Acts Chapter 19 verse 3 Holy Bible
And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.
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And he said, What sort of baptism did you have? And they said, The baptism of John.
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And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
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And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
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He said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."
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and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, `To John's baptism.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - He said for he said unto them, A.V. and T.R.; into for unto (twice), A.V. Into what then were ye baptized? Nothing can mark more strongly the connection between baptism and the reception of the Holy Spirit than this question does. For it implies, "How could you be ignorant of the giving of the Holy Ghost if you were duly baptized?" (comp. Acts 2:38) The answer explains it, "We were baptized with John's baptism, to which no promise of the gift of the Holy Ghost was attached."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Unto what then were ye baptized?--The answer of the disciples had shown (1) an imperfect instruction, falling short of that which catechumens ordinarily received before they were admitted to the new birth by water and the Spirit; (2) an imperfect spiritual experience. Could those who made it have been admitted into the Church of Christ by baptism in His name? The answer to that question showed their precise position. They were practically disciples of the Baptist, believing in Jesus as the Christ, and thinking that this constituted a sufficient qualification for communion with the Church of Christ.
