¹⁸And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, ¹⁹while 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.

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c Is 3:3; Ezk 13:18–20

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices. A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And many of those who had believed came, confessing and disclosing their practices, and many of those who practiced magic brought together their books and burned them up in the sight of everyone. And they counted up their value and found it was fifty thousand silver coins.

KJV 1900King James Version

And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. 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.

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