Acts 19:7
And all the men were about twelve.
Acts 19:7 in other translations
| BSB | There were about twelve men in all. |
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| WEB | They were about twelve men in all. |
| ASV | And they were in all about twelve men. |
| YLT | and all the men were, as it were, twelve. |
| DARBY | And all the men were about twelve. |
| BBE | And there were about twelve of these men. |
| Webster | And all the men were about twelve. |
What does Acts 19:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:5-7
5-7. When they heard this--not the mere words reported in Ac 19:4, but the subject expounded according to the tenor of those words. they were baptized--not however by Paul himself (1Co 1:14). in the name of the Lord Jesus--into the whole fulness of the new economy, as now opened up to their believing minds.
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 19:1-7
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…
Acts 19:7 in the original Greek
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Context
- Acts 19:6
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
- Acts 19:7
And all the men were about twelve.
- Acts 19:8
And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Acts 19:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y eran en todos como unos doce hombres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils étaient en tout environ douze hommes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es waren aber insgesamt etwa zwölf Männer. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Erant autem omnes viri fere duodecim. |