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Contemporary English Version
Acts 19:15
when an evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus! And I have heard about Paul. But who are you?"
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Christian Standard Bible®
The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul—but who are you?”
The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul—but who are you?”
King James Version (1611)
And the euill spirit answered, and said, Iesus I knowe, and Paul I know, but who are ye?
And the euill spirit answered, and said, Iesus I knowe, and Paul I know, but who are ye?
King James Version
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
English Standard Version
But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?"
But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?"
New American Standard Bible
But the evil spirit responded and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know of Paul, but who are you?"
But the evil spirit responded and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know of Paul, but who are you?"
New Century Version
But one time an evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
But one time an evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
Amplified Bible
But the evil spirit retorted, "I know and recognize and acknowledge Jesus, and I know about Paul, but as for you, who are you?"
But the evil spirit retorted, "I know and recognize and acknowledge Jesus, and I know about Paul, but as for you, who are you?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
Legacy Standard Bible
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
Berean Standard Bible
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but you, who are you?"
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but you, who are you?"
Complete Jewish Bible
and the evil spirit answered them. It said, "Yeshua I know. And Sha'ul I recognize. But you? Who are you?"
and the evil spirit answered them. It said, "Yeshua I know. And Sha'ul I recognize. But you? Who are you?"
Darby Translation
But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but *ye*, who are ye?
But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but *ye*, who are ye?
Easy-to-Read Version
But one time an evil spirit said to these Jews, "I know Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
But one time an evil spirit said to these Jews, "I know Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the euil spirit answered, and said, Iesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know: but who are ye?
And the euil spirit answered, and said, Iesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know: but who are ye?
George Lamsa Translation
And the insane man answered and said to them, Jesus I recognize and Paul I know; but who are you?
And the insane man answered and said to them, Jesus I recognize and Paul I know; but who are you?
Good News Translation
But the evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus, and I know about Paul; but you—who are you?"
But the evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus, and I know about Paul; but you—who are you?"
Lexham English Bible
But the evil spirit answered and said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are you?"
But the evil spirit answered and said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are you?"
Literal Translation
But answering the evil spirit said, I know Jesus, and I comprehend Paul, but who are you?
But answering the evil spirit said, I know Jesus, and I comprehend Paul, but who are you?
American Standard Version
And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
Bible in Basic English
And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you?
And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, I have knowledge of Jesus, and of Paul, but who are you?
Hebrew Names Version
The evil spirit answered, "Yeshua I know, and Sha'ul I know, but who are you?"
The evil spirit answered, "Yeshua I know, and Sha'ul I know, but who are you?"
International Standard Version
But the evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus, and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"
But the evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus, and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"
Etheridge Translation
And that evil demon answered and said to them, Jeshu I acknowledge, and Paulos I know; but who are you ?
And that evil demon answered and said to them, Jeshu I acknowledge, and Paulos I know; but who are you ?
Murdock Translation
And the evil demon answered and said to them: Jesus I well know, and Paul I know, but as for you, who are ye?
And the evil demon answered and said to them: Jesus I well know, and Paul I know, but as for you, who are ye?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the euyll spirite aunswered, and sayde, Iesus I knowe, and Paul I knowe: but who are ye?
And the euyll spirite aunswered, and sayde, Iesus I knowe, and Paul I knowe: but who are ye?
English Revised Version
And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
World English Bible
The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"
The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
But the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
Weymouth's New Testament
"Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"
"Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But the yuel spirit answeride, and seide to hem, Y knowe Jhesu, and Y knowe Poul; but who ben ye?
But the yuel spirit answeride, and seide to hem, Y knowe Jhesu, and Y knowe Poul; but who ben ye?
Update Bible Version
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am aware of, but who are you?
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am aware of, but who are you?
Webster's Bible Translation
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
New English Translation
But the evil spirit replied to them, "I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"
But the evil spirit replied to them, "I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"
New King James Version
And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
New Living Translation
But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, "I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?"
But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, "I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?"
New Life Bible
The demon said, "I know Jesus. I know about Paul. But who are you?"
The demon said, "I know Jesus. I know about Paul. But who are you?"
New Revised Standard
But the evil spirit said to them in reply, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
But the evil spirit said to them in reply, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But the wicked spirit. Answering, said unto them - Jesus, indeed, I am getting to know, and, Paul, I well-know, - but who are, ye?
But the wicked spirit. Answering, said unto them - Jesus, indeed, I am getting to know, and, Paul, I well-know, - but who are, ye?
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the wicked spirit, answering, said to them: Jesus I know: and Paul I know. But who are you?
But the wicked spirit, answering, said to them: Jesus I know: and Paul I know. But who are you?
Revised Standard Version
But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the evyll sprete answered and sayde: Iesus I knowe and Paul I knowe: but who are ye?
And the evyll sprete answered and sayde: Iesus I knowe and Paul I knowe: but who are ye?
Young's Literal Translation
and the evil spirit, answering, said, `Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye -- who are ye?'
and the evil spirit, answering, said, `Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye -- who are ye?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The euell sprete answered, and sayde: Iesus I knowe, and Paul I knowe, but who are ye?
