Other translations
New Catholic Bible
for they who had boasted of their power to drive out fears and disorders from sick souls were now themselves sick with dread that was ludicrous.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
For those who promised to drive off the fears and disorders of a sick soul were sick themselves with ridiculous fear.
Good News Translation®
They had claimed they could drive away all the fears and illnesses of sick minds, but now they themselves were sick with silly, groundless fears.
Wycliffe Bible
For they, that promised themselves to put away dreads and disturbings [or perturbations] from a sick soul, were full with scorn, and were sick for dread.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
For those who promised to drive off the fears and disorders of a sick soul were sick themselves with ridiculous fear.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
For those who promised to drive off the fears and disorders of a sick soul were sick themselves with ridiculous fear.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
For those who promised to drive off the fears and disorders of a sick soul were sick themselves with ridiculous fear.
Common English Bible © 2011
Those who had thought they could dispel fears and free sick beings from terror became sick themselves with a laughable case of nerves.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
For they who undertook to banish fears and terrors from the sick soul themselves sickened with ridiculous fear.
Revised Standard Version
For those who promised to drive off the fears and disorders of a sick soul were sick themselves with ridiculous fear.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
For those who promised to drive off the fears and disorders of a sick soul were sick themselves with ridiculous fear.