Parallel Verses
Noyes New Testament
And there were seven sons of Scevas, a Jewish chief priest, who did 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.
Amplified
Seven sons of one [named] Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing 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.
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;
Themes
Demons » Sceva's sons exorcise
Ephesus » Sceva's sons attempt to expel a demon in
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Presumption » Exemplified » Sons of sceva
Presumption » Instances of » The sons of sceva
Sceva » Charlatan » Jewish » Exorcist » Ephesus
Sorcery » Practiced » By sons of sceva
Superstition » Instances of » The ephesians, in their sorceries
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 19:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Would-Be Exorcists
13 Then some of the wandering Jewish exorcists undertook to name over those who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of Scevas, a Jewish chief priest, who did this. 15 And the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I knew, and Paul I well know; but who are ye?