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Source language
Original Greek   
ᾧ προσεῖχον ⸀πάντες ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες· Οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ⸀καλουμένη Μεγάλη.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
o proseikhon rpantes apo mikrou eos megalou legontes* Outos estin e Dunamis tou theou e rkaloumene Megale.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
cui auscultabant omnes a minimo usque ad maximum dicentes hic est virtus Dei quae vocatur Magna

King James Variants
American King James Version   
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Authorized (King James) Version   
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
New King James Version   
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
21st Century King James Version   
to whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is great with the power of God.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And they were all praying to him, noble and common, and they were saying, “This is the great power of God.”
Darby Bible Translation   
To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
To whom they all gave ear, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the power of God, which is called great.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
God's Word   
Everyone from children to adults paid attention to him. They said, "This man is the power of God, and that power is called great."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
They all paid attention to him, from the least of them to the greatest, and they said, "This man is called the Great Power of God!"
International Standard Version   
Everyone from the least to the greatest paid close attention to him, saying, "This is what we call the great power of God!"
NET Bible   
All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"
New American Standard Bible   
and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God."
New International Version   
and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, "This man is rightly called the Great Power of God."
New Living Translation   
Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as "the Great One--the Power of God."
Webster's Bible Translation   
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Weymouth New Testament   
To him people of all classes paid attention, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the great Power."
The World English Bible   
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."
EasyEnglish Bible   
All the people in the city watched Simon carefully. This included the people who were important and all the other people too. Everyone said, ‘This man has great power that comes from God.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, `This one is the great power of God;'
New Life Version   
All the people watched and listened to him. They said, “This man must be that great power of God.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
to whom they paid attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God!”
The Voice Bible   
There was a fellow named Simon who had a widespread and long-standing reputation as a sorcerer in Samaria. Everyone—not just poor or uneducated people, but also the city’s elite—paid him great respect. Because he had amazed them with his magic, they thought, “This is a truly great man, full of the power of the God of Greatness.”
Living Bible   
A man named Simon had formerly been a sorcerer there for many years; he was a very influential, proud man because of the amazing things he could do—in fact, the Samaritan people often spoke of him as the Messiah.
New Catholic Bible   
All of them, from the least to the greatest, believed in him, declaring, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘The Great One.’ ”
Legacy Standard Bible   
and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, “This man is what is called the Great Power of God.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This is the great virtue of God.
Christian Standard Bible   
They all paid attention to him, from the least of them to the greatest, and they said, “This man is called the Great Power of God.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
They all paid earnest attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that exhibition of the power of God which is called great (intense).
New Century Version   
All the people—the least important and the most important—paid attention to Simon, saying, “This man has the power of God, called ‘the Great Power’!”
The Message   
Previous to Philip’s arrival, a certain Simon had practiced magic in the city, posing as a famous man and dazzling all the Samaritans with his wizardry. He had them all, from little children to old men, eating out of his hand. They all thought he had supernatural powers, and called him “the Great Wizard.” He had been around a long time and everyone was more or less in awe of him.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
They all paid attention to him, from the least of them to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God, which is called Great.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
New Matthew Bible   
They regarded him highly, from the least to the greatest, saying, This fellow is the great power of God!
Good News Translation®   
and everyone in the city, from all classes of society, paid close attention to him. “He is that power of God known as ‘The Great Power,’” they said.
Wycliffe Bible   
Whom all harkened [To whom all harkened], from the least to the most, and said [saying], This is the virtue of God, which is called great.
New Testament for Everyone   
Everyone, small and great alike, paid attention to him, and said, “This man is the one called ‘God’s Great Power’!”
Contemporary English Version   
Everyone, rich and poor, crowded around him. They said, “This man is the power of God called ‘The Great Power.’ ”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
They all gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that power of God which is called Great.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
But there was a man named Simon in that city who had been practising magic for some time and mystifying the people of Samaria. He pretended that he was somebody great and everyone from the lowest to the highest was fascinated by him. Indeed, they used to say, “This man must be that great power of God.” He had influenced them for a long time, astounding them by his magical practises. But when they had come to believe Philip as he proclaimed to them the good news of the kingdom of God and of the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike were baptised. Even Simon himself became a believer and after his baptism attached himself closely to Philip. As he saw the signs and remarkable demonstrations of power which took place, he lived in a state of constant wonder.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, ‘This man is the power of God that is called Great.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
Everyone, from the least to the greatest, gave him their undivided attention and referred to him as “the power of God called Great.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
They all paid [a great deal of] attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is what is called the Great Power of God!”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
All of them, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him, saying, “This man is the ‘Power of God’ that is called ‘Great.’”
New American Standard Bible   
and all the people, from small to great, were paying attention to him, saying, “This man is the Power of God that is called Great.”
The Expanded Bible   
All the people—·the least important and the most important [L from the smallest to the greatest]—paid attention to Simon, saying, “This man has the power of God, called ‘·the Great Power [L Great]’!”
Tree of Life Version   
They all were paying special attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”
Revised Standard Version   
They all gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that power of God which is called Great.”
New International Reader's Version   
And all the people listened to him, from the least important of them to the most important. They exclaimed, “It is right to call this man the Great Power of God!”
BRG Bible   
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Everyone gave heed to him, from the lowest to the highest, saying, “This man is the power of God called ‘The Great Power’.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
And all the people, young and old, listened to him. They said, `This man is a big power of God.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, ‘This man is the power of God that is called Great.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
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."
Names of God Bible   
Everyone from children to adults paid attention to him. They said, “This man is the power of God, and that power is called great.”
Modern English Version   
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
All the people—the least important and the most important—believed what he said. They said, “This man has the power of God that is called ‘the Great Power.’”
International Children’s Bible   
All the people—the least important and the most important—paid attention to what Simon said. They said, “This man has the power of God, called ‘the Great Power’!”
Lexham English Bible   
They were all paying attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”
New International Version - UK   
and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, ‘This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
to whom they all, from the small up to the great, were paying attention, saying, “This one is the Power of God being called ‘Great’”.