13. Some Jewish men started going around trying to force out evil spirits by using the name of the Lord Jesus. They said to the spirits, “Come out in the name of that same Jesus that Paul preaches about!”
14. Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this,
15. when an evil spirit said to them, “I know Jesus! And I have heard about Paul. But who are you?”
16. Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them up. They ran out of the house, naked and bruised.
17. When the Jews and Gentiles in Ephesus heard about this, they were so frightened that they praised the name of the Lord Jesus.
18. Many who were followers now started telling everyone about the evil things they had been doing.