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

1It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. 2He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And they said, “Into John’s baptism.” 4Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5When 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

• And he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Into whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• were you baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• Into John’sἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• baptismβάπτισμαbaptisma · baptismG908

Cross-references for Acts 19:3

• Matthew 28:19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
• 1 Corinthians 12:13For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
• Acts 18:25This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John;
• Matthew 3:1Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
• Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch 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