Acts 19:15
"Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"
Weymouth NT (1912)
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
14There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew of high-priestly family, who were doing this.
Cross References
Matthew 8:29They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
Mark 1:34Then He cured numbers of people who were ill with various diseases, and He drove out many demons; not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
Luke 4:33But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out,
Acts 16:17She kept following close behind Paul and the rest of us, crying aloud, "These men are the bondservants of the Most High God, and are proclaiming 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 →