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

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.

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.

A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great.Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as“ the Great One— the Power of God.”They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic.But now the people believed Philip’s message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized.Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed.

Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians.

But Elymas, the sorcerer( as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.Saul, also known as Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he looked the sorcerer in the eye.Then he said,“ You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time.” Instantly mist and darkness came over the man’s eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him.

Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike.“ This is the finger of God!” the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He wouldn’t listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.

A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars.So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.