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Acts 19:17-20

All the Jews and Gentiles. Ephesus was a center of magic and the black arts. This happening would have a strong effect on those who sold magic charms, etc., and would honor the Christ whom Paul preached. Many of the believers came. Many had believed in Christ, but secretly continued to hold on to their belief and practice of magic. There are Christians today who wear charms, go by signs, and go to fortune-tellers. Brought their books together. Books of charms, incantations, etc., which claimed to make it possible to force spirits to work for a person, gain health, wealth and fame. They showed their repentance by their action. Fifty thousand dollars. This itself would be a strong argument in the minds of the people. In this powerful way. About this time Paul wrote in his First Letter to the Corinthians: "There is a real opportunity here for great and worthwhile work" (1 Corinthians 16:9).

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Acts 19:17. _THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS WAS MAGNIFIED._] They saw that there was a sovereign power in the name of Jesus, which could not be imitated by these lying exorcists: they therefore reve...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS WAS MAGNIFIED - Acquired increasing honor. The transaction showed that the miracles performed in the name of the Lord Jesus by Paul were real, and were performed in attestat...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 19 _ 1. The second visit of Paul to Ephesus. The twelve disciples of John (Acts 19:1)._ 2. The Apostle's continued labors. The separation of the disciples. The Province Asia evangelized (Act...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    MIRACLES, EXORCISMS, BURNING OF BOOKS OF MAGIC. Peter's shadow cured the sick (Acts 5:15); Paul's minor articles of clothing do the same, according to the widespread belief of antiquity in the indirec...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    IN EPHESUS (Acts 19:1-7) Acts 19:1-41 is mainly concerned with Paul's work in Ephesus. He stayed longer there than anywhere else, almost three years. (i) Ephesus (G2181) was the market of Asia Minor....

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists tried naming the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits. They said, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches." There were seven sons of a certain Scaeva,...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WAS. became. KNOWN. Greek. _gnostoa._ See note on Acts 1:19. MAGNIFIED. Greek. _megaluno._ See note on Acts 5:13....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And this was known to all_ It is better to render, with _Rev. Ver._, the verb literally, " BECAME _known_." It was no doubt a gradual spreading of the story. We may be sure that the "sons of Sceva" s...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΔῈ ἘΓΈΝΕΤΟ ΓΝΩΣΤΌΝ, _and this became known_. The sentence refers to a gradual spreading of the story. We may be sure that ‘the sons of Sceva’ said as little about it as they could help. ΠΑ͂ΣΙΝ...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    PAUL PREACHES TO THE JEWS FIRST AND AFTERWARDS TO THE GENTILES. THE WORD OF GOD PREVAILS MIGHTILY...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _BOOKS ABOUT WITCHCRAFT WERE BURNED ACTS 19:11-20:_ God blessed Paul with the power to work great miracles. Many sick people were healed and evil sprits were cast out. Some vagabond Jews took it upon...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Acts 19:1. ΓΝΩΣΤΌΣ (G1110) известный, с _dat._ Praed. _adj._ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΟΎΣΙΝ _praes. act. part., см._ Acts 19:10. Part, в роли _subst._ Население города к тому време...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS Special Study PAUL'S POWER TO GIVE CHARISMATIC POWER (Acts 19:1-41) A. There is much ambiguous, scripturally-imprecise and confusing exegesis of Acts 19:1-7 being done today. 1....

