Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

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:

Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”