When the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus heard about this, they were all overcome with fear. It led them to hold the name of the Lord Jesus in high honor.
We pray all this so that the name of our Lord Jesus will receive glory through what you’ve done and so that you’ll receive glory through what he has done, in keeping with the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Now I want to talk about some other matters. Brothers and sisters, pray for us, that the Lord’s message will spread quickly and that others will honor it just as you have.
I truly expect and hope that I won’t be ashamed in any way, but that I’ll be brave enough so that now as always, Christ will be honored in my body, whether I live or die.
Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on Sceva’s sons, overpowered them all, and gave them a terrible beating. They ran out of the house naked and bleeding.