Acts 19:1-7

International Standard Version

Paul in Ephesus

19 It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul passed through the inland districts and came to Ephesus. He found a few disciples there ² and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

They answered him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

³ He then asked, “Then into what were you baptized?”

They answered, “Into John’s baptism.”

⁴ Then Paul said, “John baptized when they repented, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.” ⁵ On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶ When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in foreign languages^[a] and to prophesy. ⁷ There were about twelve men in all.