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And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples

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he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" So they said to him, "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit."

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And he said to them, "Into what then were you baptized?" So they said, "Into John's baptism."

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Then Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus."

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When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

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Now the men were about twelve in all.

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And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God.