Acts 19:12

Acts 19:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
• New International Version (NIV)so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.

Context of Acts 19:12

10This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord. 11God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands, so that when even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his body were brought to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. 13But some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by evil spirits, saying, “I sternly warn you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 14(Now seven sons of a man named Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)

Acts 19:12 word by word

ὥστε καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀσθενοῦντας ἀποφέρεσθαι ἀπὸ τοῦ χρωτὸς αὐτοῦ σουδάρια ἢ σιμικίνθια καὶ ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν τὰς νόσους τά τε πνεύματα τὰ πονηρὰ ἐκπορεύεσθαιRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• bodyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• bodyχρώςchrōs · skinG5559
• were broughtἐπιφέρωepipherō · to inflictG2018
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the sickἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770
• handkerchiefsσουδάριονsoudarion · handkerchiefG4676
• orἤē · orG2228
• apronsσιμικίνθιονsimikinthion · apronG4612
• the diseasesνόσοςnosos · illnessG3554
• departedἀπαλλάσσωapallassō · to releaseG525
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• theπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
• spiritsπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831

Cross-references for Acts 19:12

• Acts 5:15Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them.
• 2 Kings 4:29Elisha told Gehazi, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, and go! Don’t stop to exchange greetings with anyone! Place my staff on the child’s face.”
• 2 Kings 13:20Elisha died and was buried. Moabite raiding parties invaded the land at the beginning of the year.

Commentaries on Acts 19:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Handkerchiefs or aprons - , Probably the sudaria were a sort of handkerchiefs, which, in travelling, were always carried in the hand, for the convenience of wiping the face; and the simikinthia were either the sashes or girdles that went about the loins. These, borrowed from the apostle, and applied to the bodies of the diseased, became the means, in the hand of God, of their restoration to health. The diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12So that from his body - That is, those handkerchiefs which had been applied to his body, which he had used, or which he had touched. An instance somewhat similar to this occurs in the case of the woman who was healed by touching the hem of the Saviour‘s garment, Matthew 9:20-22. d Unto the sick - The sick who were at a distance, and who were unable to go where he was. If it be asked why this was done, it may be observed: (1) That the working of miracles…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 When arguments and persuasions only harden men in unbelief and blasphemy, we must separate ourselves and others from such unholy company. God was pleased to confirm the teaching of these holy men of old, that if their hearers believed them not, they might believe the works.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12Paul, like other Christian messengers who preached the good news, performed unusual miracles (3:1–11; 4:22; 5:12–16; 6:8; 8:6–7, 13; 9:33–42). evil spirits left them: Evil spirits were driven out, just as Jesus and Peter had done before (compare 5:16; Mark 1:21–34; Luke 4:31–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. God wrought special--no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul--implying that he had not been accustomed to work such.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:12

• Demons
• Handkerchief
• Miracles
• Paul

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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