Act 19:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Acts 19:1-7: 19:1-7 Paul traveled to Ephesus after Apollos had left. Subsequently, Apollos returned to Ephesus while Paul was still working there (1 Cor 16:12 ). The two men had different personalities, gifts, and roles, but God worked through both of them. • Some believers in Ephesus still had an inadequate understanding of the Christian faith (cp. Acts 18:26 ) and did not receive the Holy Spirit when they believed . They had accepted John’s baptism , which called for repentance from sin , but had not received Christian baptism, which included the gift of the Holy Spirit. When Paul had instructed them further, they were able to receive Christian baptism (19:5 ) and the Holy Spirit (19:6 ).

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‏ Acts 19:1

Summary for Acts 19:1-7: 19:1-7 ^a Paul traveled to Ephesus after Apollos had left. Subsequently, Apollos returned to Ephesus while Paul was still working there (1 Cor 16:12 ^b). The two men had different personalities, gifts, and roles, but God worked through both of them.

• Some believers in Ephesus still had an inadequate understanding of the Christian faith (cp. Acts 18:26 ^c) and did not receive the Holy Spirit when they believed. They had accepted John’s baptism, which called for repentance from sin, but had not received Christian baptism, which included the gift of the Holy Spirit. When Paul had instructed them further, they were able to receive Christian baptism (19:5 ^d) and the Holy Spirit (19:6 ^e).