Parallel Verses English Standard Version And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” King James Bible He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. American Standard Version and 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 . Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to them: Have you received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? But they said to him: We have not so much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost. English Revised Version and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Ghost was given. Webster's Bible Translation He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there is any Holy Spirit. Weymouth New Testament "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?" he asked them. "No," they replied, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit." Acts 19:2 Parallel Commentary Vincent's Word StudiesHave ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? The two verbs are in the aorist tense, and therefore denote instantaneous acts. The A. V. therefore gives an entirely wrong idea, as there is no question about what happened after believing; but the question relates to what occurred when they believed. Hence Rev., rightly, Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed? We have not heard Also the aorist. We did not hear; referring back to the time of their beginning. Whether there be any Holy Ghost But, as Bengel observes, "They could not have followed either Moses or John the Baptist without having heard of the Holy Ghost." The words, therefore, are to be explained, not of their being unaware of the existence of the Holy Ghost, but of his presence and baptism on earth. The word ἔστιν, there be, is to be taken in the sense of be present, or be given, as in John 7:39, where it is said, "The Holy Ghost was not yet (οὔπω ἦν)," and where the translators rightly render, "was not yet given." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Have ye. Acts 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 10:44 While Peter yet spoke these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. Acts 11:15-17 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning... We have. 1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I would not have you ignorant. *etc: Cross References 1 Samuel 3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. John 7:39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. Acts 8:15 who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, Acts 8:16 for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 11:16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' Jump to Previous Believed Faith First Ghost Hear Heard Holy Receive Received Spirit Spirit WhetherJump to Next Believed Faith First Ghost Hear Heard Holy Receive Received Spirit Spirit WhetherLinks Acts 19:2 NIVActs 19:2 NLT Acts 19:2 ESV Acts 19:2 NASB Acts 19:2 KJV Acts 19:2 Bible Apps Acts 19:2 Biblia Paralela Acts 19:2 Chinese Bible Acts 19:2 French Bible Acts 19:2 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |
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