Repented not of the works (οὔτε μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν ἔργων)
Lit., “out of the works.” The preposition ἐκ out of with repent, denotes a moral change involving an abandonment of evil works. See on Mat 3:2; see on Mat 21:29.
Works of their hands
Not their course of life, but the idols which their hands had made. Compare Deu 4:28; Psa 135:15; Act 7:4.
Devils (δαιμόνια)
More properly, demons. See on Mar 1:34. Compare 1Co 10:20; 1Ti 4:1.