中译版圣经:

• 有一个人，名叫西门，向来在那城里行邪术，妄自尊大，使撒玛利亚的百姓惊奇。
• 新中译版圣经:有一个人，名叫西门，向来在那城里行邪术，妄自尊大，使撒玛利亚的百姓惊奇。
• 新世纪圣经:有一个人名叫西门，从前在城里行过邪术，使撒玛利亚的居民惊奇，他又自命不凡，
• LCC:但是有一个人名叫西门、向来在那城里行邪术，自称为有数的大人物，使撒玛利亚的民族惊奇。
• TCB:有一个人，名叫西门，他的邪术曾经轰动了撒马利亚居民。他也自以为了不起；
• 当代圣经:撒马利亚城里有个名叫西门的术士，向来妄自尊大，多年来用邪术迷惑人。
• CSG:有一个人，名叫西满，曾在这城中行过邪术，使撒玛黎雅的百姓惊服，并称自己是一位大人物。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经: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,
• NRSV:Now a certain man named Simon had previouslypracticed magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he was someone great.
• NASV:Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
• 古老版圣经: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:
• ASV: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:
• 基础英语版圣经:But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:
• DBY:But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.
• 标准修订版圣经:But there was a man named Simon who had previouslypracticed magic in the city and amazed the nation of Sama'ria, saying that he himself was somebody great.
• 直译圣经95版:Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
• 直译圣经77版:Now there was a certain man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
• WEB:But there was a certain man called Simon, who before in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
• YLT:And a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• formerly [´fɔ:məli]   ad.从前，以前   (初中英语单词)
• amazing [ə´meiziŋ]   a.惊人的；惊奇的   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• previously [´pri:viəsli]   ad.预先；以前   (高中英语单词)
• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ]   n.言语；言论；格言   (高中英语单词)
• astonishing [əs´tɔniʃiŋ]   a.令人惊讶的   (高中英语单词)
• practiced [´præktist]   a.经验丰富的；熟练的   (英语六级单词)