Paul Finds Disciples of John the Baptist in Ephesus

19 And it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions and[fn] came[fn] to Ephesus and found some disciples. 2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you[fn] believed?” And they said to him, “But we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit!” 3 And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And they said, “Into the baptism of John.” 4 And Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who was to come after him—that is, in Jesus.” 5 And when they[fn] heard this,[fn] they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when[fn] Paul laid hands[fn] on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to speak[fn] in tongues and to prophesy. 7 (Now the total number of men was about twelve.)

8 So he entered into the synagogue and[fn] was speaking boldly for three months, discussing and attempting to convince[fn] them[fn] concerning[fn] the kingdom of God. 9 But when some became hardened and were disobedient, reviling the Way before the congregation, he departed from them and[fn] took away the disciples, leading discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 And this took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia[fn] heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.