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Acts 19:4

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2 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.”

3 “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.

Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

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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
Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
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.
WEB
Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”
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.
DARBY
And Paul said, John indeed baptised [with] the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.
BLB
And Paul said, “John baptized a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
ÅB
Da sa Paulus: Johannes, han døpte med omvendelses dåp, idet han sa til folket at de skulle tro på den som kom etter ham, det er på Jesus.
OTB
Paulus forklarte: «Johannes døpte med omvendelsens dåp, og han sa til folket at de skulle tro på den som kom etter ham, det vil si på Jesus.»
B1930
Da sa Paulus: Johannes, han døpte med omvendelses dåp, idet han sa til folket at de skulde tro på den som kom efter ham, det er på Jesus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 1:5

    For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

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  • John 1:29–34

    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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  • Acts 11:16

    Then I remembered the word of the Lord, as He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

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  • Luke 3:16–18

    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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  • John 1:27

    He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

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  • Acts 13:23–25

    From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

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  • John 3:28–36

    You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

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  • John 1:7

    He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.

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