Acts 19:5

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. WHEN THEY HEARD THIS, THEY WERE BAPTIZED - not, however, by Paul himself (see ), IN (OR 'INTO') THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS - into the whole fullness of the new economy, as now opened up to their believing and teachable minds. (To the double baptism of these disciples we shall advert in the Remarks at the close of this section.)...

− 5._When they heard these things. _Because the men of old had conceived an opinion that the baptism of John and of Christ were diverse, it was no inconvenient − (356) thing for them to be baptized again, who were only prepared with the baptism of John. But that that diversity was falsely and wickedly by them believed, it appeareth by this, in that it was a pledge and token of the same adoption, and of the same newness of life, which we have at this day in our baptism; and, therefore, we do not read that Christ did baptize those again who came from John unto him. Moreover, Christ received baptism in his own flesh, that he might couple himself with us by that visible sign, ( Matthew 3:15) but if that reigned diversity be admitted, this singular benefit shall fall away and perish, that baptism is common to the Son of God and to us, or that we hav

1-7 Paul, at Ephesus, found some religious persons, who looked to Jesus as the Messiah. They had not been led to expect the miraculous powers of the Holy Ghost, nor were they informed that the gospel was especially the ministration of the Spirit. But they spake as ready to welcome the notice of it. Paul shows them that John never design that those he baptized should rest there, but told them that they should believe on Him who should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. They thankfully accepted the discovery, and were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. The Holy Ghost came upon them in a surprising, overpowering manner; they spake with tongues, and prophesied, as the apostles and the first Gentile coverts did. Though we do not now expect miraculous powers, yet all who profess to be disciples of Christ, should be called on to examine whether they have received the seal of the Ho...

Verse Acts 19:5. _WHEN THEY HEARD THIS_, c.] As there is no evidence in the New Testament of persons being _rebaptized_, unless this be one, many criticisms have been hazarded to prove that these persons were not _rebaptized_. I see no need of this. To be a _Christian_, a man must be baptized in the _Christian faith_: these persons had not been baptized into that faith, and therefore were not Christians: they felt this, and were immediately baptized _into the name of the_ _Lord Jesus_. This is a plain case but let one instance be produced of a person being rebaptized, who had _before_ been baptized in the name of the _holy Trinity_, or even in the _name of Jesus_ alone. In my view, it is an awful thing to _iterate baptism_ when it had been before _essentially_ performed: by "_essentially_ performed," I mean, administered by sprink...

WHEN THEY HEARD THIS - When they heard what Paul had said respecting the nature of John’s baptism. THEY WERE BAPTIZED ... - As there is no other instance in the New Testament of any persons having been rebaptized, it has been made a question by some critics whether it was done here; and they have supposed that all this is the narrative of Luke respecting what took place under the ministry of John: to wit, that he told them to believe on Christ Jesus, and then baptized them in his name. But this is a most forced construction; and it is evident that these persons were rebaptized by the direction of Paul. For: (1) This is the obvious interpretation of the passage - what would strike all persons as correct, unless there were some previous theory to support. (2) It was not a matter of fact that John baptized in the name of Christ Jesus

EXPOSITION ACTS 19:1 _Country _for _coasts, _A.V.; _found _for _finding, _A.V. and T.R. THE UPPER COUNTRY (τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη); the inland districts of Galatia and Phrygia, through which St. Paul journeyed on his way to Ephesus, as distinguished from the seacoast on which Ephesus stood. DISCIPLES. They were like Apollos, believers in the Lord Jesus through the preaching of John the Baptist. It looks as if they were companions of Apollos, and had come with him from Alexandria, perhaps for some purpose of trade or Commerce. ACTS 19:2 _And he said _for _he said, _A.V. and T.R.; _did ye receive _for _have ye received, _A.V.; _when _for _since, _A.V.

WHEN THEY HEARD THIS,.... That is, the people to whom John preached, his hearers; when they heard of the Messiah, and that Jesus was he, and that it became them to believe in him: THEY WERE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS; not the disciples that Paul found at Ephesus, but the hearers of John; for these are the words of the Apostle Paul, giving an account of John's baptism, and of the success of his ministry, showing, that his baptism was administered in the name of the Lord Jesus; and not the words of Luke the Evangelist, recording what followed upon his account of John's baptism; for then he would have made mention of the apostle's name, as he does in the next verse; and have said, when they heard this account, they were baptized by Paul in the name of the Lord Jesus: the historian reports two things, first what Paul said, which lies in Acts 19:4 then what he did,...

ACTS 19:5 VIhsou/ The Western text (î38 D 383 614 syrh with *) expands the brief statement, “they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,” by continuing Cristou/ (not î38) eivj a;fesin a`martiw/n. The addition, though intended to be edifying, is inept, because these persons had previously received John’s baptism for the remission of sins....

CHAPTER 19 _ 1. The second visit of Paul to Ephesus. The twelve disciples of John (Acts 19:1)._ 2. The Apostle's continued labors. The separation of the disciples. The Province Asia evangelized (Acts 19:8). 3. The Power of God and the Power of Satan (Acts 19:11). 4. Paul plans to go to Jerusalem and to visit Rome (Acts 19:21). 5. The opposition and riot at Ephesus (Acts 19:23). The disciples whom Paul found at Ephesus were disciples of John. The question the Apostle asked them has often been made the foundation of wrong teach

OTHER FOLLOWERS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST AT EPHESUS. Paul's return to Ephesus, promised in Acts 18:21, is made a part of this anecdote. His movements were not fully known, as we saw in Acts 18:21. [101] The story is, like that of Apollos, obscure; it exhibits a bizarre form of early Christianity (_cf._ Acts 8:14 ff.). For into John's baptism we should expect into John's name. Speaking with tongues indicates (as in Acts 10:45 f.) the descent of the Spirit. The whole story is primitive. [101] D reads here: When Paul wished to follow his own plan and to travel to Jerusalem, the Spirit said to him to return to Asia, and he went