Acts 8:7
New International Version
For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

New Living Translation
Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.

English Standard Version
For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

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

Berean Literal Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

New American Standard Bible
For in the case of many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed or limped on crutches were healed.

NASB 1995
For in the case of many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

NASB 1977
For in the case of many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

Legacy Standard Bible
For in the case of many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

Amplified Bible
For unclean spirits (demons), shouting loudly, were coming out of many who were possessed; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

Christian Standard Bible
For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
Many people with evil spirits were healed, and the spirits went out of them with a shout. A lot of paralyzed and lame people were also healed.

English Revised Version
For from many of those which had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Evil spirits screamed as they came out of the many people they had possessed. Many paralyzed and lame people were cured.

Good News Translation
Evil spirits came out from many people with a loud cry, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

International Standard Version
Unclean spirits screamed with a loud voice as they came out of the many people they had possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

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

NET Bible
For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

New Heart English Bible
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

Weymouth New Testament
For, with a loud cry, foul spirits came out of many possessed by them, and many paralytics and lame persons were restored to health.

World English Bible
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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for unclean spirits came forth from many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice, and many who have been paralytic and lame were healed,

Berean Literal Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
for unclean spirits came forth from many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice, and many who have been paralytic and lame were healed,

Smith's Literal Translation
For of many having unclean spirits, crying with a great voice, they came out: and many affected with palsy, and the lame, were healed.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For many of them who had unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, went out.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For many of them had unclean spirits, and, crying out with a loud voice, these departed from them.

New American Bible
For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured.

New Revised Standard Version
for unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, came out of many who were possessed; and many others who were paralyzed or lame were cured.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Many who were mentally afflicted, cried with loud voices and were restored; and others who were paralytic and lame, were healed.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For many who had been seized by foul spirits were screaming with a loud voice, and they were coming out from them, and others who were paralytic and crippled were healed.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them, and many paralytics and lame persons were cured.

Godbey New Testament
For many of those having unclean spirits, roaring with a loud voice, went out: and many paralyzed and lame were healed;

Haweis New Testament
For the unclean spirits, roaring with great cries, came forth out of many who were possessed: and many who were paralytic and lame were healed.

Mace New Testament
for the impure spirits, with great outcries, came out of many that were possessed: many paralytic, and lame people were cured.

Weymouth New Testament
For, with a loud cry, foul spirits came out of many possessed by them, and many paralytics and lame persons were restored to health.

Worrell New Testament
For unclean spirits came forth from many of those possessing them, crying with a loud voice; and many paralyzed and lame persons were healed;

Worsley New Testament
for impure spirits crying with a loud voice came out of many that were possessed by them; and many paralytic and lame persons were cured.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Philip in Samaria
6The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. 7 With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed. 8So there was great joy in that city.…

Cross References
Mark 1:23-27
Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue: / “What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” / But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” ...

Luke 4:33-36
In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice, / “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” / But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him. ...

Matthew 8:16
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

Mark 5:2-13
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. / This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains. / Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him. ...

Luke 8:27-33
When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs. / When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!” / For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places. ...

Matthew 12:22
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

Mark 9:17-27
Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. / Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.” / “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.” ...

Luke 9:38-42
Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child. / A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him. / I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.” ...

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.

Luke 10:17-20
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.” / So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. / Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. ...

Acts 16:16-18
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. / This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” / She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.

Acts 19:11-12
God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, / so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

Matthew 4:24
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

Mark 3:11
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

Luke 6:18
They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

unclean.

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.

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.

Mark 9:26
And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

palsies.

Acts 9:33,34
And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy…

Mark 2:3-11
And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four…

lame.

Acts 3:6,7
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk…

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: …

Isaiah 35:6
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

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Acts 8
1. By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria,
4. by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many;
9. among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people;
14. Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church;
15. where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Spirit;
18. when Simon would have bought the like power of them,
20. Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness,
22. and exhorting him to repentance,
25. together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem;
26. but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch.














