Acts 19:1-7, Mark 1:9-12

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 19:1-41

There Is a Holy Ghost (For Whit-Sunday) Acts 19:1-2 This singular incident is remarkable as showing that in the apostolical age, as now, there were persons and bodies of persons in possession of fragments of revealed truth, yet altogether strangers to some of its most essential features. I. Real belief in the Holy Ghost implies an habitual sense of the reality of a spiritual and super-sensuous world. If any one thing is certain about Christianity, it is that Christianity is an appeal from the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Acts 19:1

9-21Chapter 14THE EPHESIAN CHURCH AND ITS FOUNDATION.Acts 18:19-21; Acts 18:24-26; Acts 19:1EPHESUS has been from very ancient times a distinguished city. It was famous in the religious history of Asia Minor in times long prior to the Christian Era. It was celebrated at the time of the Roman Empire as the chief seat of the worship of Diana and of the magical practices associated with that worship; and Ephesus became more celebrated still in Christian times as the city where one of the great... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Acts 19:1-41

CHAPTER 19 1. The second visit of Paul to Ephesus. The twelve disciples of John (Acts 19:1-7 ). 2. The Apostle’s continued labors. The separation of the disciples. The Province Asia evangelized (Acts 19:8-10 ). 3. The Power of God and the Power of Satan (Acts 19:11-20 ). 4. Paul plans to go to Jerusalem and to visit Rome (Acts 19:21-22 ). 5. The opposition and riot at Ephesus (Acts 19:23-41 ). The disciples whom Paul found at Ephesus were disciples of John. The question the Apostle asked... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Acts 19:1

19:1 And {1} it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,(1) Paul, not being offended at the rudeness of the Ephesians, plants a church amongst them. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Acts 19:2

19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the {a} Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.(a) Those excellent gifts of the Holy Spirit, which were in the Church in those days. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Acts 19:3

19:3 {2} And he said unto them, Unto {b} what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto {c} John’s baptism.(2) John only began to instruct the disciples whom Christ would make perfect.(b) In what doctrine then are you taught and instructed?(c) To be baptized into John’s baptism is to profess the doctrine which John preached and to be identified with his baptism. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 19:1-41

Paul returned to Ephesus, as he had promised. Of course there was an assembly there already, as chapter 18:27 intimates; but he found certain disciples who, at his questioning, tell him they had not even heard that the Holy Spirit had come. They had been baptized, but only with John's baptism. Therefore they were Jewish, of course. No doubt they had believed John's message that announced the Messiah as coming after him, but they had not been baptized to the name of the Lord Jesus. This shows... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Acts 19:1-41

THIRD JOURNEY As in the last lesson, it is recommended that the text of the present one be read through at a single sitting, and two or three times if possible, before considering the comments, which then will be more valuable. Some time had been spent again in Antioch, after which the whole territory of Phrygia and Galatia, in Asia minor, was once more traversed for the purpose indicated in 18:23. Ephesus was duly reached (Acts 19:1 ), where Paul found a condition of things explained by the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Acts 19:1-12

Chapter 70 Prayer Almighty God, thou art near unto us in Christ Jesus thy Son. We come to thee by him, and, therefore, by the only way. We would come boldly in his name, speaking to thee what is in our hearts, telling thee of our sin, singing to thee of our thankfulness, and asking from thee daily direction and continual sustenance. This is our delight; it is no longer a burden to us, because of the Holy Spirit dwelling in our hearts. He takes of the things of Christ and shows them unto us.... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Acts 19:1

CONTENTS Paul passeth through Ephesus. The Holy Ghost blesseth his Ministry. A Tumult is excited in consequence of Paul's preaching. The Town-clerk appeaseth the People. read more

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