KJV ORIGINAL
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Now there was this guy named Simon who had been doing magic tricks and basically scamming people in Samaria for a while. He had everyone fooled, acting like he was some kind of big deal spiritual leader.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Simon was out here faking supernatural power and hyping himself up as someone special.
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