Paul at Ephesus

19 And it happened, while ^(A)Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through ^(B)the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples ² he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

So they said to him, ^(C)“We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

³ And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”

So they said, ^(D)“Into John’s baptism.”

³² And ^(A)we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit ^(B)whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

²⁶ Then God said, ^(A)“Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; ^(B)let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over ^[a]all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

² The earth was ^(A)without form, and void; and darkness ^[a]was on the face of the deep. ^(B)And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

⁷ For there are three that bear witness ^[a]in heaven: the Father, ^(A)the Word, and the Holy Spirit; ^(B)and these three are one.

The Gift of His Peace

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. ²⁶ But ^(A)the ^[a]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will ^(B)send in My name, ^(C)He will teach you all things, and bring to your ^(D)remembrance all things that I said to you.

⁷ Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but ^(A)if I depart, I will send Him to you. ⁸ And when He has ^(B)come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: ^9 (C)of sin, because they do not believe in Me; ^10 (D)of righteousness, ^(E)because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; ^11 (F)of judgment, because ^(G)the ruler of this world is judged.

¹³ However, when He, ^(A)the Spirit of truth, has come, ^(B)He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

²⁶ But ^(A)the ^[a]Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will ^(B)send in My name, ^(C)He will teach you all things, and bring to your ^(D)remembrance all things that I said to you.