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

4Then Paul said, ‘John baptized people who knew that they had done wrong things. They wanted to stop doing these things. But John also said to the people, “You must believe in the man who will come soon.” This person is Jesus.’ 5When the believers in Ephesus understood this, Paul baptized them. This showed that they now believed in the Lord Jesus. Then Paul put his hands on each believer's head. When he did this, the Holy Spirit came down on them. They spoke in different languages and they spoke messages from God. 7There were about 12 men there. 8For three months, Paul went to the Jewish meeting place in Ephesus on their day of rest. He was not afraid to speak to the people there. He talked strongly with them 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• had laidἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• upon themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• they spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• with tonguesγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
• prophesiedπροφητεύωprophēteuō · to prophesyG4395

Cross-references for Acts 19:6

• Acts 6:6The group of believers put these seven men in front of the apostles. The apostles prayed for each man and they put their hands on them. They gave them authority to do this special work.
• Acts 8:17So Peter and John put their hands on the head of each believer, and they each received the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 9:17So Ananias went to Judas's house and he went inside. He put his hands on Saul and he said to him, ‘Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus himself has sent me here to you. It was Jesus that you saw on the road when you were coming here to Damascus. He has sent me to you so that you will be able to see again. God will also fill you with his Holy Spirit.’
• 1 Timothy 5:22Do not hurry to put your hands on anyone to choose him as a leader of the church. Perhaps that man has done something wrong. Then people might think that you agree with his sins. You yourself must always be careful to do what is right and good.
• 2 Timothy 1:6For that reason, I want you to remember the gift that God gave you when I put my hands on you. Use that gift more and more to serve God well.
• Acts 2:4All the believers became full with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in languages that they had not learned. They spoke whatever language the Holy Spirit helped them to speak.
• Acts 10:45The Jewish believers who had come from Joppa with Peter were very surprised. They saw that God had now freely given his Holy Spirit to Gentiles.
• Acts 13:2One day, the believers were meeting together. They were praising the Lord God and they were praying. They also fasted for a time. During that time, the Holy Spirit said to them, ‘I have chosen Barnabas and Saul to do a special work for me. Let them go now and do it.’
• 1 Corinthians 12:8The Spirit helps some people to speak wise messages. Other people can speak messages that help people to know what is true. It is the same Spirit that helps them to do that.
• 1 Corinthians 14:1So you must always want to love other people. Also, want very much to receive spiritual gifts from God. More than anything else, want to speak messages from God.

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