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Acts 19:12

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 12 so that even cloths and aprons that had touched his body were carried to the sick,+ and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits came out.+

Acts 19:12

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 12 ὥστε as-and καὶ also ἐπὶ upon τοὺς the (ones) ἀσθενοῦντας being sick ἀποφέρεσθαι to be borne off ἀπὸ from τοῦ the χρωτὸς skin αὐτοῦ of him σουδάρια sweat cloths ἤ or σιμικίνθια aprons καὶ and ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι to be changing place ἀπ’ from αὐτῶν them τὰς the νόσους, diseases, τά the τε and πνεύματα spirits τὰ the πονηρὰ wicked ἐκπορεύεσθαι. to be coming out.

Acts 19:12

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 12 so that even cloths and aprons were borne from his body to the ailing people,+ and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits came out.+

Acts 19:12

The Bible in Living English
- 12 * even to the extent that handkerchiefs or aprons from his body were carried to the sick and they were freed from their diseases and the evil spirits came out.

Acts 19:12

American Standard Version
- 12 insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.

Acts 19:12

The Emphasized Bible
- 12 so that even unto the sick were being carried from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases were departing from them and the wicked spirits were going out.

Acts 19:12

King James Version
- 12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

Acts

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 19:12 ad 98, 359; g66 8/22 28

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 19:12
  
  cloths and aprons: The cloths may have been handkerchiefs worn by Paul around the forehead to keep perspiration from running into the eyes. Aprons were worn by laborers, suggesting that Paul may have been plying his trade of tentmaking during his free hours, perhaps early in the morning.—Ac 20:34, 35.