Acts 19:18

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their 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 al...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) And many that believed came, and (h) confessed, and shewed their deeds. (5) Conjuring and sorcery is condemned by open testimony, and by the aut...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Miracles, Exorcisms, Burning of Books of Magic. Peter's shadow cured the sick ( Acts 5:15 ); Paul's minor articles of clothing do the same, accordi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

confessed . Compare Matthew 3:6 . shewed . declared. See note on Acts 15:4 . deeds . practices. Greek. praxis. Elsewhere, Matthew 16:27 (w...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 18. Many which believed. Luke bringeth forth one token of that fear whereof he spake. For they did indeed declare that they were thoroughl...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1795 GENUINE REPENTANCE Acts 19:18-20 . And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which u...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And many that believed came, &c.— Exorcisms and incantations had been very much practised at Ephesus: the Gentiles there imagined that Diana, o...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesus 1-41. Paul at Ephesus. Opposition of the manufacturers of idols. St. Paul, leaving Antioch in S. Galatia (see Acts 18:23 ), approached Ep...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And many that believed. — More accurately, many of those that had believed. The word is probably used, as in Acts 19:2 , for the whole process o...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Power of Jesus' Name Acts 19:13-29 Where God's spirit is mightily at work, Satan is not far away. Here the enemy's emissaries were mean eno...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The result of the work of Apollos was manifest when Paul reached Ephesus. There he found a company of sincere disciples to Jesus as He had been revea...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. (9...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And many that believed ,.... In Jesus Christ, whose name was spoken of with great respect, and which spread fear in every person: came ; to the ap...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Ver. 18. Confessed and showed their deeds ] With detestation, being moved the...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And this Acknowledgment of the divine authority of Jesus and Paul, made in the absence of both; or this fact, concerning the possessed man, thus pr...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Paul returned to Ephesus, as he had promised. Of course there was an assembly there already, as chapter 18:27 intimates; but he found certain discipl...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Disgrace of the Exorcists. 13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, t...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Many that believed came; that believed the power which God alone had over Satan, and were convinced of their sin and danger in being led captive by...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Continuing Ministry in Ephesus (19:8-20). Meanwhile we are reminded that Paul's' ministry continues in Ephesus in the proclamation of the K...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.' It resulted in a widespread awareness of the seriousness of sin i...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 19:13 . Vagabond .— I.e. , wandering about, or strolling Jews, exorcists , by profession (compare Matthew 12:8 ). “They...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 19:1 . Paul came to Ephesus, a city of Ionia, built by the Amezones. Its temple of Diana was one of the seven wonders of the world; but Pompe...
The Biblical Illustrator

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul … came to Ephesus. --Ephesus was the third capital and starting point of Christianity At Jerusalem Christianity...
The Biblical Illustrator

And he welt into the synagogue. Paul’s ministry at Ephesus I. Wonderful preaching. 1. Manner of the preaching. (1) It was bold (Act 4:31;...
The Biblical Illustrator

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. The right confession I. Its root: faith. II. Its motive: repentance. I...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 19:1 Country for coasts, A.V.; found for finding, A.V. and T.R. The upper country (τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη); the in...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And many that believed came and confessed, and showed their deeds.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A further result of this event:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:9 ; Ezekiel 16:63 ; Ezekiel 36:31 ; Jeremiah 3:13 ; Job 33:27 ; Job 33:28 ; Leviticus 16:21 ; Leviticus 26:40 ; Matthew 3:6 ; Prov...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Many came confessing — Of their own accord, and openly declaring their deeds — The efficacy of God's word, penetrating the inmost recesses of their...

¹⁸ And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

Related Commentaries of Acts 19:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 19:18