SEV Biblia, Chapter 19:18
Y muchos de los que habían creído, venían, confesando y dando cuenta de sus hechos.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. And many that believed , etc.] In Jesus Christ, whose name was spoken of with great respect, and which spread fear in every person: came ; to the apostle: and confessed ; their sins; and acknowledged what a wicked life they had led: and showed their deeds ; their former evil deeds, which they had been guilty of; one copy reads, their sins; (see Matthew 3:6).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 him by the using of Christ's name, or his works, as a spell or charm, Satan wil prevail against us. Where there is true sorrow for sin, there will be free confession of sin to God in every prayer and to man whom we have offended, when the case requires it. Surely if the word of God prevailed among us, many lewd, infidel, and wicked books would be burned by their possessors. Will not these Ephesian converts rise up i judgement against professors, who traffic in such works for the sake of gain, or allow themselves to possess them? If we desire to be in earnest in the great work of salvation, every pursuit and enjoymen must be given up which hinders the effect of the gospel upon the mind or loosens its hold upon the heart.
Greek Textus Receptus
πολλοι 4183 A-NPM τε 5037 PRT των 3588 T-GPM πεπιστευκοτων 4100 5761 V-RAP-GPM ηρχοντο 2064 5711 V-INI-3P εξομολογουμενοι 1843 5734 V-PMP-NPM και 2532 CONJ αναγγελλοντες 312 5723 V-PAP-NPM τας 3588 T-APF πραξεις 4234 N-APF αυτων 846 P-GPM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
18. Confessed and shewed (exomologoumenoi kai anaggellontev). The two words denote the fullest and most open confession. They openly (ex) confessed, and declared thoroughly (ajna, from top to bottom) their deeds. See on Matt. iii. 6.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
19:18 {Came} (erconto). Imperfect middle, kept coming, one after another. Even some of the believers were secretly under the spell of these false spiritualists just as some Christians today cherish private contacts with so-called occult powers through mediums, seances, of which they are ashamed. {Confessing} (exomologoumenoi). It was time to make a clean breast of it all, to turn on the light, to unbosom their secret habits. {Declaring their deeds} (anaggellontes tas praxeis autwn). Judgment was beginning at the house of God. The dupes (professing believers, alas) of these jugglers or exorcists now had their eyes opened when they saw the utter defeat of the tricksters who had tried to use the name of Jesus without his power. The boomerang was tremendous. The black arts were now laid bare in their real character. Gentile converts had a struggle to shake off their corrupt environment.
