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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Acts 19:2
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.
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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.”
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.”
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he said unto them, ‘The Holy Spirit did ye receive—having believed?’ and they said unto him, ‘But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;’
Surrounding context — Acts 19
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 they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
εἶπένG2036 · eiponto sayτεG5037 · teand/bothπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτούς·G846 · autosit/s/heεἰG1487 · eiifπνεῦμαG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἅγιονG40 · hagiosholyἐλάβετεG2983 · lambanōto takeπιστεύσαντες;G4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)οἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτόν·G846 · autosit/s/heἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutοὐδ᾽G3761 · oudenorεἰG1487 · eiifπνεῦμαG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἅγιονG40 · hagiosholyἔστινG1510 · eimito beἠκούσαμεν.G191 · akouōto hear
Cross-references
Galatians 3:5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?1 Corinthians 6:19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?Acts 11:15-17And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.John 7:39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet [given]; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)Acts 19:5When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.1 Samuel 3:7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.Acts 2:38-39Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.Acts 2:17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:Acts 8:15-17Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:Acts 10:44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.1 Corinthians 12:1-11Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
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