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Acts 19:14 — King James Version← Study notes

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.


Acts 19:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 19:1410 words
GreekMeaning
ἦσανēsan
They wereverbG1510
δέde
nowwordG1161
τινοςtinos
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
ΣκευᾶSkeua
of ScevanounG4630
ἸουδαίουIoudaiou
a JewishadjectiveG2453
ἀρχιερέωςarchiereōs
a high priestnounG749
ἑπτὰhepta
sevenadjectiveG2033
υἱοὶhyioi
sonsnounG5207
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ποιοῦντεςpoiountes
were doingverbG4160
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 19:14

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you? 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 19:14-16 They did it in secret: then their impotence is publicly exposed. (f) Then not the Name does anything, unless it be spoken with faith.…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 41 on Acts
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