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Acts 19:3

John

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,

2 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.

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.

5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord 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
“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
KJV
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
WEB
He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
ASV
And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John`s baptism.
DARBY
And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
BLB
And he said, “Into what, then, were you⁺ baptized?” And they said, “Into John's baptism.”
ÅB
Han sa da: Hva dåp ble dere da døpt med? De sa: Med Johannes' dåp.
OTB
Paulus spurte da: «Hva ble dere da døpt med?» De svarte: «Med Johannes' dåp.»
B1930
Han sa da: Hvad dåp blev I da døpt med? De sa: Med Johannes' dåp.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 18:25

    This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

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  • Matthew 3:1–17

    In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

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  • Acts 8:16

    (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

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  • Luke 3:1–38

    Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

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  • 1 Corinthians 12:13

    For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

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  • Matthew 28:19

    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

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