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Andτεhe saidεἶπένtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“Did you receiveἐλάβετεthe HolyἅγιονSpiritπνεῦμαwhen you believed?”πιστεύσαντεςAndδὲtheyοἱsaidtoπρὸςhim,αὐτόν“ButἈλλ’we have not evenοὐδ’heardἠκούσαμενwhetherεἰthere isἔστινa HolyἅγιονSpirit.”πνεῦμα
Acts 19:2
Study it in the app“And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “But we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:2, word by word
- he saidεἶπένeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Did you receiveἐλάβετεelabete
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabete” appears- the Holyἅγιονhagion
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagion” appears- Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- when you believedπιστεύσαντεςpisteusantes
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusantes” appears- heardἠκούσαμενēkousamen
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “ēkousamen” appears- there isἔστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears
Translation note
They probably mean that they had not heard that the Holy Spirit had already been given; compare John 7:39.
The context
1And it happened while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, having passed through the inland regions, came to Ephesus and found some disciples.
2 · This verse (above)
3And he said, “Into what then were you immersed?” And they said, “Into John’s immersion.”
To study Acts 19 in a group
1. What it says
What did those in Ephesus who practiced magic do with their books? (vv. 18-20)
2. What it means
Why did Demetrius and the silversmiths stir up a riot against Paul? What really worried them? (vv. 23-27)
3. How I live it
The people of Ephesus gave up something costly to follow what they now believed (v. 19). What would you be willing to let go of to live more truthfully?