Acts 19:2

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.

Ver. 2. Have ye received the Holy Ghost] That is, the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost in prophecy, tongues, &c., asActs 19:6 .

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Have ye received the Holy Spirit? - Have ye received the extraordinary effusions and miraculous influences of the Holy Spirit? Paul would not dou...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

He said unto them, Have ye received the (a) Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any H...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Other Followers of John the Baptist at Ephesus. Paul's return to Ephesus, promised in Acts 18:21 , is made a part of this anecdote. His movements...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Have ye received . Literally If (App-118. a) ye received. the Holy Ghost . Greek. pneuma hagion. No art. App-101. since ye believed . having b...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 2. Whether they had received the Holy Ghost. The end of the history doth show that Paul doth not speak in this place of the Spirit of rege...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the 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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He said unto them, Have ye received, &c.— St. Paul found at Ephesus twelve disciples, who either had been converted there, or, as is more pro...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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 H...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesus 1-41. Paul at Ephesus. Opposition of the manufacturers of idols. St. Paul, leaving Antioch in S. Galatia (see Acts 18:23 ), approached Ep...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Have ye received] RV 'did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed?' Of course they had heard of the Holy Ghost, but St. Paul means, had they exp...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? — Better, as connecting the two facts in the English as in the Greek, Did ye receive the Holy G...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Holy Spirit Working in Ephesus Acts 19:1-12 Paul had planted good seed at Corinth, and Apollos, in turn, had watered it, 1 Corinthians 3:6...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The result of the work of Apollos was manifest when Paul reached Ephesus. There he found a company of sincere disciples to Jesus as He had been revea...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE GOSPEL OF THE HOLY GHOST ‘Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?’ Acts 19:2 The Acts of the Apostles has been called ‘The Gosp...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

IGNORANCE INDEED ‘And they said unto him, We Have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.’ Acts 19:2 Such is the condition of...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He said unto them, have ye received the Holy Ghost ,.... Meaning, not the special regenerating and sanctifying grace of the Holy Ghost, for that is...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Having found certain disciples Who had been formerly baptized by John the Baptist, and since imperfectly instructed in Christianity, he said, Have...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Paul returned to Ephesus, as he had promised. Of course there was an assembly there already, as chapter 18:27 intimates; but he found certain discipl...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul at Ephesus. 1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Have ye received the Holy Ghost? The extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost, as prophesying, speaking with tongues, healing of the sick, &c., as...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And it came about that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples, and...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Ministry in Ephesus among The Disciples of John the Baptiser (19:1-7). Meanwhile Paul, having encouraged the churches in Phrygia-Galatia ar...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And they said to him, “No, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given.” ' Their reply explained why it was that there was no obvi...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 19:1 . While Apollos was at Corinth .—A note of time for the incidents narrated in the present chapter. The upper coasts...
Scofield Reference Notes

Have Not as in A.V, "since ye believed," but as in R.V. And margin reference, "Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed?" Paul was evid...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 19:2 I. Why should not each of us put this question to his own heart as a personal inquiry, as a question that ought to be answered as before...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 19:1 . Paul came to Ephesus, a city of Ionia, built by the Amezones. Its temple of Diana was one of the seven wonders of the world; but Pompe...
The Biblical Illustrator

And he went through Syria and Cilicia confirming the churches. Paul as a model for all gospel ministers He recognises the importance of-- I....
The Biblical Illustrator

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul … came to Ephesus. --Ephesus was the third capital and starting point of Christianity At Jerusalem Christianity...
The Biblical Illustrator

He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? Receiving the Holy Ghost I. The question itself. 1. Have we received a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 19:1 Country for coasts, A.V.; found for finding, A.V. and T.R. The upper country (τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη); the in...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul's Work at Ephesus. Acts 19:1-20 Paul's arrival at Ephesus:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 12:1 ; 1 Corinthians 6:19 ; 1 Samuel 3:7 ; Acts 10:44 ; Acts 11:15-17 ; Acts 19:5 ; Acts 2:17 ; Acts 2:38 ; Acts 2:39 ; Acts...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Have ye received the Holy Ghost? — The extraordinary gifts of the Spirit, as well as his sanctifying graces? We have not so much as heard — Whether...

² 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.

Related Commentaries of Acts 19:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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