“To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.”
All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him and exclaimed, 'This man is rightly called the Great Power of God' - the people attribute to Simon the title 'the Great Power of God' (he dynamis tou theou he kaloumenē megale). Simon has cultivated a cult of personality; he has positioned himself as a conduit of divine power. The universality ('from least to greatest') suggests his influence is widespread and deeply rooted.
Church Fathers on Acts 8:10
Giving out, it says, that he was himself some great one. To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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