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Andκαὶwhen Paulτοῦ Παύλουhad laidἐπιθέντοςhis handsχεῖραςon them,αὐτοῖςthe Holyτὸ ἅγιονSpiritτὸ πνεῦμαcameἦλθεuponἐπ’them,αὐτούςandτεthey were speakingἐλάλουνin tonguesγλώσσαιςandκαὶprophesying.ἐπροφήτευον
Acts 19:6
Study it in the app“And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:6, word by word
- when PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- had laidἐπιθέντοςepithentos
lay hands
To rest one's hands on someone to heal or bless them.
Where else “epithentos” appears- his handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” 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- cameἦλθεēlthe
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthe” appears- they were speakingἐλάλουνelaloun
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elaloun” appears- in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssais
tongues
The gift of speaking in tongues the Spirit gives.
Where else “glōssais” appears- prophesyingἐπροφήτευονeprophēteuon
prophesy
Prophesy: speak on God's behalf.
Where else “eprophēteuon” appears
The context
5And when they heard this, they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 · This verse (above)
7And there were in all about twelve men.
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?