so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.

1. Paul was so much in demand for help with the sick that some tried all kinds of things. They would bring a garment from the sick person, seeking Paul to heal the person that wore this item.

2. TODAY - There are many charlatans that twist this passage as means to take in money. They send out the "prayer cloth" and request a donation.

3. Paul did not ask for donations. He did not send out the garments.

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