Acts 19:1-5

Paul in Ephesus

1 And it happened that while t Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed u through the inland 1 country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. 2 And he said to them, v "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, w we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." 3 And he said, x "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into y John's baptism." 4 And Paul said, y "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people z to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus." 5 On hearing this, a they were baptized in 2 the name of the Lord Jesus.

  1. Cross References
    Acts 18:24
    Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures.
  2. Cross References
    Acts 18:23
    After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
  3. Cross References
    Acts 11:16 - 17
    And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
  4. Cross References
    Acts 8:16
    For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
    John 7:39
    Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
  5. Cross References
    Acts 8:16
    For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
  6. Cross References
    Acts 18:25
    He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
    Hebrews 6:2
    And of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
    Acts 13:24 - 25
    Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
  7. Cross References
    Acts 19:3
    And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism.
  8. Cross References
    John 1:7
    He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
  9. Cross References
    Acts 8:12
    But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
    Acts 8:16
    For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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