Acts 19:18

NETBible

Many of those who had believed came forward, 1  confessing and making their deeds known. 2 

NIV ©

Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.

NASB ©

Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.

NLT ©

Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices.

MSG ©

Many of those who thus believed came out of the closet and made a clean break with their secret sorceries.

BBE ©

And a number of those who had faith came and made a public statement of their sins and all their acts.

NRSV ©

Also many of those who became believers confessed and disclosed their practices.

NKJV ©

And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NETBible

Many of those who had believed came forward, 1  confessing and making their deeds known. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “came”; the word “forward” is supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning and to conform to the contemporary English idiom.

2 tn Or “confessing and disclosing their deeds.” BDAG 59 s.v. ἀναγγέλλω 2 has “W. ἐξομολογεῖσθαι: ἀ. τὰς πράξεις αὐτο'ν make their deeds known Ac 19:18.”

2 sn Making their deeds known. Ephesus was a major pagan religious center with much syncretistic “magical” practice. Coming to Jesus changed the lives and attitudes of these believers, creating a social impact.