他们各人丢下自己的杖，杖就变作蛇；但亚伦的杖吞了他们的杖。

他们各人丢下自己的杖，杖就变成蛇；但亚伦的杖吞了他们的杖。

他们各人丢下自己的杖，杖就变成蛇；但亚伦的杖吞了他们的杖。

各人将自己的手杖扔在地上，杖就变作蛇，但亚伦的杖吞噬了他们的杖。

他们各人都丢下自己的手杖，手杖就变了蛇；亚伦的手杖却吞了他们的手杖。

他們各人丟下自己的杖，杖就變作蛇；但亞倫的杖吞了他們的杖。

他們各人丟下自己的杖，杖就變成蛇；但亞倫的杖吞了他們的杖。

他們各人丟下自己的杖，杖就變成蛇；但亞倫的杖吞了他們的杖。

各人將自己的手杖扔在地上，杖就變作蛇，但亞倫的杖吞噬了他們的杖。

他們各人都丟下自己的手杖，手杖就變了蛇；亞倫的手杖卻吞了他們的手杖。

他們各人丟下自己的手杖，手杖就變為蛇；但是亞倫的手杖卻吞了他們的手杖。

各擲其杖、俱化為蛇、而其杖為亞倫之杖所吞、

各擲其杖、俱化為蛇、而其杖為亞倫杖所吞。

各擲其杖、皆變為蛇、亞倫之杖、竟吞其杖、

Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

Each one threw down his walking stick. Each stick turned into a snake. But Aaron’s walking stick swallowed theirs up.

For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs.

For each one threw down his staff, and they turned into serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs.

For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs.

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

Each man threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

有一個名叫西門的人，自稱是個大人物，一向在那城裡行邪術，使撒馬利亞的居民十分驚訝。所有的人，從卑微的到尊貴的，都聽從他。他們說：「這個人就是那被稱為『神的大能者』的。」他們聽從他，因為他長期以來用邪術使他們十分驚訝。可是腓利傳講有關神國的福音和耶穌基督之名的時候，他們就相信了，無論男女都受了洗，連西門自己也信了。他受洗以後，常常跟著腓利，看見所行出來的神蹟和大能，就十分驚訝。

但那行法術的以路摩——他的名字翻譯出來就是「行法術的」——卻抵擋他們，企圖使省長轉離這信仰。可是掃羅，也就是保羅，被聖靈充滿，注視著以路摩，說：「哦，你這個充滿一切詭詐、一切奸惡的人哪！魔鬼的兒子，一切公義的仇敵！你歪曲主的正道，還不停止嗎？看哪，現在主的手臨到你，你要瞎眼，暫時看不見日光。」立刻，迷霧和黑暗籠罩了他，他四處摸索，求人牽手領路。

又有許多行邪術的人，把他們的書籍拿到一處，當眾燒掉。他們估算了那些書的價值，發現共值五萬個銀幣。這樣，主的福音就大有能力地不斷擴展，不斷得勝。