The Seven Sons of Sceva

19:11 God was performing extraordinary37 miracles by Paul’s hands, 19:12 so that when even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his body38 were brought39 to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.40 19:13 But some itinerant41 Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name42 of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by43 evil spirits, saying, “I sternly warn44 you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 19:14 (Now seven sons of a man named45 Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)46 19:15 But the evil spirit replied to them,47 “I know about Jesus48 and I am acquainted with49 Paul, but who are you?”50 19:16 Then the man who was possessed by51 the evil spirit jumped on52 them and beat them all into submission.53 He prevailed54 against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded. 19:17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus,55 both Jews and Greeks; fear came over56 them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.57 19:18 Many of those who had believed came forward,58 confessing and making their deeds known.59 19:19 Large numbers60 of those who had practiced magic61 collected their books62 and burned them up in the presence of everyone.63 When64 the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins.65 19:20 In this way the word of the Lord66 continued to grow in power67 and to prevail.68