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

13 And even some of the Jewish exorcists[a] going-around attempted to name the name of the Lord Jesus over the ones having the evil spirits, saying, “I make you swear[b] by the Jesus Whom Paul is proclaiming”. 14 Now there were seven sons of a certain Sceva[c], a Jewish chief priest, doing this. 15 But having responded, the evil spirit said to them, “I know Jesus and know-about Paul, but who are you?”

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Acts 19:13 This seems to be intended to force the demon to leave rather than swear allegiance to Christ.
  3. Acts 19:14 This is the man’s name.

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