For with loud shrieks
This phrase captures the dramatic and public nature of the exorcisms performed by Philip. The Greek word for "shrieks" (φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, phonē megalē) indicates a loud voice or sound, emphasizing the power and authority of the name of Jesus over demonic forces. Historically, exorcisms were significant events, often drawing public attention. The loudness of the shrieks underscores the spiritual battle taking place and the victory of Christ over evil.

unclean spirits
The term "unclean spirits" refers to demonic entities that are impure and opposed to God's holiness. In Jewish tradition, anything unclean was considered separate from God. The Greek word for "unclean" (ἀκάθαρτος, akathartos) suggests moral and spiritual impurity. This highlights the transformative power of the Gospel, which cleanses and restores individuals to a state of purity and holiness through Christ.

came out of many who were possessed
This phrase indicates the liberation of individuals from demonic possession. The Greek word for "possessed" (ἔχοντες, echontes) implies being held or controlled by these spirits. The historical context of the early church shows that such deliverances were signs of the Kingdom of God breaking into the world, demonstrating the authority of Jesus and the apostles over evil.

and many who were paralyzed or lame
The mention of physical ailments such as paralysis and lameness highlights the comprehensive nature of the healing ministry. The Greek words for "paralyzed" (παραλελυμένοι, paralelumenoi) and "lame" (χωλοί, choloi) describe conditions that left individuals helpless and dependent. In the scriptural context, healing these conditions was a sign of the Messianic age, fulfilling prophecies like Isaiah 35:6, which speaks of the lame leaping like a deer.

were healed
The healing of these individuals is a testament to the power of the Holy Spirit working through Philip. The Greek word for "healed" (ἐθεραπεύθησαν, etherapeuthēsan) implies restoration and wholeness. This not only refers to physical healing but also symbolizes spiritual renewal and the restoration of one's relationship with God. The acts of healing serve as a foretaste of the complete restoration promised in the new creation.

(7) For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice.--The MSS. present several variations in the structure of the sentence, but they do not affect its meaning. The character of the "signs" agrees with those that are recorded in the Gospels. The "great cry," partly, it may be, of agony, partly of exultation at deliverance, agrees with Mark 1:26; Luke 4:33.

Verse 7. - From many of those which had unclean spirits, they came out crying with a loud voice for unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them, A.V.; that were palsied for taken with palsies, A.V. From many of those, etc. The R.T. is represented by the margin, but it is nonsense. The different rendering depends upon whether πνεύματα ἀκάθατα is taken as the subject to ἐξήρχετο, or as the object after ἔχοντα. In one case, πνεύματα or αὐτά must be understood after ἐχόντων, as in the A.V., which inserts with them in italics; in the other, the same word must be understood before ἐξήρχετο, as in the R.V., which inserts they. The latter construction seems right, but the sense is the same, and the A.V. is much the nearest rendering. That were palsied. The purpose and effect of miracles is here clearly shown, to attract attention, and to evidence to the hearers and seers that the workers of miracles are God's messengers, and that the Word which they preach is God's Word.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
With loud shrieks,
φωνῇ (phōnē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5456: Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.

unclean
ἀκάθαρτα (akatharta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 169: Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).

spirits
πνεύματα (pneumata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

came out of
ἐξήρχοντο (exērchonto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.

many
πολλοὶ (polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

who
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

were possessed,
ἐχόντων (echontōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

many
πολλοὶ (polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

[of the] paralyzed
παραλελυμένοι (paralelymenoi)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3886: To relax, enfeeble, weaken. From para and luo; to loosen beside, i.e. Relax.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

lame
χωλοὶ (chōloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5560: Lame, deprived of a foot, limping. Apparently a primary word; 'halt', i.e. Limping.

were healed.
ἐθεραπεύθησαν (etherapeuthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2323: From the same as therapon; to wait upon menially, i.e. to adore, or to relieve.


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