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Selected Verse: Acts 19:3 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 19:3 |
King James |
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Unto what - Unto what faith or doctrine. What did you profess to believe when you were baptized?
Unto John's baptism - See the notes on Act 18:25. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Unto what (εἰς τί)
Rev., more correctly into. See on Mat 28:19.
John
The last mention of John the Baptist in the New Testament.. "Here, at last, he wholly gives place to Christ" (Bengel). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Into what were ye baptized - Into what dispensation? To the sealing of what doctrine? Into John's baptism - We were baptized by John and believe what he taught. |
25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: