Acts 19:2

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.”

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KJV

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was [given].

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

also said to them, “Did you⁺ receive [the] Holy Spirit, having believed?” And [they said] to him, “But we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 19

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.”

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