In Acts 19:6, what did believers do when Paul laid hands on them?

In Acts 19:6, what did believers do when Paul laid hands on them?

• A. They spoke in tongues and prophesied
• B. They spoke in tongues only
• C. They prophesied only
• D. They were baptized in water

Answer: (A)

Receiving the Holy Spirit is evidenced here by the immediate outward gifts that accompany the laying on of hands. After these believers heard Paul’s message, they were baptized in the name of Jesus, and when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them. The visible expressions were speaking in tongues and prophesying, showing both the reception of the Spirit and the release of spiritual gifts in the early church. This aligns with the Pentecostal pattern that Spirit baptism is accompanied by gifts such as tongues and prophecy. Water baptism had already occurred earlier, and the moment described focuses on the Spirit’s coming and these two gifts rather than on baptism itself.

Receiving the Holy Spirit is evidenced here by the immediate outward gifts that accompany the laying on of hands. After these believers heard Paul’s message, they were baptized in the name of Jesus, and when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them. The visible expressions were speaking in tongues and prophesying, showing both the reception of the Spirit and the release of spiritual gifts in the early church. This aligns with the Pentecostal pattern that Spirit baptism is accompanied by gifts such as tongues and prophecy. Water baptism had already occurred earlier, and the moment described focuses on the Spirit’s coming and these two gifts rather than on baptism itself.