Acts 19:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Acts 8:16 : 16 for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 8:12 : 12 But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 2:38 : 38 And Peter [said] unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
1 Cor 10:2 : 2 and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
1 Cor 1:13-15 : 13 Is Christ divided? {G3361} was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, save {G3361} Crispus and Gaius; 15 lest {G3361} any man should say that ye were baptized into my name.
Acts 10:48 : 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Rom 6:3-4 : 3 Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Acts 19:1-4
4 verses
81%
1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:
2and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was [given].
3And he said, {G4314} {G846} Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.
4And Paul said, John {G3303} baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on {G5547} Jesus.
Acts 10:46-48
3 verses
81%
46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
47Can any man forbid {G3385} the water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?
48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Acts 19:6-7
2 verses
80%
6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7And they were in all about twelve men.
Acts 8:14-17
4 verses
79%
14Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
15who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:
16for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:37-38
2 verses
76%
37Now when they heard [this,] they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, {G435} Brethren, what shall we do?
38And Peter [said] unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 11:15-17
3 verses
76%
15And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.
17If then {G5613} God gave unto them the like gift as [he did] also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?
Acts 8:12
76%
12But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 1:5
75%
5For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
Acts 22:16
74%
16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
Acts 16:30-33
4 verses
72%
30and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, {G5547} and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
32And they spake the word of the Lord unto him, with all that were in his house.
33And he took them {G1722} the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.
Mark 1:8-9
2 verses
72%
8I {G3303} baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
9And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan.
Acts 2:41
72%
41They then that {G780} received his word were baptized: and there were added [unto them] in that day about three thousand souls.
Acts 8:36
71%
36And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Matt 3:6
71%
6and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
John 3:22
71%
22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
Acts 19:17
71%
17And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Matt 28:19
70%
19Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
Eph 4:5
70%
5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Acts 8:38
70%
38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
Acts 9:42
69%
42And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on the Lord.
Acts 18:8
69%
8And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
Acts 9:18
69%
18And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; {G3916} and he arose and was baptized;
Acts 16:15
69%
15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
1 Cor 1:13
69%
13Is Christ divided? {G3361} was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul?
Luke 3:21
69%
21Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
1 Cor 1:15
69%
15lest {G3361} any man should say that ye were baptized into my name.
Mark 16:16
69%
16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
Mark 1:5
69%
5And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Matt 3:13
68%
13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Acts 2:4
68%
4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 4:7
68%
7And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
Matt 3:16
68%
16And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
1 Cor 6:11
68%
11And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.
Luke 7:29
68%
29And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.