# Acts 19.6 **Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 4. And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus. 5. And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. > > **6. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.** > > 7. And they were in all about twelve men. 8. And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God. (Acts 19:4-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 4. Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. > > **6. When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.** > > 7. They were about twelve men in all. 8. He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom. (Acts 19:4-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 4. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. > > **6. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.** > > 7. And all the men were about twelve. 8. And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. (Acts 19:4-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 4. And Paul said, 'John, indeed, did baptize with a baptism of reformation, saying to the people that in him who is coming after him they should believe, that is, in the Christ, Jesus;' 5. and they, having heard, were baptized, to the name of the Lord Jesus, > > **6. and Paul having laid on them [his] hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,** > > 7. and all the men were, as it were, twelve. 8. And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God, (Acts 19:4-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Baptism](/codex/baptism/), via [Acts 19.1-7](/codex/acts-19-1-7/) - [Church at Ephesus](/codex/church-at-ephesus/), via [Acts 19.1-7](/codex/acts-19-1-7/) - [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/), via [Acts 19.1-7](/codex/acts-19-1-7/) - [Pentecost](/codex/pentecost/), via [Acts 19.1-7](/codex/acts-19-1-7/) - [Tongues as Evidence of the Spirit](/codex/tongues-as-evidence-of-the-spirit/) **Lexicon:** - [G0907 - baptizo](/codex/g0907-baptizo/), via [Acts 19.1-7](/codex/acts-19-1-7/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.