King James Version
Acts 19:6 in the King James Version says “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.”
Acts 19:6 · KJV
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
And all the men were about twelve.
And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“when Paul”
G3972(little; but remotely from a derivative of g3973, meaning the same); paulus, the name of a roman and of an apostle
“his hands”
G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by hebraism) a means or instrument)
“came”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“Ghost”
G4151a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin
“the Holy”
G40sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
“on”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“with tongues”
G1100the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“prophesied”
G4395to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office
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