There were about twelve men in all.

And (A)he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them (B)about the kingdom of God. (C)But when some became stubborn and (D)continued in unbelief, speaking evil of (E)the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.[a] 10 This continued for (F)two years, so that (G)all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

The Sons of Sceva

11 And (H)God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 (I)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and (J)the evil spirits came out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish (K)exorcists (L)undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, (M)“I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:9 Some manuscripts add from the fifth hour to the tenth (that is, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

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