Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. New Living Translation Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices. English Standard Version Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. Berean Standard Bible Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. Berean Literal Bible And many of those having believed were coming, confessing and declaring their deeds, King James Bible And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. New King James Version And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds. New American Standard Bible Also many of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. NASB 1995 Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. NASB 1977 Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. Legacy Standard Bible Also, many of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. Amplified Bible Many of those who had become believers were coming, confessing and disclosing their [former sinful] practices. Christian Standard Bible And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, Holman Christian Standard Bible And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, American Standard Version Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. Contemporary English Version Many who were followers now started telling everyone about the evil things they had been doing. English Revised Version Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. GOD'S WORD® Translation Many believers openly admitted their involvement with magical spells and told all the details. Good News Translation Many of the believers came, publicly admitting and revealing what they had done. International Standard Version Many who became believers kept coming to confess and talk about what they had been doing. Majority Standard Bible Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. NET Bible Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known. New Heart English Bible Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. Webster's Bible Translation And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. Weymouth New Testament Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve what their conduct had been, World English Bible Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionmany also of those who believed were coming, confessing and declaring their acts, Berean Literal Bible And many of those having believed were coming, confessing and declaring their deeds, Young's Literal Translation many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts, Smith's Literal Translation And many of them having believed came, acknowledging and proclaiming their deeds. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd many of them that believed, came confessing and declaring their deeds. Catholic Public Domain Version And many believers were arriving, confessing, and announcing their deeds. New American Bible Many of those who had become believers came forward and openly acknowledged their former practices. New Revised Standard Version Also many of those who became believers confessed and disclosed their practices. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd many of them that believed came, and told their faults, and confessed what they had done. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Many of those who believed were coming and relating their wrongdoing, and they were confessing the things that they were doing. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd many of those who believed came and confessed, and made known their practices. Godbey New Testament and many of those having believed came, confessing, and renouncing their practices. Haweis New Testament And many of those who believed came, confessing and declaring their practices. Mace New Testament many that believed came to confess, and give an account of their past actions. Weymouth New Testament Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve what their conduct had been, Worrell New Testament Many also of those who had believed were coming, confessing, and declaring their practices. Worsley New Testament And many of them that believed came confessing and declaring their former practices. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sons of Sceva…17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. 19And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.… Cross References James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Matthew 3:6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Mark 1:5 People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. Psalm 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah Leviticus 5:5 If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed, Numbers 5:7 and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged. Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.” 2 Chronicles 30:22 And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers. Nehemiah 9:2-3 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. / While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God. Jeremiah 3:13 Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 18:21 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. Joel 2:12-13 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Treasury of Scripture And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. confessed. Leviticus 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: Leviticus 26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; Job 33:27,28 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; … Jump to Previous Acts Believe Believed Believers Conduct Confessed Confessing Declaring Deeds Disclosing Evil Faith Kept Openly Practices Public Reserve Shewed Showed Sins StatementJump to Next Acts Believe Believed Believers Conduct Confessed Confessing Declaring Deeds Disclosing Evil Faith Kept Openly Practices Public Reserve Shewed Showed Sins StatementActs 19 1. The Holy Spirit is given by Paul's hands.8. The Jews blaspheme his doctrine, which is confirmed by miracles. 13. The Jewish exorcists, 16. are beaten by a man who had an evil spirit. 19. Conjuring books are burnt. 21. Demetrius, for love of gain, raises an uproar against Paul; 35. which is appeased by the town clerk. Many who had believed This phrase indicates a significant number of individuals who had come to faith in Jesus Christ. The Greek word for "believed" is "πιστεύω" (pisteuō), which means to have faith or trust. This belief is not merely intellectual assent but a deep, transformative trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior. Historically, Ephesus was a center of pagan worship and magic, making the conversion of many to Christianity a remarkable testament to the power of the Gospel. The phrase underscores the communal aspect of faith, as these believers were part of a growing Christian community. now came forward confessing and disclosing their deeds Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Manyπολλοί (polloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. who τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. had believed πεπιστευκότων (pepisteukotōn) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. now τε (te) Conjunction Strong's 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also. came forward, ἤρχοντο (ērchonto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2064: To come, go. confessing ἐξομολογούμενοι (exomologoumenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1843: From ek and homologeo; to acknowledge or agree fully. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. disclosing ἀναγγέλλοντες (anangellontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 312: To bring back word, report; I announce, declare. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. deeds. πράξεις (praxeis) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 4234: From prasso; practice, i.e. an act; by extension, a function. Links Acts 19:18 NIVActs 19:18 NLT Acts 19:18 ESV Acts 19:18 NASB Acts 19:18 KJV Acts 19:18 BibleApps.com Acts 19:18 Biblia Paralela Acts 19:18 Chinese Bible Acts 19:18 French Bible Acts 19:18 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 19:18 Many also of those who had believed (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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