Acts · around about 53 AD
Disciples Receive the Spirit at Ephesus
Disciples Receive the Spirit at Ephesus is recorded in Acts and falls around about 53 AD. Below is what happened, where it fits, and the full text.
about 53 ADhard
What happened
Paul lays hands on twelve disciples who had known only John's baptism, and the Holy Spirit comes on them.
Where it fits on the timeline
Paul meets the disciples in Ephesus on his third missionary journey, before the silversmiths’ riot (Acts 19:1-7; Acts 19:23-41).
The passage
Acts 19:1-7
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples. He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.” Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.” When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied. They were about twelve men in all.
Scripture references
Acts 19:1-7
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