Parallel Verses

Amplified

Seven sons of one [named] Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

New American Standard Bible

Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

King James Version

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

Holman Bible

Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

International Standard Version

Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.

A Conservative Version

And there were some sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, seven doing this.

American Standard Version

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.

An Understandable Version

[Now] the seven sons of a Jewish leading priest named Sceva were doing this.

Anderson New Testament

And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

Bible in Basic English

And there were seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jew and a chief priest, who did this.

Common New Testament

Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

Daniel Mace New Testament

these practitioners were seven in number, the sons of Sceva a Jew, one of the chief priests.

Darby Translation

And there were certain men, seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.

Godbey New Testament

And there were certain seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest, doing this.

Goodspeed New Testament

A Jewish high priest named Sceva had seven sons who were doing this.

John Wesley New Testament

And there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

Julia Smith Translation

And there were certain sons of Sceva, a Jew, chief priest, seven doing this.

King James 2000

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, who did so.

Lexham Expanded Bible

(Now seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.)

Modern King James verseion

And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and chief of the priests, which did so:

Moffatt New Testament

The seven sons of Sceuas, a Jewish high priest, used to do this.

Montgomery New Testament

There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest who used to do this.

NET Bible

(Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)

New Heart English Bible

There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

Noyes New Testament

And there were seven sons of Scevas, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

Sawyer New Testament

And there were some seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.

The Emphasized Bible

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a High-priest, who, this thing, were doing.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And they were seven sons of Sceva a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish Chief Priest, were doing this;

Webster

And there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jew, and chief of the priests, who did so.

Weymouth New Testament

There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew of high-priestly family, who were doing this.

Williams New Testament

Sceva, a Jewish high priest, had seven sons who were doing this.

World English Bible

There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

Worrell New Testament

Now there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest, who did this.

Worsley New Testament

Now there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jewish priest, who did this.

Youngs Literal Translation

and there were certain -- seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest -- who are doing this thing;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

ἑπτά 
hepta 
Usage: 71

υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

of
Σκευᾶς 
Skeuas 
Usage: 1

Σκευᾶς 
Skeuas 
Usage: 1

a Jew
Ἰουδαῖος 
Ioudaios 
Usage: 190

and chief of the priests
ἀρχιερεύς 
Archiereus 
Usage: 118

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Would-Be Exorcists

13 Then some of the traveling Jewish exorcists also attempted to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I implore you and solemnly command you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches!” 14 Seven sons of one [named] Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 But the evil spirit retorted, “I know and recognize and acknowledge Jesus, and I know about Paul, but as for you, who are you?”


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