Acts 19:6
And Paul laid his hand on them; and the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in various tongues, and prophesied.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
5And when they heard these things, they were baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah.
7And all the persons were twelve.
Cross References
Mark 16:17And these signs shall attend them that believe: In my name, they will cast out demons; and in new tongues will they speak.
Acts 6:6These stood before the legates; and when they had prayed, they laid the hand on them.
Acts 9:17Then Ananias went to the house to him; and he laid his hand upon him, and said to him: Saul, my brother, our Lord Jesus, he who appeared to thee by the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thy eyes might be opened, and thou be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:1Now there were in the church at Antioch, several prophets and teachers; Barnabas, and Simon called Niger, and Lucius who was from the city Cyrene, and Menaen, a son of the guardians of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.
1 Corinthians 12:28For God hath placed in his church, first, legates; after them, prophets; after them, teachers; after them, workers of miracles; after them, the gifts of healing, and helpers, and leaders, and various kinds of tongues.
1 Timothy 5:22Lay not the hand hastily on any man; and participate not in the sins of others; keep thyself pure.
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 →