Acts 19:15
An evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
14The Jewish high priest, whose name was Sceva, had seven sons who were doing this.
Cross References
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more shrewd than any other beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the garden'?”
Matthew 8:29Behold, they cried out and said, “What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the set time?”
Mark 1:34He healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons, but he did not allow the demons to speak because they knew him.
Luke 4:33Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
Acts 16:17This woman followed after Paul and us and shouted, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God. They proclaim to you 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 →