Parallel Verses
Amplified
Many of those who had become believers were coming, confessing and disclosing their [former sinful] practices.
New American Standard Bible
Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.
King James Version
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
Holman Bible
And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices,
International Standard Version
Many who became believers kept coming to confess and talk about what they had been doing.
A Conservative Version
And many of those who have believed came, confessing, and reporting their practices.
American Standard Version
Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
An Understandable Version
Many of the believers also came confessing their sins and describing what they had [previously] done.
Anderson New Testament
And many of those who believed came and confessed, and made known their practices.
Bible in Basic English
And a number of those who had faith came and made a public statement of their sins and all their acts.
Common New Testament
Many also of those who believed now came, confessing and disclosing their practices.
Daniel Mace New Testament
many that believed came to confess, and give an account of their past actions.
Darby Translation
And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
Godbey New Testament
and many of those having believed came, confessing, and renouncing their practices.
Goodspeed New Testament
Many who became believers would come and openly confess their former practices.
John Wesley New Testament
And many of those who believed came, confessing and openly declaring their deeds.
Julia Smith Translation
And many of them having believed came, acknowledging and proclaiming their deeds.
King James 2000
And many that believed came, and confessed, and told of their deeds.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And many of those who had believed came, confessing and disclosing their practices,
Modern King James verseion
And many who believed came and confessed and showed their deeds.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And many that believed came, and confessed and showed their works.
Moffatt New Testament
Many believers would also come to confess and disclose their magic spells;
Montgomery New Testament
Many also of those who became believers used to come to confess and to declare 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.
Noyes New Testament
And many of the believers came, confessing and declaring their practices.
Sawyer New Testament
and many of those who believed came and confessed, and showed their practices.
The Emphasized Bible
Many also of them who had believed, were coming, making open confession, and renouncing their practices.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And many of those who believed came, confessing and declaring their practices.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Many, too, of those who had become believers in Christ came with a full confession of their practices;
Webster
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,
Williams New Testament
And many who became believers kept coming and confessing and uncovering their former practices.
World English Bible
Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,
Themes
Awakenings and religious reforms » Awakenings, religious, » General references to
Awakenings and religious reforms » At the feast of pentecost ac 2 » -paul at ephesus
religious Awakenings » General references to
religious Awakenings » At the feast of pentecost ac 2 » -paul at ephesus
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Religious » General references to
Repentance » Conviction of sin necessary to
Repentance » Instances of » The ephesians, by the preaching of paul
Superstition » Instances of » The ephesians, in their sorceries
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 19:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Would-Be Exorcists
17
This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified and exalted.
18 Many of those who had become believers were coming, confessing and disclosing their [former sinful] practices.
19
And many of those who had practiced magical arts collected their books and [throwing book after book on the pile] began burning them in front of everyone. They calculated their value and found it to be
Names
Cross References
Matthew 3:6
and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
Leviticus 16:21
Then Aaron shall lay both of his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the wickedness of the sons of Israel and all their transgressions in regard to all their sins; and he shall lay them on the head of the goat [the scapegoat, the sin-bearer], and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is prepared [for the task].
Leviticus 26:40
‘If they confess their wickedness and the wickedness of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they have committed against Me—and also in their acting with hostility toward Me—
Job 33:27-28
“He sings out to other men,
‘I have sinned and perverted that which was right,
And it was not proper for me!
Psalm 32:5
I acknowledged my sin to You,
And I did not hide my wickedness;
I said, “I will confess [all] my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and
Jeremiah 3:13
‘Only understand fully and acknowledge your wickedness and guilt,
That you have rebelled (transgressed) against the Lord your God
And have scattered your favors among strangers under every green tree,
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord.
Ezekiel 16:63
so that you may remember [in detail] and be ashamed and never open your mouth again because of your humiliation, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done,” says the Lord God.
Ezekiel 36:31
Then you will remember [clearly] your [own] evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves in your own sight for your sins and for your outrageous atrocities.
Romans 10:10
For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation.
1 John 1:9
If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].