18 The expression unclean spirits refers to evil supernatural spirits which were ceremonially unclean, and which caused the persons possessed by them to be ceremonially unclean.
19 Grk “For [in the case of] many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out, crying in a loud voice.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

NLTNew Living Translation

Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For many of those who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

KJV 1900King James Version

For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

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