Acts 16:16-18
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Paul Casts a Demon Out of a Fortune-Telling Servant-Girl
16 And it came about while we were going to the place of prayer that a certain servant-girl having a soothsaying[a] spirit met us, who was bringing-about a large profit to her masters telling-fortunes. 17 This one, while closely-following Paul and us[b], was crying-out, saying, “These men are slaves of the Most-High God[c], who are proclaiming to you a way[d] of salvation”. 18 And she was doing this for many days. And Paul, having been greatly-annoyed, and having turned to the spirit, said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to depart from her!” And it went out at the very hour.
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- Acts 16:16 Or, divination.
- Acts 16:17 This is the last time Luke includes himself with Paul until 20:5, again in Philippi.
- Acts 16:17 Or, god. She may mean the highest of the gods she worships; or, the true God.
- Acts 16:17 Or, the way. The hearers probably understood her to mean a way, not the only way.
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