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12 so that handkerchiefs or aprons[a] were even being carried-forth[b] from his skin to the ones being sick, and the diseases were being released from them, and the evil spirits were going out.

Even Some Non-Believing Priests Tried To Utilize Paul’s Power

13 And even some of the Jewish exorcists[c] going-around attempted to name the name of the Lord Jesus over the ones having the evil spirits, saying, “I make you swear[d] by the Jesus Whom Paul is proclaiming”. 14 Now there were seven sons of a certain Sceva[e], a Jewish chief priest, doing this.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:12 That is, such as a worker would wear.
  2. Acts 19:12 Or, brought, taken.
  3. Acts 19:13 These men cast out demons using magical formulas and oaths. They tried using the sentence that follows as part of their ritual.
  4. Acts 19:13 This seems to be intended to force the demon to leave rather than swear allegiance to Christ.
  5. Acts 19:14 This is the man’s name.

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