Verse 14
Acts 19:14
New King James Version
14
And there were seven sons of
one Sceva, a Jew,
and
chief of the priests, which did so.
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
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts...
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He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We hav...
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And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
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Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that th...
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When they heard
this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Yashua (Jesus).
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And when Paul had laid
his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues...
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And all the men were about twelve.
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And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persua...
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But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he...
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10
And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of...
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11
And God (Elohim) wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
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So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed...
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Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirit...
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14
And there were seven sons of
one Sceva, a Jew,
and
chief of the priests, which did so.
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And the evil spirit answered and said, Yashua (Jesus) I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
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And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against the...
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And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, a...
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And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
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Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all
m...
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So mightily grew the word of God (Elohim) and prevailed.
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After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and...
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So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himsel...
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And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
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For a certain
man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no sm...
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Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this cr...
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Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath...
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So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the gr...
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And when they heard
these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great
is Diana of...
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And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedo...
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And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
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And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring
him that he would...
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Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part k...
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And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned w...
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But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Gre...
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And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said,
Ye
men of Ephesus, what man is there that...
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Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash...
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For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of...
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Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law...
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But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
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For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we...
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And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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