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Acts 19:3 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Acts 19:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 19 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.”
Acts 19:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 19:3
Unto what then were ye baptized?—Paul's diagnostic question exposes the gap between John's preparatory baptism and Christian baptism in Jesus' name. The phrase John's baptism (τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου) referred to the baptism of repentance pointing forward to Messiah, valid in its time but now superseded by the reality it anticipated. These disciples remained in the preparatory stage, unaware that Messiah had come, died, risen, and sent His Spirit. Paul's question demonstrates that Christian initiation requires acknowledgment of Christ's completed work and reception of the Spirit, not merely ethica...
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Cross-References for Acts 19:3
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“he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus”
“Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea”
“and make disciples of all nations”
“whether Jews or Greeks”
“(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)”
“John the Baptizer came”