Acts 19:15
But the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?”
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
In Context
14Now there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest, doing this.
Cross References
Matthew 8:29And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
Mark 1:34And He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and He cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was. 1 A Preaching Tour in Galilee
Luke 4:33Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,
Acts 16:17This girl, following after Paul and us, was crying out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.”
Matthew Henry on Acts 19:14-21
The Disgrace of the Exorcists. 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… Read the whole commentary →