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Acts 19:3
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Paul at Ephesus

1 And it happened, while aApollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through bthe upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples  
2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, a“We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”  
3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, a“Into John’s baptism.”  
4 Then Paul said, a“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.”  
5 When they heard this, they were baptized ain the name of the Lord Jesus.  
6 And when Paul had alaid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and bthey spoke with tongues and prophesied.  
7 Now the men were about twelve in all.
8 aAnd he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading bconcerning the things of the kingdom of God.  
Verse Comparison: Acts 19:3

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American Standard Version
And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

Amplified® Bible
And he asked, Into what [baptism] then were you baptized? They said, Into John's baptism.

Contemporary English Version
"Then why were you baptized?" Paul asked. They answered, "Because of what John taught."

Darby English Version
And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.

Good News Bible
"Well, then, what kind of baptism did you receive?" Paul asked. "The baptism of John," they answered.

International Standard Version
He then asked, "Then into what were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

King James Version
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

New American Standard Bible
And he said, "Into what then were you baptized? And they said, "Into John's baptism.""

New International Version
So Paul asked, "Then what baptism did you receive?"
"John's baptism," they replied.

New King James Version
And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And he said, "Into what then did you become baptized?" And they said, " Into John's baptism."

Young's Literal Translation
and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, `To John's baptism.'


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