Acts 19:18
Context| NETBible | Many of those who had believed came forward, 1 confessing and making their deeds known. 2 |
| XREF | Le 16:21; Le 26:40; Job 33:27,28; Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13; Jer 3:13; Eze 16:63; Eze 36:31; Mt 3:6; Ro 10:10; 1Jo 1:9 |
| 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.” 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. |
