It happenedthat as we were goingto the place of prayer,a slave-girlhavinga spiritof divinationmetus, whowas bringingher mastersmuchprofitby fortune-telling.
He made his sonpassthrough the fire,practicedwitchcraftand useddivination,and dealtwith mediumsand spiritists.He didmuchevilin the sightof the LORDprovoking[Him to anger].
So Sauldiedfor his trespasswhichhe committedagainst the LORD,becauseof the wordof the LORDwhichhe did not keep;and alsobecause he askedcounsel of a medium,makinginquiry[of it],
Whenthey sayto you, "Consultthe mediumsand the spiritistswho whisperand mutter,"should not a peopleconsulttheir God?[Should they] [consult] the deadon behalfof the living?
Do not turnto mediumsor spiritists;do not seekthem out to be defiledby them. I am the LORDyour God.
Now a manora womanwho is a mediumora spiritistshall surelybe putto death.They shall be stonedwith stones,their bloodguiltinessis upon them.'"
As for the personwhoturnsto mediumsand to spiritists,to playthe harlotafterthem, I will also setMy faceagainst that personand will cuthim offfrom amonghis people.
And on the Sabbathdaywe wentoutsidethe gateto a riverside,wherewe were supposingthat there would be a place of prayer;and we sat downand began speakingto the womenwho had assembled.
She continued doingthisfor manydays.But Paulwas greatly annoyed,and turnedand saidto the spirit,"I commandyou in the nameof JesusChristto comeout of her!" And it cameout at that verymoment.
But when her masterssawthat their hopeof profitwas gone,they seizedPauland Silasand draggedthem into the market placebeforethe authorities,
For a mannamedDemetrius,a silversmith,who madesilvershrinesof Artemis,was bringingnolittlebusinessto the craftsmen;
idolatry,sorcery,enmities,strife,jealousy,outbursts of anger,disputes,dissensions,factions,
For the love of moneyis a rootof allsorts of evil,and someby longingfor it have wandered awayfrom the faithand piercedthemselveswith manygriefs.
Justas Jannesand JambresopposedMoses,sothese[men] alsoopposethe truth,menof depravedmind,rejectedin regardto the faith.
and in [their] greedthey will exploityou with false words;their judgmentfrom long agois not idle,and their destructionis not asleep.
Now Samuelwas dead,and allIsraelhad lamentedhim and buriedhim in Ramah,his own city.And Saulhad removedfrom the landthose who were mediumsand spiritists.
Then Saulsaidto his servants,"Seekfor me a womanwho is a medium,that I may goto her and inquireof her." And his servantssaidto him, "Behold,there is a womanwho is a mediumat En-dor."