The euell sprete answered, and sayde: Iesus I knowe, and Paul I knowe, but who are ye?
Mace New Testament (1729)
but the evil spirit said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?"
but the evil spirit said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
One time while they were doing their little song and dance, a demon spoke back to them and said, "I know Jesus. I've even heard of this cowboy named Paul. But you are neither of these!"
One time while they were doing their little song and dance, a demon spoke back to them and said, "I know Jesus. I've even heard of this cowboy named Paul. But you are neither of these!"
Contextual Overview
13 Some Jewish men started going around trying to force out evil spirits by using the name of the Lord Jesus. They said to the spirits, "Come out in the name of that same Jesus that Paul preaches about!" 14 Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this, 15 when an evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus! And I have heard about Paul. But who are you?" 16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them up. They ran out of the house, naked and bruised. 17 When the Jews and Gentiles in Ephesus heard about this, they were so frightened that they praised the name of the Lord Jesus. 18 Many who were followers now started telling everyone about the evil things they had been doing. 19 Some who had been practicing witchcraft even brought their books and burned them in public. These books were worth about fifty thousand silver coins. 20 So the Lord's message spread and became even more powerful.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acts 16:17, Acts 16:18, Genesis 3:1-5, 1 Kings 22:21-23, Matthew 8:29-31, Mark 1:24, Mark 1:34, Mark 5:9-13, Luke 4:33-35, Luke 8:28-32
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 4:4 - Hophni 1 Samuel 16:14 - evil spirit Job 22:30 - pureness Malachi 1:9 - will he Matthew 7:5 - first Matthew 8:33 - General Matthew 10:1 - he gave Matthew 17:16 - and they 2 Timothy 3:9 - their James 2:19 - the
Cross-References
Genesis 19:4
Before Lot and his guests could go to bed, every man in Sodom, young and old, came and stood outside his house
Before Lot and his guests could go to bed, every man in Sodom, young and old, came and stood outside his house
Genesis 19:5
and started shouting, "Where are your visitors? Send them out, so we can have sex with them!"
and started shouting, "Where are your visitors? Send them out, so we can have sex with them!"
Genesis 19:7
Then he said, "Friends, please don't do such a terrible thing!
Then he said, "Friends, please don't do such a terrible thing!
Genesis 19:8
I have two daughters who have never been married. I'll bring them out, and you can do what you want with them. But don't harm these men. They are guests in my home."
I have two daughters who have never been married. I'll bring them out, and you can do what you want with them. But don't harm these men. They are guests in my home."
Genesis 19:17
When they were outside, one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't even look back. And don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, where you will be safe."
When they were outside, one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't even look back. And don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, where you will be safe."
Genesis 19:22
Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you are safely there." The town was later called Zoar because Lot had said it was small.
Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you are safely there." The town was later called Zoar because Lot had said it was small.
Genesis 19:24
and the Lord sent burning sulfur down like rain on Sodom and Gomorrah.
and the Lord sent burning sulfur down like rain on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Genesis 19:25
He destroyed those cities and everyone who lived in them, as well as their land and the trees and grass that grew there.
He destroyed those cities and everyone who lived in them, as well as their land and the trees and grass that grew there.
Genesis 19:27
That same morning Abraham got up and went to the place where he had stood and spoken with the Lord .
That same morning Abraham got up and went to the place where he had stood and spoken with the Lord .
2 Corinthians 6:2
In the Scriptures God says, "When the time came, I listened to you, and when you needed help, I came to save you." That time has come. This is the day for you to be saved.
In the Scriptures God says, "When the time came, I listened to you, and when you needed help, I came to save you." That time has come. This is the day for you to be saved.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the evil spirit answered and said,.... The Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, add, "to them"; to the seven sons of Sceva:
Jesus I know; to be the Son of God and Messiah, and own that he has power of dispossessing spirits, of which there were many instances in the days of his flesh:
and Paul I know; and own to be a servant of the most high God, by whom miracles of this kind have been wrought:
but who are ye? you are not the disciples of Jesus, nor the servants of God, but the children of the devil, and have no power over us, but on the other hand are subject to us.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Jesus I know - His power to cast out devils I know. Compare Matthew 8:29.
Paul I know - Paulâs power to cast out devils, Acts . Acts 19:12.
But who are ye? - What power have you over evil spirits? By what right do you attempt to expel them? The meaning is, âYou belong neither to Jesus nor Paul, and you have no right or authority to at tempt to work miracles in the name of either.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 19:15. Jesus I know, and Paul I know — In the answer of the demoniac, the verb in varied: Ïον ÎηÏÎ¿Ï Î½ γινÏÏκÏ, και Ïον Î Î±Ï Î»Î¿Î½ εÏιÏÎ±Î¼Î±Î¹Î Ï ÌÎ¼ÎµÎ¹Ï Î´Îµ ÏÎ¹Î½ÎµÏ (ÏινοÏ) εÏε. I acknowledge Jesus, and am acquainted with Paul; but of whom are ye? Ye belong to neither; ye have no authority. And he soon gave them full proof of this. This distinction is observed in my old MS. Bible: I have knowe Jesu, and I wote Poule; forsothe who ben yee.
