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Seven Sons of Sceva

Acts 19:15

In 9 translations

BSB
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
KJV
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
WEB
The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
ASV
And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
LSV
and the evil spirit, answering, said, “I know Jesus, and I am acquainted with Paul; and you—who are you?”
YLT
and the evil spirit, answering, said, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye — who are ye?'
DBY
But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye?
DRC
But the wicked spirit, answering, said to them: Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?
GNV
And the euil spirit answered, and said, Iesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know: but who are ye?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include αὐτοῖς (“to them”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA27, Westcott–Hort include μὲν (“indeed”); NA28, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: αὐτοῖς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοῖς; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: Τὸν. Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read Τὸν; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition add μὲν.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀποκριθὲν δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρὸν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Τὸν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω καὶ τὸν Παῦλον ἐπίσταμαι, ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνες ἐστέ;
RP2018
Ἀποκριθὲν δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρὸν εἶπεν, Τὸν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω, καὶ τὸν Παῦλον ἐπίσταμαι· ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνες ἐστέ;
TR-Boyd
Ἀποκριθὲν δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρὸν εἶπε, Τὸν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω, καὶ τὸν Παῦλον ἐπίσταμαι· ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνες ἐστέ;
SCR1894
αποκριθεν δε το πνευμα το πονηρον ειπεν τον ιησουν γινωσκω και τον παυλον επισταμαι υμεις δε τινες εστε

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ👤 Paul◆ Third Missionary Journey◆ Mission to Ephesus/1 Cor Written

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 16:17–18This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated…
  • Mark 5:9–13“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region. There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.…
  • Luke 4:33–35In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice, “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One…
  • Mark 1:34And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
  • Mark 1:24“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
  • Luke 8:28–32When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!” For Jesus had commanded the unclean…
  • Matthew 8:29–31“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?” In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out,…
  • Genesis 3:1–5Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” The woman answered the serpent,…
  • 1 Kings 22:21–23Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will…

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