Acts 8:11

had regard. Same word as "gave heed" in verses: Acts 8:6; Acts 8:10.

because that... he had. Literally because of (Greek. dia. App-104.Acts 8:2; Acts 8:2) their having been bewitched by.

sorceries. magical arts. Greek. mageia. Only here. Compare mageuo, Acts 8:9.

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

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Acts 8:11