Acts 19:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by evil spirits, saying,“I sternly warn you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

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  • Matt 12:27 : 27 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.
  • Mark 9:38 : 38 On Jesus’ Side John said to him,“Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”
  • Luke 11:19 : 19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
  • Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him,“I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
  • Mark 5:7 : 7 Then he cried out with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!”
  • Luke 9:49 : 49 On the Right Side John answered,“Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.”
  • Gen 4:12 : 12 When you try to cultivate the ground it will no longer yield its best for you. You will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.”
  • Gen 4:14 : 14 Look! You are driving me off the land today, and I must hide from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth; whoever finds me will kill me.”
  • Josh 6:26 : 26 At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration:“The man who attempts to rebuild this city of Jericho will stand condemned before the LORD. He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!”
  • 1 Sam 14:24 : 24 Jonathan Violates Saul’s Oath Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath:“Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!” So no one in the army ate anything.
  • 1 Kgs 22:16 : 16 The king said to him,“How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?”
  • Acts 8:18-19 : 18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money, 19 saying,“Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
  • Ps 109:10 : 10 May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!

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    14 (Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)

    15 But the evil spirit replied to them,“I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?”

    16 Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.

    17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.

    18 Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

  • 81%

    11 The Seven Sons of Sceva God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands,

    12 so that when even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his body were brought to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.

  • 72%

    16 Paul and Silas Are Thrown Into Prison Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.

    17 She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out,“These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”

    18 She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit,“I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out of her at once.

    19 But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

  • 6 When they had crossed over the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

  • Acts 19:5-7
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    5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,

    6 and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

    7 (Now there were about twelve men in all.)

  • Mark 1:23-24
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    23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

    24 “Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are– the Holy One of God!”

  • 11 And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

  • 7 Then he cried out with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!”

  • Acts 13:8-9
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    8 But the magician Elymas(for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

    9 But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

  • 36 They were all amazed and began to say to one another,“What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

  • 7 After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”

  • 17 Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying,“Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!”

  • 1 The Sending of the Twelve Apostles After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

  • 19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

  • 25 He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business.

  • 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

  • 14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”

  • 13 They cast out many demons and anointed many sick people with olive oil and healed them.

  • 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

  • Mark 1:26-27
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    26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

    27 They were all amazed so that they asked each other,“What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

  • 1 Disciples of John the Baptist at Ephesus While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples there

  • 22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

  • 19 saying,“Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

  • 5 But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.

  • 7 Sending Out the Twelve Apostles Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

  • 18 and those who suffered from unclean spirits were cured.

  • 15 But some of them said,“By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons!”

  • 9 There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly,“We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

  • 1 Sending Out the Twelve Apostles Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.

  • 30 Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

  • 17 These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

  • 41 Demons also came out of many, crying out,“You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

  • 15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.

  • 39 A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.

  • 39 So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

  • Luke 4:33-34
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    33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

    34 “Ha! Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are– the Holy One of God.”