Acts 16:18

¹⁶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

¹⁷ The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

¹⁹ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

²⁰ And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

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ÅB: Dette gjorde hun i mange dager. Da harmedes Paulus og vendte seg om og sa til ånden: Jeg befaler deg i Jesu Kristi navn å fare ut av henne! Og den fór ut i samme stund.
OTB: Hun fortsatte med dette i mange dager. Paulus, sterkt irritert, vendte seg og sa til ånden: "Jeg befaler deg i Jesu Kristi navn å komme ut av henne!" Og den forlot henne i det øyeblikket.
B1930: Dette gjorde hun i mange dager. Da harmedes Paulus og vendte sig om og sa til ånden: Jeg byder dig i Jesu Kristi navn å fare ut av henne! Og den fór ut i samme stund.

BSB: She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
KJV: And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
WEB: She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
ASV: And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
DARBY: And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.
BLB: And she continued this for many days. And Paul, having been distressed and having turned, said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from her!” And it came out the same hour.

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