LESSON 81
THE SONS OF SCEVA
Acts
19:11-20
Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
11 God used Paul to do some very special miracles. 12 Some people carried away handkerchiefs and clothes that Paul had
used and put them on those who were sick. The sick people were healed, and evil
spirits left them. 13-14 Some Jews also were traveling around forcing evil spirits out of
people. The seven
sons of Sceva, one of the leading priests,
were doing this. These Jews tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to make the
evil spirits go out of people. They all said, “By the same Jesus that Paul
talks about, I order you to come out!” 15 But one
time an evil spirit said to these Jews, “I know Jesus, and I know about Paul,
but who are you?” 16 Then the
man who had the evil spirit inside him jumped on these Jews. He was much
stronger than all of them. He beat them up and tore their clothes off. They all
ran away from that house. 17 All the people in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks,
learned about this. They were all filled with fear and gave great honor to the
Lord Jesus. 18 Many of the believers began
to confess, telling about all the evil things they had done. 19 Some of them had used
magic. These believers brought their magic books and burned them before
everyone. These books were worth about 50,000 silver coins.[a]20 This is how the word of the
Lord was spreading in a powerful way, causing more and more people to believe.
