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Andτεhe said,εἶπέν“IntoΕἰςwhatτίthenοὖνwere you immersed?”ἐβαπτίσθητεAndδὲtheyοἱsaid,εἶπαν“IntoΕἰςJohn’sτὸ Ἰωάννουimmersion.”βάπτισμα
Acts 19:3
Study it in the app“And he said, “Into what then were you immersed?” And they said, “Into John’s immersion.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:3, word by word
- he saidεἶπένeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- were you immersedἐβαπτίσθητεebaptisthēte
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “ebaptisthēte” appears- John’sἸωάννουIōannou
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannou” appears- immersionβάπτισμαbaptisma
immersion
Putting someone into water as a sign; what is called baptism.
Where else “baptisma” appears
The context
2And 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.”
3 · This verse (above)
4And Paul said, “John immersed with an immersion of change of mind, telling the people that they should believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
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?