Acts 19:2

He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

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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

1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he came across some disciples.

3So Paul said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John's baptism.”

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Cross References

Acts 2:17‘In the last days, says God, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

Acts 8:15These two went down and prayed for the Samaritan believers to receive the Holy Spirit,

Acts 11:15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as he had fallen upon us at the beginning.

Romans 1:11For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be established,

1 Corinthians 12:1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.

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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