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Acts 16:16

KJV
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
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NKJV
Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
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NASB
And it happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain slave-girl having a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortunetelling.
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NIV
Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.
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Amp.
As we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who was possessed by a spirit of divination [claiming to foretell future events and to discover hidden knowledge], and she brought her owners much gain by her fortunetelling.
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Wuest
And it came to pass that as we were proceeding to the place of prayer, a certain female slave possessing a spirit [a demon], a pythian spirit [associated with the demonology of the pagan Greek religions], encountered us, who was of such a nature that she provided her masters with a profitable business by acting as a seer and delivering prophecies and oracles.
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Phps.
One day while we were going to the place of prayer we met a young girl who had a spirit of clairvoyance and brought her owners a good deal of profit by foretelling the future.
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Wms.
Once as we were on our way to the place of prayer, a slave-girl met us who had the gift (Greek, spirit) of magical fortune-telling, and continued to make great profits for her owners by fortune-telling.
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Writings on the Paidion Books Site
That Reference This Scripture

  1. Against the Night; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Colson); Neil Girrard
  2. Demonized - Neil Girrard
  3. Spiritual Hosts of Wickedness in the Heavenly Places; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
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