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Acts 19:2

The Holy Spirit

1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.

4 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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
KJV
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
WEB
He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
ASV
and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was [given].
DARBY
he said to them, Did ye receive [the] Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they [said] to him, We did not even hear if [the] Holy Spirit was [come].
BLB
also said to them, “Did you⁺ receive the Holy Spirit, having believed?” And [they said] to him, “But we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit.”
ÅB
Der fant han noen disipler og sa til dem: Fikk dere den Hellige Ånd da dere kom til troen? De svarte ham: Vi har ikke engang hørt om den Hellige Ånd er kommet.
OTB
Han spurte dem: «Fikk dere Den Hellige Ånd da dere kom til troen?» De svarte: «Vi har ikke engang hørt at det er noen Hellig Ånd.»
B1930
Der fant han nogen disipler og sa til dem: Fikk I den Hellige Ånd da I kom til troen? De svarte ham: Vi har ikke engang hørt om den Hellige Ånd er kommet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 6:19

    What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

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  • Galatians 3:5

    He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

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  • Acts 11:15–17

    And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

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  • John 7:39

    (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

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  • 1 Samuel 3:7

    Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

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  • Acts 19:5

    When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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  • Acts 2:38–39

    Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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  • Romans 1:11

    For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

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