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While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior provinces to get to the city of Ephesus. He met some disciples in Ephesus
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and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" They answered him, "No, we've never even heard of the Holy Spirit."
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Paul asked them, "What kind of baptism did you have?" They answered, "John's baptism."
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Paul said, "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. John told people to believe in Jesus, who was coming later."
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After they heard 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 to them, and they began to talk in other languages and to speak what God had revealed.
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About twelve men were in the group.
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For three months Paul would go into the synagogue and speak boldly. He had discussions with people to convince them about the kingdom of God.
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But when some people became stubborn, refused to believe, and had nothing good to say in front of the crowd about the way [of Christ], he left them. He took his disciples and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.