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Acts 8:7

Sickness and healingSpiritual warfare

5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

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.

8 And there was great joy in that city.

9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

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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.

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  • Matthew 10:1

    And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

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  • Acts 14:8–10

    And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:

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  • Mark 16:17–18

    And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

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  • Acts 5:16

    There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

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  • Hebrews 2:4

    God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

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  • Acts 9:33–34

    And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

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  • Mark 2:3–11

    And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

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  • John 14:12

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

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