Acts 19:2

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].

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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

3And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John`s baptism.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 3:7Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.

Acts 2:17And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:

Acts 8:15who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

Acts 11:15And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

1 Corinthians 12:1Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:2-8

Paul at Ephesus. 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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