Gevurot 8:9-11

Orthodox Jewish Bible

⁹ Now a certain ish by name Shimon was previously in the city practicing magic and astonishing the people of Shomron, saying that he himself was an ish of gadlus (with remarkable superiority) and gadol.

¹⁰ And to this certain Shimon everyone from katon to gadol was paying attention, saying, "Hinei! This man is the ko’ach (power) of Hashem, the ko’ach hagadol."

¹¹ And they were giving heed to him, because he for a long time had astonished them by magic tricks.