Acts 8:11

11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.

Acts 8:11 in Other Translations

11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.

11 They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic.

11 He had been around a long time and everyone was more or less in awe of him.

11 And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

11 They paid attention to Simon because he had amazed them for a long time with his practice of magic.

11 They were attentive to him because he had astounded them with his sorceries for a long time.

11 He had amazed them for a long time with his magic. So they followed him.

Acts 8:11 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 8:11

To him they had regard
Which is repeated from the foregoing verse, for the sake of what follows:

because that of a long time he had bewitched them with sorceries;
or because he had, it may be for many years, astonished them with his magic arts, and the pranks he played in the use of them.

Acts 8:11 In-Context

9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”

11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.

12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.