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.
Viņš dzīvoja mūsu ēras pirmajā gadsimtā Samarijā, un ar savu buršanas mākslu viņš bija tā savaldzinājis ļaudis, ka tie sacīja: ” Šis ir tā sauktais lielais Dieva spēks. ”