Acts 19:6
and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
5On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;
7They numbered in all about twelve men.
Cross References
Mark 16:17And signs shall attend those who believe, even such as these. By making use of my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak new languages.
Acts 6:6These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.
Acts 9:17So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 13:1Now there were in Antioch, in the Church there--as Prophets and teachers--barnabas, Symeon surnamed `the black,' Lucius the Cyrenaean, Manaen (who was Herod the Tetrarch's foster-brother), and Saul.
1 Corinthians 12:28And by God's appointment there are in the Church--first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers. Then come miraculous powers, and then ability to cure diseases or render loving service, or powers of organization, or varieties of the gift of `tongues.'
1 Timothy 5:22Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep *yourself* 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 →