Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.
Parallel translations
- WEB There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
- KJV And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
- BSB Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
- NASB Now there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, doing this.
- NLT Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.
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Seven sons of Sceva, called a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Overview
Sceva's title may have been self-styled or loosely applied, lending an air of religious authority to their dabbling. That priestly figures engaged in such practices shows how far some had drifted into superstition. Their pretension sets up the humiliating exposure that follows.
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