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Acts 19:18

RepentanceSin

16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.

17 This 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.

Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

19 And 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.

20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.

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BSB
Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
KJV
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
WEB
Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
ASV
Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
DARBY
And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
BLB
And many of those having believed were coming, confessing and declaring their deeds,
ÅB
og mange av dem som var kommet til troen, kom og bekjente og fortalte om sine gjerninger.
OTB
Mange troende kom frem, bekjente og avslørte sine gjerninger.
B1930
og mange av dem som var kommet til troen, kom og bekjente og fortalte om sine gjerninger.

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Cross references

  • Romans 10:10

    For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

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  • Psalms 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

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  • Matthew 3:6

    Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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  • Leviticus 16:21

    Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.

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  • Leviticus 26:40

    But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—

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  • Job 33:27–28

    Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

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  • Ezekiel 36:31

    Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.

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  • Ezekiel 16:63

    so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”

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