Why were those afflicted with unclean spirits healed?
Acts 5:16 (ESV)
16The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
Evil or unclean spirits most probably refer to demon possession.1 In healing these individuals, the apostles, like Jesus (Luke 4:31–44), were working to relieve some of the distressing circumstances that the entrance of sin had brought into the world.2
16 The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.