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    See notes on verse 13...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. AND THIS WAS KNOWN TO ALL THE JEWS AND GREEKS ALSO D...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    26 Apollos' ignorance of the ministry of the Lord and His twelve apostles made it easy for him to receive the truth proclaimed through Paul, so that he became a great help to the saints in Corinth as...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    EPHESUS 1-41. Paul at Ephesus. Opposition of the manufacturers of idols. St. Paul, leaving Antioch in S. Galatia (see Acts 18:23), approached Ephesus not by the usual level route leading through Colos...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 19 PAUL IN EPHESUS, 19:1-10 V1 While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul was travelling. He travelled through the *province on the higher road. He arr...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FEAR FELL ON THEM ALL, AND THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS WAS MAGNIFIED. — The fact thus narrated had shown that the sacred Name stood on quite a different level from that of the other names which exorcis...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    φόβος ἐπέπ.: characteristic phrase in St. Luke; see above on Luke 1:12, and Friedrich, pp. 77, 78. καὶ ἐμεγαλύνετο : “continued to be magnified,” imperfect, as in Luke 7:16, praise follows upon fear,...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME Acts 19:13 Where God's spirit is mightily at work, Satan is not far away. Here the enemy's emissaries were mean enough to use the name of Jesus to get themselves a few more s...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The result of the work of Apollos was manifest when Paul reached Ephesus. There he found a company of sincere disciples to Jesus as He had been revealed by John. To them Paul declared the truth in its...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    Magnifying Jesus' Name God caused some great miracles to be worked through Paul. Even pieces of cloth, like a handkerchief or apron, which had touched his body could be placed on the body of the sick...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    The above mentioned tragedy gave great notoriety to the work....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. (9) But when divers were hardened, and believed not,...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    − 17._There came fear. _The fruit of that vengeance which God brought upon those who did wickedly abuse the name of Christ is this, in that they were all touched with reverence, lest they should conte...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    From Verse 24 of Chapter 18 to Verse 7 of Chapter 19 we have a kind of summary of the progress made by the doctrine of Christ, and of the power that accompanied it. Apollos knew only of the teaching o...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THIS WAS KNOWN TO ALL THE JEWS,.... These men being Jews: and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus: for though it was done in a private house, yet there might be many spectators and witnesses, both Jew...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. Ver. 17. _And fear fell on them all_] _See Trapp on "_...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And this_ Acknowledgment of the divine authority of Jesus and Paul, made in the absence of both; or this fact, concerning the possessed man, thus prevailing against the sons of Sceva; _was known to a...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    MAGNIFIED; he was increasingly honored. The efforts of wicked men to exalt themselves result in their deeper abasement; and attempts to dishonor Christ are overruled for the promotion of his glory, an...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND THIS WAS KNOWN TO ALL THE JEWS AND GREEKS ALSO DWELLING AT EPHESUS; AND FEAR FELL ON THEM ALL, AND THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS WAS MAGNIFIED. The success of Paul in expelling demons made a great im...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The encounter with the exorcists:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    Paul returned to Ephesus, as he had promised. Of course there was an assembly there already, as chapter 18:27 intimates; but he found certain disciples who, at his questioning, tell him they had not e...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    THIS BECAME KNOWN BOTH TO ALL JEWS AND GREEKS DWELLING IN EPHESUS; AND FEAR FELL ON THEM ALL, AND THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS WAS MAGNIFIED. 1. This event became the talk of the town. Everyone seemed...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified" "This became known to all" "The sight of seven na...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    13-20 It was common, especially among the Jews, for persons to profess or to try to cast out evil spirits. If we resist the devil by faith in Christ, he will flee from us; but if we think to resist h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    FEAR FELL ON THEM ALL; they feared (after this example of God's not holding them guiltless that had taken his name in vain) to profane the name of Christ, and much more to blaspheme or speak against i...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 19:17 G1161 This G5124 became G1096 (G5633) known G1110 both G2532 all G3956 Jews G2453 and...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.' And the result of this demonstration, both of the...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    PAUL'S CONTINUING MINISTRY IN EPHESUS (19:8-20). Meanwhile we are reminded that Paul's' ministry continues in Ephesus in the proclamation of the Kingly Rule of God (compare Acts 1:3; Acts 8:12; Acts 1...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Acts 19:17. AND THIS WAS KNOWN TO ALL THE JEWS AND GREEKS ALSO DWELLING AT EPHESUS; AND FEAR FELL ON THEM ALL, AND THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS WAS MAGNIFIED. In Ephesus, where hidden arts were so exten...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    WAS MAGNIFIED (εμεγαλυνετο). Imperfect passive. To make great. It was a notable victory over the powers of evil in Ephesus....

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Paul at Ephesus. Disciples of John the Baptist become Christians. Paul in the synagogue and in the school of Tyrannus. Paul's miracles. Uproar of the silversmiths. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy S...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Acts 19:1. _Paul came to Ephesus,_ a city of Ionia, built by the Amezones. Its temple of Diana was one of the seven wonders of the world; but Pompey plundered it of all its riches. This city is now in...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And he welt into the synagogue._ PAUL’S MINISTRY AT EPHESUS I. Wonderful preaching. 1. Manner of the preaching. (1) It was bold (Act 4:31; 2 Corinthians 7:4; Philippians 1:14). (2) It was logical...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul … came to Ephesus._ --Ephesus was the third capital and starting point of Christianity At Jerusalem Christianity was born in the cradle of Judaism; Antioch had been...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 19:13. VAGABOND.—_I.e._, wandering about, or strolling JEWS, EXORCISTS, by profession (compare Matthew 12:8). “They appear to have regarded Paul as one of their own class, but...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ACTS 19:1 _Country _for _coasts, _A.V.; _found _for _finding, _A.V. and T.R. THE UPPER COUNTRY (τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη); the inland districts of Galatia and Phrygia, through which St. Paul...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth [watering what Paul had planted], Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus; and there he found certain disciples [that no dou...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 6:20; 2 Samuel 6:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:1;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Was known [ε γ ε ν ε τ ο γ ν ω σ τ ο ν]. More correctly, became known....

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified — So that even the malice of the devil wrought for the furtherance of the Gospel....

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