Acts 19:19

Moreover, sufficient of{the practice[ing]} the around/about-work-ful, carry[ing]-together, have-been-burning-down the scrolls in-sight of{all}, and they-pebble-ize/calculate-together the values of{same} and discover five ten-thousands of{silver-piece}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18Besides, many of{the having-believed} have-been-being-come acknowledging-selves-out and messaging-anew the practices of{same}.

20The-same-ly, according-to might the word of{the Lord} has-been-growing and has-been-having-strength.

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Matthew Henry on Acts 19:14-21

The Disgrace of the Exorcists. 13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled… Read the whole commentary →

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