Acts 19:18

Acts 19:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
• New International Version (NIV)Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.

Context of Acts 19:18

16Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded. 17When this became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, they became afraid, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high esteem. And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, 19while many of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them in front of everyone. So they calculated their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20In this way the word of the Lord spread and prevailed.

Acts 19:18 word by word

πολλοί τε τῶν πεπιστευκότων ἤρχοντο ἐξομολογούμενοι καὶ ἀναγγέλλοντες τὰς πράξεις αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• confessedἐξομολογέομαιexomologeō · to agreeG1843
• and shewedἀναγγέλλωanaggellō · to reportG312
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• deedsπρᾶξιςpraxis · actionG4234

Cross-references for Acts 19:18

• Leviticus 16:21Aaron will lay both his hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the Israelites’ iniquities and rebellious acts — all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the man appointed for the task.
• Leviticus 26:40“But when they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors — their unfaithfulness that they practiced against me, and how they acted with hostility toward me,
• Job 33:27He will look at men and say, “I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
• Psalms 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin.Selah
• Proverbs 28:13The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
• Jeremiah 3:13Only acknowledge your guilt — you have rebelled against the Lord your God. You have scattered your favors to strangers under every green tree and have not obeyed me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Ezekiel 16:63so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace. This is the declaration of the Lord God.’”
• Ezekiel 36:31“‘You will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and detestable practices.
• Matthew 3:6and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
• Romans 10:10One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.
• 1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Commentaries on Acts 19:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Their deeds - Their actions; their evil course of life. The direct reference here is to the magical arts which had been used, but the word may also be designed to denote “iniquity” in general. They who make a profession of religion will be willing to confess their transgressions, and no man can have evidence that he is truly renewed who is not willing to confess as well as to forsake his sins, Romans 10:10; Proverbs 28:13, “He that covereth his sins shall…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 It was common, especially among the Jews, for persons to profess or to try to cast out evil spirits. If we resist the devil by faith in Christ, he will flee from us; but if we think to resist him by the using of Christ's name, or his works, as a spell or charm, Satan will prevail against us. Where there is true sorrow for sin, there will be free confession of sin to God in every prayer and to man whom we have offended, when the case requires…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19The people of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, noticed the difference between Paul and the Jewish exorcists. This realization caused them to honor and respect the name of the Lord Jesus. Many people confessed and gave up their sinful practices, including magic.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2018-20. many that believed came and confessed ... their deeds--the dupes of magicians, &c., acknowledging how shamefully they had been deluded, and how deeply they had allowed themselves to be implicated in such practices.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:18

• Miracles
• Paul
• Repentance
• Superstition

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Commentaries on Acts 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings