Acts 19:4

“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.”

"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." - Acts 19:4
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What does Acts 19:4 mean?

Acts 19:4 (KJV) reads, "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." This verse is a part of the narrative in Acts 19, which describes Paul's…

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The True Meaning of Baptism: A Call to Faith in Christ

In Acts 19:4, we find Paul declaring an important truth regarding the nature of baptism and its link to genuine faith in Jesus Christ. The verse states, "Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him…

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A Prayer of Faith and Repentance in Christ Jesus

Heavenly Father, We come before Your throne of grace today, echoing the profound words of Scripture as we seek to understand and embody the truth found in Acts 19:4, where Paul speaks of John the Baptist’s message, saying, "John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance…

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Acts 19:4 - "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."
Acts 4:19 - "But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye."
Acts 19: 11
Acts 19:11
Acts 19:7 - "And all the men were about twelve."
Acts 4:30
Acts 4:30
Acts 4:30
Acts 2:4
Acts 4:30
Acts 19:11 - "And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:"
Acts 19:20 - "So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed."
Acts 19:18 - "And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds."
Acts 1:4-5
Acts 19:23 - "And the same time there arose no small stir about that way."
Acts 19:5 - "When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus."
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Acts 2:4
Acts 2:4
Acts 19:41 - "And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly."
Acts 26:19 - "Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:"
Acts 27:19 - "And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship."
Acts 4:8-12
Acts 19:30 - "And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not."
Acts 5:19 - "But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,"
Acts 19:36 - "Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly."
Acts 19:19 - "Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver."
Acts 18:19 - "And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews."
Acts 19:14 - "And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so."