5 Thus Philip went down to [the] city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
6 With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing.
7 For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured.
8 There was great joy in that city.
9 A man named Simon used to practice magic in the city and astounded the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.
10 All of them, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him, saying, “This man is the ‘Power of God’ that is called ‘Great.’”
11 They paid attention to him because he had astounded them by his magic for a long time,