Acts 8:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ Many of these people had ·evil [^Lunclean; 5:16] spirits in them, but Philip made the evil spirits ·leave [come out]. The spirits made a loud ·noise [cry] when they came out. Philip also healed many ·weak [paralyzed] and ·crippled [lame] people there. ⁸ So the people in that city were ·very happy [joyful; greatly rejoicing].

⁹ But there was a man named Simon in that city. ·Before Philip came there, [^LPreviously] Simon had practiced ·magic [sorcery] and amazed all the people of Samaria. He ·bragged and called himself [^Lsaid he was] a great man.