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Acts 19:14 KJV
Acts · chapter 19 · verse 14
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.Acts 19:14 · King James Version
Acts 19:14 in context
12So 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.
13Then 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.
14And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- priestsarchiereuschief priest, high priest, the high priests, these comprise in addition to one holding…G749 →
- sevenheptasevenG2033 →
- ScevaskeuasSceva = " mind reader" , a certain chief priest residing at EphesusG4630 →
- Scevatisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- sonsyhiosa son, rarely used for the young of animals, generally used of the offspring of men, in a…G5207 →
- JewioudaiosJewish, belonging to the Jewish nation, Jewish as respects to birth, origin, religionG2453 →
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The preachers of the gospel were sent forth to carry on a war against Satan, and therein Christ went forth conquering and to conquer. The casting of evil spirits out of those that were possessed was one instance of Christ's victory over Satan;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-20