Book of Common Prayer
11 And God was doing not the ordinary[a] miracles by the hands of Paul— 12 so that handkerchiefs or aprons[b] were even being carried-forth[c] 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[d] going-around attempted to name the name of the Lord Jesus over the ones having the evil spirits, saying, “I make you swear[e] by the Jesus Whom Paul is proclaiming”. 14 Now there were seven sons of a certain Sceva[f], 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?” 16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit— having leaped on them, having subdued[g] all[h] of them— prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and having been wounded. 17 And this became known to all the ones dwelling-in Ephesus— both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all.
Jesus Was Being Magnified And The Word of The Lord Was Prevailing
18 And the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. And many of the ones having believed were coming, confessing-out[i] and declaring[j] their [evil] practices. 19 And many of the ones having practiced sorceries, having brought-together their books, were burning them up in the presence of everyone. And they calculated-up the prices of them, and found it to be fifty thousand silver-coins[k]. 20 Thus in accordance with the might[l] of the Lord, the word was growing and prevailing.
After John Is Arrested, Jesus Comes To Galilee Proclaiming The Good News of God
14 Now after John was handed-over[a] [to prison], Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good-news of [b] God 15 and saying that “The time has been fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has drawn-near. Repent, and put-faith in the good-news”.
Jesus Calls The First Disciples
16 And while passing-by beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew (the brother of Simon), casting-a-net in the sea. For they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you become fishermen of people”. 18 And immediately, having left the nets, they followed Him. 19 And having gone on a little, He saw James (the son of Zebedee) and John (his brother)— they also in their boat, preparing[c] the nets. 20 And immediately He called them. And having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired ones, they went after Him.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing