Acts 19:2

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He asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "We haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

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  • John 7:39 : 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
  • Acts 2:17 : 17 ‘In the last days,’ says God, ‘I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
  • Acts 2:38-39 : 38 Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.'
  • Acts 8:15-17 : 15 When they arrived, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit, 16 For the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 10:44 : 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message.
  • Acts 11:15-17 : 15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' 17 If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?
  • Acts 19:5 : 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
  • Rom 1:11 : 11 For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—
  • 1 Cor 6:19 : 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  • 1 Cor 12:1-9 : 1 Now, concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware. 2 You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led to speechless idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore, I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, 'Jesus be cursed,' and no one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different kinds of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of workings, but the same God works all of them in all people. 7 To each one, the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one, a message of wisdom is given through the Spirit; to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 to another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing by that one Spirit; 10 to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and He distributes them to each one just as He wills.
  • Gal 3:5 : 5 Does God supply the Spirit to you and work miracles among you by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
  • 1 Sam 3:7 : 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

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
    81%

    1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.

  • Acts 19:3-7
    5 verses
    80%

    3Paul then asked, "Into what, then, were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

    4Paul said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him—that is, in Jesus."

    5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

    6When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

    7There were about twelve men in all.

  • Acts 8:14-19
    6 verses
    78%

    14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

    15When they arrived, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit,

    16For the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

    17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

    18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.

    19He said, 'Give me this authority too, so that everyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 11:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning.

    16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

    17If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?

  • Acts 10:44-48
    5 verses
    76%

    44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message.

    45The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,

    46for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded:

    47“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

    48So he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

  • Acts 1:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4While He was with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, "You have heard from Me."

    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

  • Acts 2:37-38
    2 verses
    73%

    37When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'

    38Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  • John 7:39
    73%

    39(He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)

  • Acts 2:4
    72%

    4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

  • John 20:22
    72%

    22After saying this, he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 15:8
    71%

    8And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us.

  • Acts 1:8
    70%

    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Acts 2:12
    70%

    12They were all amazed and perplexed, asking one another, 'What does this mean?'

  • Acts 2:33
    70%

    33Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

  • Gal 3:2
    70%

    2I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

  • Acts 1:2
    70%

    2Until the day He was taken up to heaven, after He had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

  • Mark 1:8
    70%

    8'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 11:1
    70%

    1The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had accepted the word of God.

  • Acts 2:2
    69%

    2Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

  • 1 Thess 1:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake.

    6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the message in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 13:52
    69%

    52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 5:32
    68%

    32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.

  • Eph 1:13
    68%

    13In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

  • Acts 4:7
    68%

    7They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'

  • Acts 17:19
    68%

    19They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

  • Acts 9:17
    68%

    17Ananias went, entered the house, and after placing his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming—has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

  • Acts 4:13
    68%

    13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated, ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.

  • 1 Cor 3:5
    68%

    5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each.

  • Acts 18:25
    67%

    25He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

  • Acts 4:31
    67%

    31After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

  • 1 Cor 2:12
    67%

    12Now, we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.

  • Acts 2:8
    67%

    8How is it that each of us hears them in our native language where we were born?