Acts 19:3
“And he said vnto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they saide, Unto Iohns Baptisme.”
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Acts 19:3 Context
1And it came to passe, that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul hauing passed thorow the vpper coasts, came to Ephesus, and finding certaine disciples, 2He said vnto them, Haue ye receiued the holy Ghost since yee beleeued? And they saide vnto him, Wee haue not so much as heard whether there be any holy Ghost. 3And he said vnto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they saide, Unto Iohns Baptisme. 4Then saide Paul, Iohn verely baptized with the baptisme of repentance, saying vnto the people, that they should beleeue on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Iesus. 5When they heard this, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Iesus.
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Other Translations for Acts 19:3
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
- King James Version
And he said, "Into what then were you baptized? And they said, "Into John's baptism.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, What sort of baptism did you have? And they said, The baptism of John.
- Basic English Bible
And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
- Darby Bible
And he said to them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.
- Webster's Bible
Into what then were you baptized? he asked. "Into John's baptism," they replied.
- Weymouth Bible
He said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."
- World English Bible
And he seide, Therfor in what thing ben ye baptisid? And thei seiden, In the baptym of Joon.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, `To John's baptism.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Acts 19:3
19:3 Into what were ye baptized - Into what dispensation? To the sealing of what doctrine? Into John's baptism - We were baptized by John and believe what he taught.
People's Bible Notes for Acts 19:3
Ac 19:3 Unto what then were ye baptized? This question implies that the possession of the Holy Spirit is closely connected with a right baptism. Compare Ac 2:38. The only case in which the Spirit was received before baptism was that of Cornelius. For the reasons of this exception to the rule, see notes on Ac 10:44-47. The fact that these disciples "know nothing of the Holy Spirit being given" (Ac 19:2), showed that there was something wrong about their baptism. Unto John's baptism. While John's baptism differed from that commanded in Christ's commission (Mt 28:19), the apostles, the one hundred and twenty (Ac 1:15), and the "five hundred brethren" (1Co 15:6), as far as we know, received no other. We are to infer, therefore, that it was valid until Christ's baptism took its place. Why, then, were these disciples re-baptized? The only explanation is that their baptism took place after John's baptism had been superseded by that of Christ, or after the Savior had been crucified.