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Acts 19:11–12

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11And God was performing extraordinaryf miracles by the hands of Paul, 12so that even handkerchiefs or work aprons that had touched his sking were carried away to those who were sick, and their* diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.*

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Footnotes

  1. fLiterally “not the ordinary”
  2. gLiterally “from his skin”
  3. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. *The words “of them” are not in the Greek text but are implied

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands, so that even facecloths or aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

NLTNew Living Translation

God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles. When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled.

KJV 1900King James Version

And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.