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

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.

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.

A man named Simon lived in the city. For quite a while he had practiced evil magic there. He amazed all the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great.And all the people listened to him, from the least important of them to the most important. They exclaimed,“ It is right to call this man the Great Power of God!”He had amazed them for a long time with his evil magic. So they followed him.But Philip announced the good news of God’s kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ. So men and women believed and were baptized.Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip everywhere. He was amazed by the great signs and miracles he saw.

The bodies of all the Egyptians were covered with boils. The magicians couldn’t stand in front of Moses because of the boils that were all over them.

But the evil magician named Elymas opposed them. The name Elymas means Magician. He tried to keep the governor from becoming a believer.Saul was also known as Paul. He was filled with the Holy Spirit. He looked straight at Elymas. He said to him,“ You are a child of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You cheat people. You use all kinds of tricks. Won’t you ever stop twisting the right ways of the Lord?Now the Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to go blind. For a while you won’t even be able to see the light of the sun.” Right away mist and darkness came over him. He tried to feel his way around. He wanted to find someone to lead him by the hand.

The magicians tried to produce gnats by doing their magic tricks. But they couldn’t. The gnats stayed on people and animals everywhere.So the magicians said to Pharaoh,“ God’s powerful finger has done this.” But Pharaoh remained stubborn. He wouldn’t listen, just as the Lord had said.

A number of those who had practiced evil magic brought their scrolls together. They set them on fire out in the open. They added up the value of the scrolls. The scrolls were worth more than someone could earn in two lifetimes.The word of the Lord spread everywhere. It became more and more powerful.