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Acts 19:16 KJV
Acts · chapter 19 · verse 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 19:16 · King James Version
Acts 19:16 in context
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.
17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prevailedischyōto be strong, to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health, to have power…G2480 →
- overcamekatakyrieuōto bring under one s power, to subject one s self, to subdue, master, to hold in…G2634 →
- againstkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- leapedephallomaito leap upon, spring uponG2177 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
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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