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

1It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

3He said, "Into what then were you baptized?"They said, "Into John's baptism."

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Cross References

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

Acts 2:17'It will be in the last days, says God,that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.Your sons and your daughters will prophesy.Your young men will see visions.Your old men will dream dreams.

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

Acts 11:15As 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 to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

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