on the earth, that they shoulde make the image of the beast which had the wounde of a sworde, and dyd lyue.
  • Rev 22:15 : 15 For without shalbe dogges, and inchaunters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh leasynges.

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  • Acts 8:10-15
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    10 Whom they regarded from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.

    11 And hym they sette much by, because that of long tyme he had bewitched the with sorseries.

    12 But assoone as they gaue credence to Philips preachyng of the kyngdome of God, and of the name of Iesus Christe, they were baptized, both men & wome.

    13 Then Simon him selfe beleued also: And whe he was baptized, he continued with Philip, & wondred, beholding the miracles & signes which were shewed.

    14 When the apostles whiche were at Hierusalem, hearde say that Samaria hadde receaued the worde of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.

    15 Which when they were come downe, prayed for the that they myght receaue the holy ghost.

  • Acts 8:5-8
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    5 Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria, & preached Christe vnto the.

    6 And the people gaue heede vnto those thynges whiche Philip spake with one accorde, hearyng and seing the miracles which he dyd.

    7 For vncleane spirites, crying with loude voyce, came out of manye that were possessed with them. And many taken with paulsies, & many that haulted, were healed.

    8 And there was great ioy in that citie.

  • Acts 8:17-20
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    17 Then layde they their handes on the, and they receaued the holy ghost.

    18 And when Simon sawe, that thorow laying on of the apostles handes, ye holy ghost was geuen, he offred the money,

    19 Saying: Geue me also this power, that on whomsoeuer I put the hands, he may receaue the holy ghost.

    20 But Peter sayde vnto him: Thy money perishe with thee, because thou hast thought that the gyfte of God may be obteyned with money.

  • Acts 8:23-25
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    23 For I perceaue yt thou art in the gall of bitternesse, & wrapped in iniquitie.

    24 The aunswered Simon & said: Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these thinges which ye haue spoke fall on me.

    25 And they, when they had testified and preached the worde of the Lorde, returned towarde Hierusalem, and preached the Gospell in many townes of the Samaritanes.

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    6 And when they had gone through the Ile vnto Paphos, they founde a certayne sorcerer, a false prophete, a Iewe, whose name was Bariesu:

    7 Which was with the deputie of the countrey, one Sergius Paulus, a prudent man: The same called vnto hym Barnabas and Saul, and desired to heare the worde of God.

    8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstoode them, and sought to turne the deputie away from the fayth.

    9 Then Saul (which also is called Paul) beyng full of the holy ghost, set his eyes on hym,

  • Mark 3:16
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    16 And he gaue vnto Simon to name, Peter.

  • Mark 1:36
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    36 And Simon, & they that were with hym, folowed after hym:

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    8 And Steuen full of fayth & power, dyd great wonders & miracles among the people.

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    38 Howe God annoynted Iesus of Nazareth, with the holy ghoste, and with power: Who went about doyng good, and healyng all that were oppressed of the deuyll, for God was with hym.

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    12 And by the handes of the Apostles, were many signes & wonders shewed among the people. (And they were all together with one accord in Solomons porche.

    13 And of other durst no man ioyne hym selfe to them, neuerthelesse, the people magnified them.

  • Acts 10:5
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    5 And nowe sende men to Ioppa, & call for one Simo, whose sirname is Peter.

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    10 And they knewe hym, that it was he, which sate and begged at the beawtifull gate of the temple. And they wondred, and were sore astonyed at that which had happened vnto hym.

    11 And as the lame which was healed, helde Peter and Iohn, all the people ran amased vnto them, in the porche that is called Solomons.

    12 And when Peter sawe that, he aunswered vnto the people: Ye men of Israel, why maruayle ye at this, or why loke ye so on vs, as though by our owne power or godlynesse, we had made this man to go?

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    11 And nowe beholde, the hande of the Lorde is vpon thee, and thou shalt be blynde, and not see the sunne for a season. And immediatly, there fell on hym a myste, and a darcknesse, and he went about, seekyng them that shoulde leade hym by the hande.

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    13 And he shewed vs, howe he had seene an Angel in his house, which stoode and sayde vnto hym: Sende men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose sirname is Peter:

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    22 Ye men of Israel, heare these wordes: Iesus of Nazareth, a man approued of God among you, with miracles, wonders, and signes, which God dyd by hym in the middes of you, as ye your selues also knowe.

  • Acts 19:13-14
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    13 Then certaine of the vagabounde Iewes, exorcistes, toke vpon them to call ouer them which had euyll spirites, the name of the Lorde Iesus, saying: We adiure you by Iesus, whom Paul preacheth.

    14 And there were seuen sonnes of one Sceua a Iewe, and chiefe of ye priestes, which dyd so.

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    40 But Philip was founde at Azotus. And he walked throughout the countrey, preachyng in all the cities, tyll he came to Cesarea.

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    39 Many of the Samaritanes of that citie beleued on hym, for the saying of the woman, which testified that he tolde her all that euer she dyd.

  • Acts 9:42-43
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    42 And it was knowen throughout all Ioppa, & many beleued in the Lorde.

    43 And it came to passe, that he taryed many dayes in Ioppa, with one Simo a tanner.

  • Acts 9:35
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    35 And all that dwelt at Lydda, and Saron sawe hym, and turned to the Lorde.

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    7 And when they had set them before them, they asked: by what power, or in what name haue ye done this?

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    27 And he arose, & went on: and behold a man of Ethiopia, an Eunuch, & of great auctoritie with Candace, Queene of the Ethiopias, & had the rule of all her treasure, came to Hierusale for to worship.

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