Acts 19:13-20 Some strolling Jewish exorcists also undertook to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches!"

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹³ Some strolling Jewish exorcists also undertook to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches!" ¹⁴ The seven sons of Sceuas, a Jewish high priest, used to do this. ¹⁵ But the evil spirit retorted, "Jesus I know and Paul I know, but you — who are you?" ¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit resided leapt at them, overpowered them all, and belaboured them, till they rushed out of the house stripped and wounded. ¹⁷ This came to the ears of all the inhabitants of Ephesus, Jews as well as Greeks; awe fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. ¹⁸ Many believers would also come to confess and disclose their magic spells; ¹⁹ and numbers who had practised magic arts collected their books and burned them in the presence of all. On adding up the value of them, it was found that they were worth two thousand pounds. ²⁰ Thus did the word of the Lord increase and prevail mightily.