Acts 8:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.”
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“With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 8:7 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 35:6Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
- Matthew 4:24News 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.
- Matthew 10:1And 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.
- Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Matthew 15:30Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
- Mark 2:3Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
- Mark 9:26After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
- Mark 16:17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- Luke 10:17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
- John 14:12Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
- Acts 3:6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- Acts 5:16Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
- Acts 9:33There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
- Acts 14:8In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
- Hebrews 2:4and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
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