Inner Authority at Acts 19:13-20

Acts 19:13-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Acts 19 in context

Scripture Focus

13Then 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.
14And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
19Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
Acts 19:13-20

Biblical Context

A group of exorcists tried to call on Jesus’ name but were defeated by the spirit. Fear spread as the Lord Jesus was magnified, believers confessed, burned their occult books, and God’s word grew mightily.

Neville's Inner Vision

Seen through the Goddard lens, the vagabond exorcists are not merely men but states of consciousness attempting to wield outer names apart from inner reality. They declare, 'We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth,' which is a belief-forming act that relies on technique rather than identity. The spirit’s answer—'Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?'—is a mirror: the power you claim must be anchored in your present I AM, not borrowed authority. When that misalignment is faced, the man in whom the spirit dwells overwhelms them, illustrating how a false state collapses under genuine inner claim. Across Ephesian streets, fear falls and the name of the Lord Jesus is magnified as the true inner state takes its place. Believers draw near, confess, and turn from old arts, and the accumulation of fears and artifacts dissolves as the organism of belief is purified. In your life, this scene invites you to examine what you are truly asserting as power: if you align with your I AM, the word of God—your own realized conviction—will rise mightily and prevail, reshaping reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: sit with feet grounded and declare, I AM the authority in this moment; revise a current fear as already dissolved by that inner power and visualize discarding old beliefs like burning books, replaced by luminous truth.

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