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 baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy. 7(Now there were about twelve men in all.) 8So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing 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 6:6They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
• Acts 8:17Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 9:17So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
• 1 Timothy 5:22Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
• 2 Timothy 1:6Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.
• Acts 2:4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
• Acts 10:45The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
• Acts 13:2While they were serving 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 12:8For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
• 1 Corinthians 14:1Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

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