Parallel Verses English Standard Version And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. King James Bible Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. American Standard Version And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Douay-Rheims Bible And many of them who had followed curious arts, brought together their books, and burnt them before all; and counting the price of them, they found the money to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. English Revised Version And not a few of them that practised curious arts brought their books together, and burned them in the sight of all: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Webster's Bible Translation Many also of them who used curious arts, brought their books together, and burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Weymouth New Testament and not a few of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together and burnt them in the presence of all. The total value was reckoned and found to be 50,000 silver coins. Acts 19:19 Parallel Commentary Vincent's Word StudiesCurious arts (τὰ περίεργα) The word means, literally, overwrought, elaborate, and hence recondite or curious, as magical practices. Only here and 1 Timothy 5:13, in its original sense of those who busy themselves excessively (περί): busybodies. The article indicates the practices referred to in the context. Books Containing magical formulas. Heathen writers often allude to the Ephesian letters. These were symbols, or magical sentences written on slips of parchment, and carried about as amulets. Sometimes they were engraved on seals. Burned (κατέκαιον) Burned them up (κατά). The imperfect is graphic, describing them as throwing book after book on the pile. Counted (συνεψήφισαν) Only here in New Testament. See on Luke 14:28. The preposition σύν, together, in the compound verb, indicates the reckoning up of the sum-total. Fifty thousand pieces of silver If reckoned in Jewish money, about thirty-five thousand dollars; if in Greek drachmae, as is more probable, about nine thousand three hundred dollars. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge used. curious. [Periergos,] curious, that is, magical arts, in which sense the word is used in the Greek writers. The study of magic was prosecuted with such zeal at Ephesus, that [Ephesios gramma,] the Ephesian letters, certain charms, or words used in incantation, became much celebrated in antiquity. and burned. Matthew 5:29,30 And if your right eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you... fifty. Probably Attic drachms; which at 7.?d. each, would amount to 1,562?. 10s. or at, 9d. each, to 1,875?. Cross References Luke 15:8 "Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? Acts 8:9 But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. Acts 19:18 Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. Jump to Previous Arts Bits Books Burned Burnt Counted Curious Drachmas Experts Few Fifty Fire Found Front Great Magic Pieces Practiced Practised Presence Price Publicly Reckoned Scrolls Sight Silver Sorcery Thousand Together Total Used Value ValuedJump to Next Arts Bits Books Burned Burnt Counted Curious Drachmas Experts Few Fifty Fire Found Front Great Magic Pieces Practiced Practised Presence Price Publicly Reckoned Scrolls Sight Silver Sorcery Thousand Together Total Used Value ValuedLinks Acts 19:19 NIVActs 19:19 NLT Acts 19:19 ESV Acts 19:19 NASB Acts 19:19 KJV Acts 19:19 Bible Apps Acts 19:19 Biblia Paralela Acts 19:19 Chinese Bible Acts 19:19 French Bible Acts 19:19 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |