Acts 19:2

And Rav Sha'ul said to them, Did you receive the Ruach Hakodesh when you came to emunah? But they said to Rav Sha'ul, But we never heard that there is a Ruach Hakodesh!

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 about while Rav Apollos was in Corinth that Rav Sha'ul traveled through the upper regions and arrived at Ephesus, finding some of + 19:1 Moshiachʼs talmidim there.

3And Rav Sha'ul said, Into what then were you given tevilah? And they said, Into the tevilah of Yochanan.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 3:7Now Shmuel did not yet know Hashem; the Devar Hashem was not yet revealed unto him. + 3:7 See Yn 1:1,14

Acts 2:17And it shall be in the Acharit Hayamim, ne'um Hashem, ESHPOCH ES RUCHI AL KOL BASAR V'NIB'U BNEICHEM U'VENOTEICHEM ZIKNEICHEM CHALOMOT YACHALOMUN BACHUREICHEM CHEZYONOT YIRU + 2:17 Yoel 3:1 (I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh: and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams and your bochrim will see visions). + 2:17 Ac 2:28f; Num 11:25; Isa 44:3; Ezek 39:29

Acts 8:15Who, having come down, davened for them that they might receive the Ruach Hakodesh.

Acts 11:15As I began to speak, the Ruach Hakodesh fell upon them, just as also upon us in the beginning.

Romans 1:11For I am longing to see you, that I may impart to you some mattanah ruchanit (spiritual gift) for the tachlis (purpose) of imparting chizzuk (strengthening, encouragement) to you and be mechazek (be strengthened spiritually);

1 Corinthians 12:1Now I do not want you to lack da'as concerning the things of the Ruach Hakodesh, Achim b'Moshiach.

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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