Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 19:2-7
Acts 19:2-7. Having found certain disciples Who had been formerly baptized by John the Baptist, and since imperfectly instructed in Christianity, he said, Have ye received the Holy Ghost? The extraordinary gifts, as well as the sanctifying graces of the Holy Spirit; since ye believed These disciples were converts to the Christian faith, that is, they believed that Jesus was the Christ; but Paul inquires whether they had received the Holy Ghost, whose operations on the minds of men for... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 19:1
Acts 19:1. While Apollos was at Corinth Preaching with considerable success, Acts 18:27-28; Paul, having passed through the upper coasts Of the Lesser Asia, namely, Galatia and Phrygia; came to Ephesus According to his promise, Acts 18:19; Acts 18:21, with a purpose of making some stay there. Ephesus, at this time, was the metropolis of the province of Asia, and an exceedingly populous city. For, not to speak of its native inhabitants, who were very numerous, a great concourse of... read more