Verse 14
Acts 19:14
GOD'S WORD Translation
14
There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
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
1
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and fo...
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He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
They said to him, “No, we have...
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He said, “Into what then were you baptized?”
They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
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Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they shou...
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When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Yashua (Jesus).
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When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other langua...
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They were about twelve men in all.
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He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuadi...
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But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he depar...
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This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Yashua...
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God (Elohim) worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
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so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases d...
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But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil...
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There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
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The evil spirit answered, “Yashua (Jesus) I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
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The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so...
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This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the...
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18
Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
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Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight o...
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So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
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21
Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedoni...
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Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in As...
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About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.
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For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no lit...
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whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by th...
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You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded...
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Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the gr...
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When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ep...
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The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having s...
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When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
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Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the...
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Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them di...
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They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with h...
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But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried ou...
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When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who d...
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Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
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For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your godd...
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If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts a...
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But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
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For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerni...
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When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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