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The Holy Spirit Received at Ephesus

Acts 19:3

In 9 translations

BSB
“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
KJV
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
WEB
He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
ASV
And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism.
LSV
and he said to them, “Into what, then, were you immersed?” And they said, “Into John’s immersion.”
YLT
and he said unto them, 'To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, 'To John's baptism.'
DBY
And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
DRC
And he said: In what then were you baptized? Who said: In John’s baptism.
GNV
And he said vnto them, Vnto what were ye then baptized? And they saide, Vnto Iohns baptisme.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include πρὸς αὐτούς (“to them”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of εἶπαν: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
  • Spelling of Ἰωάννου: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνου.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: τε. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τε; Robinson–Pierpont add πρὸς αὐτούς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἶπέν τε· Εἰς τί οὖν ἐβαπτίσθητε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Εἰς τὸ Ἰωάννου βάπτισμα.
RP2018
Εἶπέν τε πρὸς αὐτούς, Εἰς τί οὖν ἐβαπτίσθητε; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Εἰς τὸ Ἰωάννου βάπτισμα.
TR-Boyd
Εἶπέ τε πρὸς αὐτούς, Εἰς τί οὖν ἐβαπτίσθητε; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Εἰς τὸ Ἰωάννου βάπτισμα.
SCR1894
ειπεν τε προς αυτους εις τι ουν εβαπτισθητε οι δε ειπον εις το ιωαννου βαπτισμα

Who and where

👤 John the Baptist◆ Third Missionary Journey◆ Mission to Ephesus/1 Cor Written

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 18:25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
  • Matthew 3:1–17In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the…
  • Luke 3:1–38In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,…
  • Acts 8:16For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
  • Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
  • 1 Corinthians 12:13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

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