Acts 19:4-5,18
Acts 19:4-5 King James Version (KJV)
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 King James Version (KJV)
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
Acts 19:4-5 New International Version (NIV)
Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 New International Version (NIV)
Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.
Acts 19:4-5 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices.
Acts 19:4-7 The Message (MSG)
“That explains it,” said Paul. “John preached a baptism of radical life-change so that people would be ready to receive the One coming after him, who turned out to be Jesus. If you’ve been baptized in John’s baptism, you’re ready now for the real thing, for Jesus.” And they were. As soon as they heard of it, they were baptized in the name of the Master Jesus. Paul put his hands on their heads and the Holy Spirit entered them. From that moment on, they were praising God in tongues and talking about God’s actions. Altogether there were about twelve people there that day.
Acts 19:17-20 The Message (MSG)
It was soon news all over Ephesus among both Jews and Greeks. The realization spread that God was in and behind this. Curiosity about Paul developed into reverence for the Master Jesus. Many of those who thus believed stepped out into the light and made a clean break with their secret sorceries. All kinds of witches and warlocks came out of the woodwork with their books of spells and incantations and made a huge bonfire of them. Someone estimated their worth at fifty thousand silver coins. In such ways it became evident that the Word of the Master was now sovereign and prevailed in Ephesus.
Acts 19:4-5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.
Acts 19:4-5 New Century Version (NCV)
Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of changed hearts and lives. He told people to believe in the one who would come after him, and that one is Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 New Century Version (NCV)
Many of the believers began to confess openly and tell all the evil things they had done.
Acts 19:4-5 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus. And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
Acts 19:4-5 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.
Acts 19:4-5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Paul said, “John performed a baptism of repentance, continually telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, [to confidently accept and joyfully believe] in Jesus [the Messiah and Savior].” After hearing this, they were baptized [again, this time] in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Many of those who had become believers were coming, confessing and disclosing their [former sinful] practices.
Acts 19:4-5 New Living Translation (NLT)
Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.” As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts of the Apostles 19:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices.
Acts 19:4-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Paul said, “John’s baptism was for those who were turning from their sins, and he taught you to believe in and follow the one who was coming after him: Jesus the Anointed One.” When they understood this, they were baptized into the authority of Jesus, the Anointed One.