Acts 19:12

"insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out"Insomuch that" This is. further description or clarification of what Luke means by "special" miracles. "From his body" Paul's body. "Handkerchiefs" "The towel used to wipe sweat from the brow or face. We might call it. hand towel, or shop towel" (Reese p. 677). "Aprons" "The short apron worn around the waist by the craftsmen as they worked--worn to preserve the clothes from wear and tear and soil" (Reese p. 677). "Those which he used as sweat-rags and aprons while engaged in his (trade), the sweat-rags being used for tying around his head and the aprons for trying around his waist" (Bruce p. 389). "And the disease departed from them, and the evil spirits went out" Such miracles were similar to miracles that both Peter (Acts 5:15) and Jesus (Matthew 9:20) had performed. Carefully note that the "power" was not in the garment, but in God. As is common in the New Testament, the biblical writers distinguish between those demon possessed and those who had physical illnesses (Acts 5:16). Various individuals in our own time have tried to use this text as. proof-text for their practice of offering to send sick people handkerchiefs that they have blessed. But note the differences: Paul did not sell such garments. The people who came in contact with these garments were healed, no exceptions. Paul did not "bless" such articles of clothing, they were simply various articles of clothing that came into contact with his body..