KJV ORIGINAL
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Some traveling Jewish exorcists heard about Paul's success and thought they'd try using Jesus' name like a magic formula. They started going around to people with evil spirits saying, 'We command you by Jesus — you know, the one Paul talks about.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
They tried to use Jesus' name like a cheat code without actually knowing him.
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