Acts 19:3

Acts 19:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
• New International Version (NIV)So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John’s baptism,” they replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”

Context of Acts 19:3

1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior provinces to get to the city of Ephesus. He met some disciples in Ephesus 2and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” They answered him, “No, we’ve never even heard of the Holy Spirit.” Paul asked them, “What kind of baptism did you have?” They answered, “John’s baptism.” 4Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. John told people to believe in Jesus, who was coming later.” 5After they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 19:3 word by word

εἶπέν τε εἰς τί οὖν ἐβαπτίσθητε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· εἰς τὸ Ἰωάννου βάπτισμα.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• were ye baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• John’sἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• baptismβάπτισμαbaptisma · baptismG908

Cross-references for Acts 19:3

• Matthew 28:19So wherever you go, make disciples of all nations: Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Corinthians 12:13By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink.
• Acts 18:25He had been instructed in the Lord’s way and spoke enthusiastically. He accurately taught about Jesus but knew only about the baptism John performed.
• Matthew 3:1Later, John the Baptizer appeared in the desert of Judea. His message was,
• Luke 3:1It was the fifteenth year in the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea. Herod ruled Galilee, and his brother Philip ruled Iturea and Trachonitis. Lysanias was the ruler of Abilene.

Commentaries on Acts 19:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Unto what - Unto what faith or doctrine. What did you profess to believe when you were baptized? Unto John‘s baptism - See the notes on Acts 18:25.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7Paul traveled to Ephesus after Apollos had left. Later, Apollos returned to Ephesus while Paul was still there (1 Corinthians 16:12). The two men had different personalities, gifts, and roles, but God worked through both of them. Some Christians in Ephesus did not fully understand the Christian faith (Acts 18:26). They did not receive the Holy Spirit when they believed the good news about Jesus. They had accepted John's baptism, which called for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-411-3. while Apollos was at Corinth--where his ministry was so powerful that a formidable party in the Church of that city gloried in his type of preaching in preference to Paul's (1Co 1:12; 3:4), no doubt from the marked infusion of Greek philosophic culture which distinguished it, and which the apostle studiously avoided (1Co 2:1-5). Paul having passed through the upper coasts--"parts," the interior of Asia Minor, which, with reference to the seacoast…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:3

• Baptism
• Holy Spirit

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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