Acts 19

Acts 19:2

Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

Have ye received the extraordinary and miraculous gifts of the Holy Ghost, since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard that there are those miraculous gifts of the Holy Ghost bestowed on men that believe.

Acts 19:3

And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.

And he said unto them, These graces and gifts are wont to be given by imposition of hands, after baptism; which since ye have not taken notice of, tell me, unto what were ye baptized? And they said, We were baptized by John’s baptism, to the remission of sins by Jesus Christ, that Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world.

Acts 19:4

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.

Then said Paul, John verily, as the outward Minister of Baptism, baptized you with water, to the remission of sins; together with his baptism, teaching the people that they should believe in that Jesus Christ, which should come after him: so as, his baptism was true and perfect; yet such, as was not accompanied and attended with these miraculous gifts, which now, since the full glorification of Christ, are bestowed upon men.

Acts 19:5

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

While therefore John taught them thus, and made this holy commentary upon his said baptism, they, that heard it, in receiving his baptism were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 19:6

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they &c.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, as having before been fully and duly baptized, the Holy Ghost came down upon them, in miraculous gifts; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Acts 19:19

Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, &c.

Many of them, which used magical and devilish Arts, in a professed remorse brought their books together, &c.