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19 And a large number of those who had practiced magic arts[a] collected their books and burned them in front of everyone. They added up the cost of the books and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.[b] 20 In this way the word of the Lord was growing and gaining strength.

21 After all this had happened, Paul resolved in his spirit[c] to go to Jerusalem by traveling through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must also see Rome.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:19 Or sorcery
  2. Acts 19:19 These pieces of silver were Greek drachmas, each worth about a day’s wage.
  3. Acts 19:21 Or in the Spirit