Acts 19:11-20 - Would-Be Exorcists
11 the miracles which God wrought by the ministry of Paul being of such an extraordinary nature, that by applying the handkerchiefs, 12 or aprons that had touch'd his skin, to the distemper'd, they were cured, and the evil spirits came out of the possessed.
13 Upon this, certain vagabond Jews, who were exorcists, pretended to cure demoniacs by pronouncing the name of the Lord Jesus: their form being this, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches." 14 these practitioners were seven in number, the sons of Sceva a Jew, one of the chief priests. 15 but the evil spirit said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?" 16 the man who was possess'd immediately leapt upon them, got the better, and used them so roughly, they were forc'd to fly out of the house, cover'd with nothing but their wounds. 17 this was known to all the Jews and Greeks, that liv'd at Ephesus, who were all seiz'd with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was exalted. 18 many that believed came to confess, and give an account of their past actions. 19 many that had practis'd magical arts, brought the books and publickly threw them into the fire: the value by computation amounting to fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 thus the christian doctrine flourish'd and prevail'd.