The Sons of Sceva

11 Now God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even cloths or aprons that had touched his skin were [fn]placed upon the sick, and their diseases left them, and evil spirits [fn]came out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists [fn]attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits. They would say, “[fn]We adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this. 15 But one day an evil spirit [fn]responded, “I know Jesus, and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them, overpowered [fn]them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled from the house naked and wounded. 17 When this became known to all the Jews and Greeks who dwelt in Ephesus, fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. 18 Many who had become believers came forward, confessing and disclosing their practices, 19 while many who practiced magical arts brought their books together and began burning them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was added up, the total came to fifty thousand silver coins. 20 In this way the word of the Lord was increasing and prevailing mightily.