Acts 19:15
New International Version
One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, 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?”

English Standard Version
But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?”

Berean Standard Bible
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

Berean Literal Bible
But the evil spirit answering, said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but you, who are you?"

King James Bible
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

New King James Version
And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; 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?”

NASB 1995
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

NASB 1977
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?”

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?”

Christian Standard Bible
The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul—but who are you? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize 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?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And that evil spirit answered and said to them, “I know Yeshua, and I know Paulus, but who are you?”

Contemporary English Version
when an evil spirit said to them, "I know Jesus! And I have heard about Paul. But who are you?"

Douay-Rheims Bible
But the wicked spirit, answering, said to them: Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?

English Revised Version
And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the evil spirit answered them, "I know Jesus, and I'm acquainted with Paul, 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?"

International Standard Version
But the evil spirit told them, "Jesus I know, and I am getting acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"

Literal Standard Version
and the evil spirit, answering, said, “I know Jesus, and I am acquainted with Paul; and you—who are you?”

Majority Standard Bible
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

New American Bible
the evil spirit said to them in reply, “Jesus I recognize, Paul I know, but who are you?”

NET Bible
But the evil spirit replied to them, "I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"

New Revised Standard Version
But the evil spirit said to them in reply, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”

New Heart English Bible
The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, 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?

Weymouth New Testament
"Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"

World English Bible
The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”

Young's Literal Translation
and the evil spirit, answering, said, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye -- who are ye?'

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Sons of Sceva
14Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” 16Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.…

Cross References
Acts 19:14
Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

Acts 19:16
Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.

James 2:19
You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.


Treasury of Scripture

And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?

Acts 16:17,18
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…

Genesis 3:1-5
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? …

1 Kings 22:21-23
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him…

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Acts 19
1. The Holy Spirit is given by Paul's hands.
8. The Jews blaspheme his doctrine, which is confirmed by miracles.
13. The Jewish exorcists,
16. are beaten by a man who had an evil spirit.
19. Conjuring books are burnt.
21. Demetrius, for love of gain, raises an uproar against Paul;
35. which is appeased by the town clerk.














(15) Jesus I know, and Paul I know . . .--Better, Jesus I acknowledge. The two verbs are different in the Greek, the one implying recognition of authority, the latter, as colloquially used, though originally it had a stronger meaning, a more familiar acquaintance. The possessed man, identifying himself, as the Gadarene did, with the demon, stood in awe of the Name of Jesus, when uttered by a man like St. Paul; but who were these seven pretenders, that they should usurp authority over him?

Verse 15. - Said unto them for said, A.V. and T.R.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Eventually,
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[one of] the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

evil
πονηρὸν (ponēron)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.

spirits
πνεῦμα (pneuma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

answered
ἀποκριθὲν (apokrithen)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Jesus
Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

I know,
γινώσκω (ginōskō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I know about
ἐπίσταμαι (epistamai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1987: To know, know of, understand. Apparently a middle voice of ephistemi; to put the mind upon, i.e. Comprehend, or be acquainted with.

Paul,
Παῦλον (Paulon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

you,
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

who
τίνες (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

are you?”
ἐστέ (este)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.


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