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And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
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And there were about twelve men in all.
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And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.
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But when divers ones were hardened and believed not, but spoke evil of that Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
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And this continued for the space of two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the Word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
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And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul,
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so that handkerchiefs or aprons from his body were brought unto the sick, and the diseases departed from them and the evil spirits went out of them.
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Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took it upon themselves to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth."
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And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and chief of the priests, who did so.
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And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?"
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And the man in whom the evil spirit dwelt leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.