ACTS 16:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.”
She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved' — the demon-possessed woman's proclamation (katakoleō, to follow, harass) of truth is ironic: what she announces is factually correct (servants of the Most High God, way of salvation) but proceeding from a demonic source. This mimics the pattern of demonic recognition throughout the Gospels (Mark 1:24), where evil spirits acknowledge Jesus' identity while remaining opposed to his purposes.
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