Verse 3
Acts 19:3
New Living Translation
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“Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked. And they replied, “The baptism of John.”
Original Language Text
greek
εἶπέν ⸀τε· Εἰς τί οὖν ἐβαπτίσθητε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Εἰς τὸ Ἰωάννου βάπτισμα.
English Translation
He said: "Into what then were you baptized?" And they said: "Into John's baptism."
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Chapter 19 Context
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While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, o...
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“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. “No,” they replied, “we haven’t...
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“Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked. And they replied, “The baptism of John.”
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Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to belie...
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As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Yashua (Jesus).
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Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues...
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There were about twelve men in all.
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Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively...
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But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left...
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10
This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia — both Jews and...
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11
God (Elohim) gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles.
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12
When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were...
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13
A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name...
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Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.
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But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Yashua (Jesus), and I know Paul, b...
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Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such viol...
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The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fe...
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Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices.
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19
A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at...
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So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.
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21
Afterward Paul felt compelled by the Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before going to Jerus...
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He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in...
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23
About that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way.
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It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the...
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He called them together, along with others employed in similar trades, and addressed them as follows...
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But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t re...
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Of course, I’m not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I’m also concerne...
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At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
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Soon the whole city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along G...
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Paul wanted to go in, too, but the believers wouldn’t let him.
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Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not...
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Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion....
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The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward and told him to explain the situation. He motioned fo...
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But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they started shouting again and kept it up for about two h...
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At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Ever...
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Since this is an undeniable fact, you should stay calm and not do anything rash.
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You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken ag...
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“If Demetrius and the craftsmen have a case against them, the courts are in session and the official...
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And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly.
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I am afraid we are in danger of being charged with rioting by the Roman government, since there is n...
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Then he dismissed them, and they dispersed.
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