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 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. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came to them, and they began to talk in other languages and to speak what God had revealed. 7About twelve men were in the group. 8For three months Paul would go into the synagogue and speak boldly. He had discussions with people to convince them about God’s kingdom.

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 disciples had these men stand in front of the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on these seven men.
• Acts 8:17Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and the Samaritans received the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 9:17Ananias left and entered Judas’ house. After he placed his hands on Saul, Ananias said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way to Damascus, sent me to you. He wants you to see again and to be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
• 1 Timothy 5:22Don’t be in a hurry to place your hands on anyone ⌞to ordain him⌟. Don’t participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself morally pure.
• 2 Timothy 1:6You received a gift from God when I placed my hands on you ⌞to ordain you⌟. Now I’m reminding you to fan that gift into flames.
• Acts 2:4All the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
• Acts 10:45All the believers who were circumcised and who had come with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured on people who were not Jewish.
• Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me. I want them to do the work for which I called them.”
• 1 Corinthians 12:8The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. The same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge.
• 1 Corinthians 14:1Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially the gift of speaking what God has revealed.

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