Revised Webster's Bible
Acts 19:4
4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him who should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Acts 19:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
- New International Version (NIV)Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
Context of Acts 19:4
2He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there is any Holy Spirit. 3And he said to them, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him who should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.
Read all of Acts 19Acts 19:4 word by word
Εἶπεν δὲ Παῦλος· Ἰωάννης ἐβάπτισεν βάπτισμα μετανοίας τῷ λαῷ λέγων εἰς τὸν ἐρχόμενον μετ᾽ αὐτὸν ἵνα πιστεύσωσιν, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν εἰς τὸν Ἰησοῦν.Read the interlinear
- Thenδέde · thenG1161
- saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
- verilyμένmen · on the other handG3303
- baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
- baptismβάπτισμαbaptisma · baptismG908
- repentanceμετάνοιαmetanoia · repentanceG3341
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- onεἰςeis · towardG1519
- comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- isτουτέστιtoutesti · that isG5123
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
Cross-references for Acts 19:4
- Acts 1:5For John truly baptized in water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
- Acts 11:16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized in water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 13:23Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
- Matthew 3:11I indeed baptize you in water to repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit, and in fire:
- Matthew 11:3And said to him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
- Matthew 21:25The baptism of John, where was it from? from heaven, or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?
- Mark 1:1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
- Luke 1:76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
- Luke 3:16John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you in water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:
- John 1:15John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
- John 3:28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
- John 5:33Ye sent to John, and he bore witness to the truth.
Commentaries on Acts 19:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4That they should believe on him which should come after - John baptized them with the baptism of repentance; this was common to all the baptisms administered by the Jews to proselytes; but telling them that they should believe on him who was coming, was peculiar to John's baptism.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4John verily baptized - John did indeed baptize. With the baptism of repentance - Having special reference to repentance, or as a profession that they did repent of their sins. See the notes on Matthew 3:6. Saying unto the people - The design of his preaching was to tarn the people from their sins, and to prepare them for the coming of the Messiah. He therefore directed their attention principally to him that was to come, John 1:15, John 1:22-27. That is…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. 44. Then said Paul, John ... baptized with the baptism of repentance--water unto repentance. saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him--that is, who should baptize with the Holy Ghost. The point of contrast is not between John and Christ personally, but between the water baptism of John unto repentance, and the promised baptism of the Spirit from the hands of his coming Master unto new life. As to all the facts, or…Read the comment
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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
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