Acts 19:6

Acts 19:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
• New International Version (NIV)When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

Context of Acts 19:6

4Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. 7There were about twelve men in all. 8Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

Acts 19:6 word by word

καὶ ἐπιθέντος αὐτοῖς τοῦ Παύλου τὰς χεῖρας ἦλθεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς, ἐλάλουν τε γλώσσαις καὶ ἐπροφήτευον.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• laidἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• on themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• they spokeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• in tonguesγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
• prophesiedπροφητεύωprophēteuō · to prophesyG4395

Cross-references for Acts 19:6

• Acts 6:6They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
• Acts 8:17Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 9:17So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
• 1 Timothy 5:22Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
• 2 Timothy 1:6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
• Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
• Acts 10:45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
• Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• 1 Corinthians 12:8To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
• 1 Corinthians 14:1Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

Commentaries on Acts 19:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They spake with tongues, and prophesied - They received the miraculous gift of different languages; and in those languages they taught to the people the great doctrines of the Christian religion; for this appears to be the meaning of the word , prophesied, as it is used above.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And when Paul laid his hands … - See the notes on Acts 8:17. And they spake with tongues - See the notes on Acts 2:4; Acts 10:46. And prophesied - See the notes on Acts 2:17; Acts 11:27.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6When Paul laid his hands on them, they received the Holy Spirit. They spoke in other tongues (languages given by the Spirit) and prophesied (spoke messages from God). In this way, they experienced the same filling with God’s power and presence that the disciples received on the day of Pentecost (2:4, 11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. When they heard this--not the mere words reported in Ac 19:4, but the subject expounded according to the tenor of those words. they were baptized--not however by Paul himself (1Co 1:14). in the name of the Lord Jesus--into the whole fulness of the new economy, as now opened up to their believing minds.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:6

• Baptism
• Charism
• Hand
• Holy Spirit
• Language
• Miracles
• Tongue

In the dictionaries

• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• Holy Ghost
• Adjure
• Concourse
• Confused
• Confusion
• Craft
• Curious
• Danger

Commentaries on Acts 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings