Acts 19:1-10 - Paul Finds Disciples Of John The Baptist In Ephesus

¹ It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul passed through the inland districts and came to Ephesus. He found a few disciples there ² and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

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

⁴ Then Paul said, "John baptized when they repented, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."

⁵ On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶ When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in foreign languages and to prophesy. ⁷ There were about twelve men in all.

⁸ He went into the synagogue and spoke there boldly for three months, holding discussions and persuading those who heard him about the kingdom of God. ⁹ But when some people became stubborn, refused to believe, and slandered the Way in front of the people, Paul left them, taking his disciples away with him, and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. ¹⁰ This went on for two years, so that all who lived in Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.