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Acts 8:7

Sickness and healingSpiritual warfare

5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.

With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

8 So there was great joy in that city.

9 Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

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BSB
With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
KJV
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
WEB
For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
ASV
For [from] many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.
DARBY
For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.
BLB
For [from] many of those having unclean spirits they were coming out, crying in a loud voice. And many having been paralyzed and lame were healed.
ÅB
For det var mange som hadde urene ånder, og de fór ut av dem med høye skrik, og mange verkbrudne og vanføre ble helbredet.
OTB
For mange som hadde urene ånder, skrek ut med høye røster og kom ut av dem; og mange som var lamme eller halte ble helbredet.
B1930
For det var mange som hadde urene ånder, og de fór ut av dem med høie skrik, og mange verkbrudne og vanføre blev helbredet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 10:1

    And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

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  • Acts 14:8–10

    In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

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  • Mark 16:17–18

    And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

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  • Acts 5:16

    Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

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  • Hebrews 2:4

    and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

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  • Acts 9:33–34

    There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

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  • Mark 2:3–11

    Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.

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  • John 14:12

    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

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