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Acts 19:13

Then 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.

KJV

ἐπεχείρησαν δέ τινες καὶ τῶν περιερχομένων Ἰουδαίων ἐξορκιστῶν ὀνομάζειν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἔχοντας τὰ πνεύματα τὰ πονηρὰ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ λέγοντες, ὁρκίζω ὑμᾶς τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὃν Παῦλος κηρύσσει.

Greek NT

Tentaverunt autem quidam et de circumeuntibus Judæis exorcistis invocare super eos qui habebant spiritus malos nomen Domini Jesu, dicentes : Adjuro vos per Jesum, quem Paulus prædicat.

Vulgate

But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

ASV

Now some also of the Jewish exorcists, who went about, attempted to invoke over them that had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying: I conjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People JesusPaul

In the original Greek

22 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Παῦλος
paulos
noun · 158×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κηρύσσω
kerusso
verb · 61×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
περιέρχομαι
perierchomai
verb · 4×
πνεῦμα
pneuma
noun · 379×
πονηρός
poneros
adjective · 77×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἐξορκιστής
exorkistes
noun · 1×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπιχειρέω
epicheireo
verb · 3×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
ὀνομάζω
onomazo
verb · 9×
o
article · 19778×
ὁρκίζω
orkizo
verb · 3×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: καὶ | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ | RP: ἀπὸ
  • καὶSBLGNT
  • καὶWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἀπὸRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: Ὁρκίζω | WH/Treg/NIV: Ὁρκίζω | RP: Ὁρκίζομεν
  • ὉρκίζωSBLGNT
  • ὉρκίζωWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὉρκίζομενRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ὃν | WH/Treg/NIV: ὃν | RP: + ὁ
  • ὃνSBLGNT
  • ὃνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ὁRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§434Jesus' Resurrection glorifies the name of the Saviour God, for from that time on it is the name of Jesus that fully manifests the supreme power of the "name which is above every name".27 The evil spirits fear his name; in his name his disciples perform miracles, for the Father grants all they ask in this name.28

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 22:16 — And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
  • 1Thess 5:27 — I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
  • Acts 3:6 — Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
  • Acts 3:16 — And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
  • Acts 8:18 — And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
  • Acts 16:17 — 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.
  • Josh 6:26 — And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his younges
  • Luke 9:40 — And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
  • Luke 9:49 — And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
  • Luke 11:19 — And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
  • Mark 3:11 — And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
  • Mark 5:7 — And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
  • Mark 5:7 — And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
  • Mark 9:38 — And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
  • Matt 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Matt 7:22 — Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
  • Matt 8:16 — When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
  • Matt 12:27 — And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
  • Matt 12:27 — And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
  • Matt 26:63 — But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.