Acts 19:14
King James Version (KJV)
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
In context
12 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.
13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Acts 19:14 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
- WEB World English Bible
- There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and there were certain — seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest — who are doing this thing;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And there were certain [men], seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jew, and chief of the priests, who did so.