Focused Passage

Acts 19:1-7

The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus

Paul brings fuller gospel instruction to disciples in Ephesus, teaches the word daily until Asia hears it, confronts counterfeit spiritual power, sees public repentance from magic, and faces a riot because the gospel threatens Ephesian idolatry.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

3 “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.

4 Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

7 There were about twelve men in all.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Acts 10:44 BSB references 1 Corinthians 3:6 Classic cross-references Acts 20:18 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 16:12 Classic cross-references Acts 18:1 Classic cross-references Acts 18:23 Classic cross-references Acts 10:44-48 OliveGrove study links Acts 2:38 OliveGrove study links Acts 8:14-17 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular While ἐν G1722 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Apollos Ἀπολλῶ G625 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular was εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active at ἐν G1722 Preposition Corinth Κορίνθῳ G2882 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Paul Παῦλον G3972 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular passed through διελθόντα G1330 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural interior ἀνωτερικὰ G510 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural . . . μέρη G3313 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural [and] came ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to εἰς G1519 Preposition Ephesus Ἔφεσον G2181 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [There] καὶ G2532 Conjunction he found εὑρεῖν G2147 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active some τινας G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural disciples μαθητάς G3101 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

Or the highland

Verse 2

Cross-references

Romans 10:14 Classic cross-references Acts 8:16 Classic cross-references John 20:22 Classic cross-references John 1:33 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:19 Classic cross-references Acts 10:44-48 OliveGrove study links Acts 2:38 OliveGrove study links Acts 8:14-17 OliveGrove study links

Original words

and τε G5037 Conjunction asked εἶπέν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πρὸς G4314 Preposition them αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural vvv Εἰ G1487 Conjunction Did you receive ἐλάβετε G2983 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural [the] Holy Ἅγιον G40 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular when you became believers πιστεύσαντες G4100 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural No Ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction [they answered] δὲ G1161 Conjunction . . . Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition . . . αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular vvv οὐδ’ G3761 Adverb we have not even heard ἠκούσαμεν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural that εἰ G1487 Conjunction there is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [a] Holy Ἅγιον G40 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Matthew 28:19 Classic cross-references Mark 1:4 Classic cross-references Acts 18:25 Classic cross-references Matthew 3:1 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 12:13 Classic cross-references Acts 10:44-48 OliveGrove study links Acts 2:38 OliveGrove study links Acts 8:14-17 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Into Εἰς G1519 Preposition what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular then οὖν G3767 Conjunction were you baptized ἐβαπτίσθητε G907 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural - τε G5037 Conjunction [Paul] asked Εἶπέν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - Εἰς G1519 Preposition The τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular baptism βάπτισμα G908 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of John Ἰωάννου G2491 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural they replied εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Verse 4

Cross-references

Acts 2:38 Classic cross-references John 1:7 Classic cross-references Luke 3:16 Classic cross-references John 1:8 Classic cross-references Malachi 3:1 Classic cross-references Acts 10:44-48 OliveGrove study links Acts 8:14-17 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Paul Παῦλος G3972 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular explained Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular John’s Ἰωάννης G2491 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular baptism was ἐβάπτισεν G907 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a baptism βάπτισμα G908 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of repentance μετανοίας G3341 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular He told λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular people λαῷ G2992 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction believe πιστεύσωσιν G4100 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural in εἰς G1519 Preposition the [One] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular coming ἐρχόμενον G2064 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular after μετ’ G3326 Preposition him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular that τοῦτ’ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦν G2424 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Acts 8:12 Classic cross-references Acts 8:16 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 10:2 Classic cross-references Acts 2:38 Classic cross-references Romans 6:3 Classic cross-references Acts 10:44-48 OliveGrove study links Acts 8:14-17 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction On hearing this Ἀκούσαντες G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural they were baptized ἐβαπτίσθησαν G907 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular name ὄνομα G3686 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Mark 16:17 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:6 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:2 Classic cross-references Acts 8:17 Classic cross-references Acts 2:4 Classic cross-references Acts 10:44-48 OliveGrove study links Acts 2:38 OliveGrove study links Acts 8:14-17 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And [when] καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Paul Παύλου G3972 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular laid ἐπιθέντος G2007 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular [his] τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural hands χεῖρας G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural on them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Holy Ἅγιον G40 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular came ἦλθε G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular upon ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition them αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural and τε G5037 Conjunction they spoke ἐλάλουν G2980 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural in tongues γλώσσαις G1100 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction prophesied ἐπροφήτευον G4395 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

Acts 10:44-48 OliveGrove study links Acts 2:38 OliveGrove study links Acts 8:14-17 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction There were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural about ὡσεὶ G5616 Adverb twelve δώδεκα G1427 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural men ἄνδρες G435 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural in all πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural

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