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And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and chief of the priests, who did so.
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.
Seven sons of one [named] Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Seven sons of a certain Jewish chief priest named Sceva were doing this.
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.
The seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
One time, seven sons of a Jewish cohen gadol named Skeva were doing this;
Seven sons of a high priest named Sceva were doing this,
And there were certain [men], seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.
Now there were seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, doing this.
And there were certain men, seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, that did this.
Some Jews also were traveling around forcing evil spirits out of people. The seven sons of Sceva, one of the leading priests, were doing this. These Jews tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to make the evil spirits go out of people. They all said, “By the same Jesus that Paul talks about, I order you to come out!”
Sceva was a leader of the Jewish priests in that place. He had seven sons who were telling bad spirits to come out of people. They used the name of Jesus when they did this.
It was the seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who were doing this.
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
Seven sons of Sceva, a ·leading [L Jewish chief] priest, were doing this.
(And there were certain sons of Sceva a Jew, the Priest, about seven which did this.)
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Seven brothers, who were the sons of a Jewish High Priest named Sceva, were doing this.
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
But some Jews also were traveling around and making evil spirits go out of people. The seven sons of Sceva were doing this. (Sceva was a leading Jewish priest.) These Jews tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to force the evil spirits out. They would say, “By the same Jesus that Paul talks about, I order you to come out!”
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
But there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus when dealing with those who had evil spirits. They would say, “I command you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches.” Seven brothers, sons of a chief priest called Sceva, were engaged in this practice on one occasion, when the evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and I am acquainted with Paul, but who on earth are you?” And the man in whom the evil spirit was living sprang at them and over-powered them all with such violence that they rushed out of that house wounded, with their clothes torn off their backs. This incident became known to all the Jews and Greeks who were living in Ephesus, and a great sense of awe came over them all, while the name of the Lord Jesus became highly respected. Many of those who had professed their faith began openly to admit their former practices. A number of those who had previously practised magic collected their books and burned them publicly. (They estimated the value of these books and found it to be no less than five thousand pounds) In this way the Word of the Lord continued to grow irresistibly in power and influence.
(And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and prince of the priests, who did so.)
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
Now seven sons of one named Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
(Now seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.)
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish priest, were doing this.
Some itinerant Jewish exorcists who happened to be in town at the time tried their hand at what they assumed to be Paul’s “game.” They pronounced the name of the Master Jesus over victims of evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus preached by Paul!” The seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were trying to do this on a man when the evil spirit talked back: “I know Jesus and I’ve heard of Paul, but who are you?” Then the possessed man went berserk—jumped the exorcists, beat them up, and tore off their clothes. Naked and bloody, they got away as best they could.
There were seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva doing this.
There were · seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, who were doing this.
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
When the seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest, tried to do this,
Now there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, doing this.
Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Seven sons of a Jewish leading priest named Sceva were among those who were doing this.
Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.
(Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)
Seven sons of Sceva were doing this. Sceva was a Jewish chief priest.
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.
A Jewish leader of the people by the name of Sceva had seven sons. These sons were trying to do this.
Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and chief of the priests, who did this.
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
There were seven of them who used to do this. They were the sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest.
And there were doing this very thing shivat banim of a certain Skeva, a Jewish "Kohen Gadol."
And there were about seven sons of Sceva (a Jewish chief priest) who did this.
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.
Seven sons of a Jewish ruling kohen named Sceva were doing this.
Some itinerant Jewish exorcists noticed Paul’s success in this regard, so they tried to use the name of Jesus, the King, in an exorcism they were performing. Imagine this: There are seven of them, all sons of a Jewish chief priest named Sceva, gathered around a demonized man in a house. One of the Jewish Exorcists: I command you to depart, by the Jesus proclaimed by Paul!
There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
There was a Jew named Sceva. He was a chief priest. He had seven sons who did this.
And there were [some] seven sons of a Jew, Sceva, a prince of priests, that did this thing.
and there were certain -- seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest -- who are doing this thing;
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