Paul in Ephesus
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples
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and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
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So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John’s baptism,” they replied.
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Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
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On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
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There were about twelve men in all.
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Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
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But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.