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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 19:13

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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19:13-16 Paul’s effectiveness is contrasted with the impotence of the traveling Jewish exorcists, who used the name of Jesus as though it were magical but did not have a relationship with him or the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit (cp. Matt 12:27; Mark 9:38-39; Luke 9:49-50; 11:19).
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