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Sheva (High Priest)

Jewish High Priest in Ephesus

Die frühe KirchePriest1st century AD

Sheva was a Jewish high priest in Ephesus who had seven sons. His sons attempted to cast out evil spirits by using the name of Jesus without having a personal relationship with him, which ended catastrophically and demonstrated that spiritual authority cannot be imitated.

Schlüsselereignisse

The Sons' Failed Exorcism

Sheva's seven sons tried to cast out an evil spirit by invoking the names of Jesus and Paul, but the evil spirit replied that it knew Jesus and knew about Paul, but not them.

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13Some itinerant Jewish exorcists also tried invoking the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims."
ἐπεχείρησαν δέ τινες ⸀καὶ τῶν περιερχομένων Ἰουδαίων ἐξορκιστῶν ὀνομάζειν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἔχοντας τὰ πνεύματα τὰ πονηρὰ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ λέγοντες· ⸀Ὁρκίζω ὑμᾶς τὸν Ἰησοῦν ⸀ὃν Παῦλος κηρύσσει.
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14Seven sons of a Jewish chief priest named Sceva were doing this.
ἦσαν δέ ⸀τινος Σκευᾶ Ἰουδαίου ἀρχιερέως ἑπτὰ ⸀υἱοὶ τοῦτο ποιοῦντες.
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15But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize—but who are you?"
ἀποκριθὲν δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρὸν εἶπεν ⸀αὐτοῖς· ⸀Τὸν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω καὶ τὸν Παῦλον ἐπίσταμαι, ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνες ἐστέ;

The Evil Spirit's Attack

The man possessed by the evil spirit overpowered all seven brothers, beat them, and tore off their clothes, causing them to flee naked and wounded from the house.

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16Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them all, and beat them so badly that they fled from the house naked and wounded.
καὶ ⸀ἐφαλόμενος ⸂ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς⸃ ἐν ᾧ ἦν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρὸν ⸂κατακυριεύσας ἀμφοτέρων⸃ ἴσχυσεν κατʼ αὐτῶν, ὥστε γυμνοὺς καὶ τετραυματισμένους ἐκφυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου ἐκείνου.

The Impact of the Event in Ephesus

This event became known to everyone in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, leading to fear coming upon them and the name of the Lord Jesus being honored.

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17This became known to everyone living in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο γνωστὸν πᾶσιν Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν τὴν Ἔφεσον, καὶ ⸀ἐπέπεσεν φόβος ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς, καὶ ἐμεγαλύνετο τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.

Spiritual Revival Follows

As a result of this event, many believers came forward and confessed their sins, and many who had practiced sorcery burned their books publicly.

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18Many who had come to faith came forward, confessing and disclosing what they had done.
πολλοί τε τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἤρχοντο ἐξομολογούμενοι καὶ ἀναγγέλλοντες τὰς πράξεις αὐτῶν.
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19A good number of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in front of everyone. When the value was added up, it came to fifty thousand silver coins.[^1] [^1]: A silver coin was roughly a day's wage for a laborer, so this sum represented an enormous amount of money.
ἱκανοὶ δὲ τῶν τὰ περίεργα πραξάντων συνενέγκαντες τὰς βίβλους κατέκαιον ἐνώπιον πάντων· καὶ συνεψήφισαν τὰς τιμὰς αὐτῶν καὶ εὗρον ἀργυρίου μυριάδας πέντε.
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20So the word of the Lord kept spreading with power and prevailing.
οὕτως κατὰ κράτος ⸂τοῦ κυρίου ὁ λόγος⸃ ηὔξανεν καὶ ἴσχυεν.

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