Berean Standard Bible
Acts 19:16
16Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
Acts 19:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Context of Acts 19:16
14Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded. 17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
Read all of Acts 19Acts 19:16 word by word
καὶ ἐφαλόμενος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς, ἐν ᾧ ἦν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρόν, κατακυριεύσας ἀμφοτέρων ἴσχυσεν κατ᾽ αὐτῶν, ὥστε γυμνοὺς καὶ τετραυματισμένους ἐκφυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου ἐκείνου.Read the interlinear
- Thenκαίkai · andG2532
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- withὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- withεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
- spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- jumpedἐφάλλομαιephallomai · to jump onG2177
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- overpoweredκατακυριεύωkatakurieuō · to masterG2634
- them allἀμφότεροςamphoteros · bothG297
- The attackἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
- The attackκατάkata · according toG2596
- was so violentὥστεhōste · soG5620
- that they ranἐκφεύγωekpheugō · to escapeG1628
- out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- ·ἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
- nakedγυμνόςgumnos · nakedG1131
- woundedτραυματίζωtraumatizō · to woundG5135
Cross-references for Acts 19:16
- Mark 5:3This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
- Luke 8:29For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
Commentaries on Acts 19:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16And the man in whom the evil spirit was, etc. - Thus we find that one man was more powerful than these seven brothers; so that he stripped them of their upper garments, and beat and wounded the whole! Was not this a proof that he derived his strength from the evil spirit that dwelt in him?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Leaped on them - Several such instances are recorded of the extraordinary power and rage of those who were possessed with evil spirits, Mark 5:3; Mark 9:29; Luke 9:42.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 It was common, especially among the Jews, for persons to profess or to try to cast out evil spirits. If we resist the devil by faith in Christ, he will flee from us; but if we think to resist him by the using of Christ's name, or his works, as a spell or charm, Satan will prevail against us. Where there is true sorrow for sin, there will be free confession of sin to God in every prayer and to man whom we have offended, when the case requires…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16Paul’s ministry was effective, but the traveling Jewish exorcists (people who try to drive out evil spirits) had no real power. They used the name of Jesus as if it were a magic word. However, they did not have a personal relationship with him or the indwelling Holy Spirit (God’s Spirit living in believers). This contrast shows the difference between true faith and empty practice (compare Matthew 12:27; Mark 9:38–39; Luke 9:49–50; 11:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1714-17. seven sons of ... Sceva ... chief of the priests--head, possibly, of one of the twenty-four courts.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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