Acts 19:13-15 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

¹³Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

¹⁴Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

¹⁵Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

— Acts 19:13-15

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