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- **but there was a certain man ** - "a certain man…named Simon" is a way of introducing a new person into the story. You need to be aware of how new people are introduced in your language. (See: en:ta:workbench:discourse:home)
- the city - "the city in Samaria"
- **all the Samaritans ** - This is a hyperbole for "many of the Samaritans in the city." (See en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_hyperbole)
- This man is that power of God which is called Great - People were saying that Simon is the divine power known as The Great Power.