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Acts 19:16

14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

15 Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “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.

17 This 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.

18 Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
DARBY
And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
BLB
And the man in whom was the evil spirit, having leapt on them, having overpowered them all, prevailed against them so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
ÅB
Og mannen som den onde ånd var i, sprang inn på dem og vant på dem begge to og overmannet dem, så at de måtte flykte nakne og sårede ut av huset.
OTB
Da sprang mannen med den onde ånden på dem, overmannet dem alle, og angrep dem, så de flyktet fra huset nakne og såret.
B1930
Og mannen som den onde ånd var i, sprang inn på dem og vant på dem begge to og overmannet dem, så at de måtte fly nakne og sårede ut av huset.

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  • Mark 5:3–4

    This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.

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  • Luke 8:29

    For 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.

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  • Mark 5:15

    When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

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  • Luke 8:35

    So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

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