He lived in the first century C.E., and people were so enthralled by his practice of magical arts that they would say of him: “This man is the Power of God, which can be called Great. ” — Acts 8: 9 - 11.
पहली सदी में जीया और लोग उसके जादू - टोने को देखकर इतना मोहित हो जाते थे कि वे उसके बारे में बोल उठते: “यह मनुष्य परमेश्‍वर की वह शक्‍ति है, जो महान कहलाती है । ” — प्रेरितों ८: ९ - ११.