Verse 14
Acts 19:14
Young's Literal Translation
14
and there were certain -- seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest -- who are doing this thing;
Original Language Text
greek
ἦσαν δέ ⸀τινος Σκευᾶ Ἰουδαίου ἀρχιερέως ἑπτὰ ⸀υἱοὶ τοῦτο ποιοῦντες.
English Translation
There were seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, doing this.
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Chapter 19 Context
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And it came to pass, in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to...
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he said unto them, 'The Holy Spirit did ye receive -- having believed?' and they said unto him, 'But...
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and he said unto them, 'To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, 'To John's baptism.'
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And Paul said, 'John, indeed, did baptize with a baptism of reformation, saying to the people that i...
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and they, having heard, were baptized -- to the name of the Lord Yashua (Jesus),
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and Paul having laid on them [his] hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also wi...
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and all the men were, as it were, twelve.
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And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuadin...
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and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude,...
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And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia did hear the word of the Lord Yas...
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mighty works also -- not common -- was God (Elohim) working through the hands of Paul,
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so that even unto the ailing were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the sicknesses...
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And certain of the wandering exorcist Jews, took upon [them] to name over those having the evil spir...
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and there were certain -- seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest -- who are doing this thing;
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and the evil spirit, answering, said, 'Yashua (Jesus) I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye...
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And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed aga...
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and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell upon...
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many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,
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and many of those who had practised the curious arts, having brought the books together, were burnin...
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so powerfully was the word of God (Elohim) increasing and prevailing.
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And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit, having gone through Macedonia and...
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and having sent to Macedonia two of those ministering to him -- Timotheus and Erastus -- he himself...
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And there came, at that time, not a little stir about the way,
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for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was...
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whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, 'Men, y...
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and ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded,...
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and not only is this department in danger for us of coming into disregard, but also, that of the gre...
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And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, 'Great [is] the Art...
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and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, hav...
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And on Paul's purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,
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and certain also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent unto him, were entreating...
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Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused,...
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and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander -- the Jews thrusting him forward -- and Alexand...
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and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, 'Great [i...
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And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, 'Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that...
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these things, then, not being to be gainsaid, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing...
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'For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;
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if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court [days]...
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'And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determine...
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for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occa...
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and these things having said, he dismissed the assembly.
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