Acts 19:13

World English Bible (2000)

But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

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  • Matt 12:27 : 27 If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
  • Mark 9:38 : 38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone who doesn't follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn't follow us."
  • Luke 11:19 : 19 But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.
  • Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."
  • Mark 5:7 : 7 and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don't torment me."
  • Luke 9:49 : 49 John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn't follow with us."
  • Gen 4:12 : 12 From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."
  • Gen 4:14 : 14 Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."
  • Josh 6:26 : 26 Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, "Cursed is the man before Yahweh, who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up its gates."
  • 1 Sam 14:24 : 24 The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, "Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies." So none of the people tasted food.
  • 1 Kgs 22:16 : 16 The king said to him, "How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?"
  • Acts 8:18-19 : 18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, "Give me also this power, that whoever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."
  • Ps 109:10 : 10 Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.

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    14There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

    15The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"

    16The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

    17This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

    18Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

  • Acts 19:11-12
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    11God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

    12so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.

  • Acts 16:16-19
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    16It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

    17Following Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!"

    18She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" It came out that very hour.

    19But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

  • Acts 13:6
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    6When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,

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

    6When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

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

    24saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"

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    11They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

  • Mark 5:7
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    7and crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don't torment me."

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    8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

    9But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

  • Luke 4:36
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    36Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

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    7When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

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    17The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"

  • Luke 9:1
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    1He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

  • Luke 11:19
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    19But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore will they be your judges.

  • Acts 19:25
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    14Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."

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    13They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.

  • Matt 17:19
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    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, "Why weren't we able to cast it out?"

  • Mark 1:26-27
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    26The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

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    1It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

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    19saying, "Give me also this power, that whoever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."

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    5But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

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    7He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

  • Luke 6:18
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    18as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.

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    15But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

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    9A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!"

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    1He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

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    17These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

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  • Luke 9:39
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    39Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.

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    39He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out demons.

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    33In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

    34saying, "Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"