In Context

12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.

13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, |We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.|

14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

15 The evil spirit answered, |Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?|

16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

Acts 19:15 in Other Translations