Acts 19:2
and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
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ASV
and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given.
KJV
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἶπέν | eipen | he said | G2036 → |
| τε | te | also | G5037 → |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| αὐτούς· | autous | them; | G846 → |
| εἰ | ei | If | G1487 → |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | [the] Spirit | G4151 → |
| ἅγιον | hagion | Holy | G40 → |
| ἐλάβετε | elabete | did you receive | G2983 → |
| πιστεύσαντες; | pisteusantes | having believed? | G4100 → |
| οἱ | hoi | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| αὐτόν· | auton | him; | G846 → |
| ἀλλ᾽ | all᾽ | But | G235 → |
| οὐδ᾽ | oud᾽ | not even | G3761 → |
| εἰ | ei | that [a] | G1487 → |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | Spirit | G4151 → |
| ἅγιον | hagion | Holy | G40 → |
| ἔστιν | estin | there is | G1510 → |
| ἠκούσαμεν. | ēkousamen | did we hear. | G191 → |
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