Acts 16:18

She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

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WEBBE

She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.

BSB

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.

KJV

And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

ASV

And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

BBE

And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

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τοῦτο touto This G3778 δὲ de then G1161 ἐποίει epoiei she was continuing G4160 ἐπὶ epi for G1909 πολλὰς pollas many G4183 ἡμέρας hēmeras days G2250 διαπονηθεὶς diaponētheis Having been distressed G1278 δὲ de then G1161 ὁ ho (the) G3588 Παῦλος Paulos Paul G3972 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐπιστρέψας epistrepsas having turned G1994 τῷ tō to the G3588 πνεύματι pneumati spirit G4151 εἶπεν eipen he said G2036 παραγγέλλω parangellō I command G3853 σοι soi you G4771 ἐν en in G1722 τῷ tō the G3588 ὀνόματι onomati name G3686 Ἰησοῦ Iēsou of Jesus G2424 Χριστοῦ Christou Christ G5547 ἐξελθεῖν exelthein to come out G1831 ἀπ ap᾽ from G575 αὐτῆς autēs her G846 καὶ kai And G2532 ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen it came out G1831 αὐτῇ autēa on [the] same G846 τῇ tēa (the) G3588 ὥρᾳ hōra hour G5610

The early church

At first then, Paul would not admit it, but scorned it, not wishing to cast himself all at once upon miracles; but when it continued to do this, and pointed to their work "who preach unto us the way of salvation," then he commanded it to come out. For it says, "Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour." "And Paul being grieved," etc. By their clamor and shouting they thought to alarm them the magistrates: saying, "These men do exceedingly trouble our city." What sayest thou? Dost thou believe the demon? Why not here also? He saith, They are "servants of the most high God"; thou sayest, "They exceedingly trouble our city": he saith, "They show us the way of salvation"; thou sayest, "They teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive." Observe, how they do not attend even to the demon, but look only to one thing, their covetousness.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–24

Satan, though the father of lies, will declare the most important truths, when he can thereby serve his purposes. But much mischief is done to the real servants of Christ, by unholy and false preachers of the gospel, who are confounded with them by careless observers. Those who do good by drawing men from sin, may expect to be reviled as troublers of the city. While they teach men to fear God, to believe in Christ, to forsake sin, and to live godly lives, they will be accused of teaching bad customs.

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