Acts 19:17-20
Christian Standard Bible
17 When this became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, they became afraid, and the name of the Lord Jesus(A) was held in high esteem.(B)
18 And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, 19 while many of those who had practiced magic(C) collected their books and burned them in front of everyone. So they calculated their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 In this way the word of the Lord spread and prevailed.(D)
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Acts 19:17-20
International Standard Version
17 When this became known to everyone living in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks alike, they all became terrified, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in high honor. 18 Many who became believers kept coming to confess and talk about what they had been doing. 19 Moreover, many people who had practiced occult arts gathered their books and burned them in front of everybody. They estimated their value and found them to have been worth 50,000 silver coins.[a] 20 In that way the word of the Lord kept spreading and triumphing.
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- Acts 19:19 The denomination of coin is unspecified
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