19 And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of everyone; and they counted up the price of them and found it [a]fifty thousand (A)pieces of silver. 20 So [b](B)the word of the Lord (C)was growing mightily and prevailing.

21 Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the [c]Spirit to (D)go to Jerusalem (E)after he had passed through (F)Macedonia and (G)Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, (H)I must also see Rome.”

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  1. Acts 19:19 Probably fifty thousand Greek drachmas; a drachma approximated a day’s wage
  2. Acts 19:20 Or according to the power of the Lord the word was growing
  3. Acts 19:21 Or spirit

19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[a] 20 In this way the word of the Lord(A) spread widely and grew in power.(B)

21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[b] to go to Jerusalem,(C) passing through Macedonia(D) and Achaia.(E) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(F)

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  1. Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
  2. Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit