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Acts 19:1

It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples.

Disciples. These disciples or followers of John the Baptist had been baptized with water for repentance in (see verse 3). They had not heard the good news of Christ (verses 4–5).

Acts 19:2

He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

(sebuah) Did you receive the Holy Spirit? “Have you been born again?”

The identifying characteristic of any believer is not circumcision, church attendance, or water baptism but the presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit (2 Tim. 1:14). “If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him” (Rom. 8:9). When you were put into Christ, he gave you his Spirit (Eph. 1:13). You are either a new creation, or you are not. There is no such thing as a believer who has not received the Holy Spirit. In Christ, you are complete (Col. 2:10). A believer no more needs to be baptized in the Holy Spirit than they need to be born again.

These Ephesian disciples had heard about John the Baptist (see next verse) but not Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit. They did not know the Messiah had come, died, and risen again. They had not heard about the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost.

(b) The Holy Spirit is also known as the Spirit of God or the Spirit of Christ; see masuk for John 14:26.

(c) When you believed. Although they lived far from Judea, they had heard the call to repent and had responded in faith. They were Old Testament believers who were ready to hear the good news of Christ.

Acts 19:3

And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And they said, “Into John’s baptism.”

(sebuah) John; Lihat masuk for Mark 1:4.

(b) John’s baptism of water prophetically foreshadowed the baptism of the Holy Spirit. See masuk for Mark 1:8.

Acts 19:6

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.

(sebuah) The Holy Spirit is also known as the Spirit of God or the Spirit of Christ; see masuk for John 14:26.

(b) Tongues. Speaking in unknown tongues is evidence of the indwelling Holy Spirit. This spiritual gift has been evident since the birth of the church. See also the masuk for 1 Cor. 12:10.

(c) Prophesying. The gift of prophecy is the ability to impart truth from God’s heart in a way that encourages, strengthens, and comforts people (see masuk for 1 Cor. 13:2).

Acts 19:8

And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

Kerajaan Tuhan identik dengan kerajaan surga; melihat masuk for Matt. 3:2.

Acts 19:9

But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the people, he withdrew from them and took away the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

Disciples. The first Christians called themselves disciples or followers, which was a holdover from the time when people followed Jesus. However, none of the New Testament epistle writers used this word. See masuk for Acts 6:1.

Acts 19:10

This took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

(sebuah) Asia; Lihat masuk for Acts 2:9.

(b) Heard the word. The first person to believe the gospel in Asia was a man called Epaenetus (Rom. 16:5).

(c) The word of the Lord is synonymous with the word of God. The gospel of Jesus, in other words. See masuk for Acts 12:24.

Acts 19:13

But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

Preaches. Kata aslinya (kerusso) berarti mengumumkan sebagai pembawa pesan publik. Ini adalah salah satu dari tiga kata yang biasa diterjemahkan sebagai “berkhotbah” atau “berkhotbah” dalam Perjanjian Baru. Melihat masuk for Acts 5:42.

Acts 19:15

And the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

(sebuah) I recognize Jesus. Demons and evil spirits are terrified of God and his Son; see masuk for Matt. 8:29.

(b) I know about Paul. Demons are wary of God’s children.

Paul was developing quite a reputation with his extraordinary miracles (Acts 19:11). But it is not our reputation or accomplishments that cases demons to flee. Our spiritual authority comes from the Lord. Just as darkness flees from the light, demons want nothing to do with the righteous children of God.

The seven sons of Sceva were unbelievers. Although they were religious, they had no relationship with the Lord. They may have had some success using the Lord’s name to frighten a few demons but on this occasion their charade was exposed. They were relying on the flesh to fight a spiritual battle and they lost.

How do we cast out demons? This work, along with every other, is grounded in “the work” of believing in Jesus (John 6:29). Trust in the Lord and demons will flee (Mark 16:17).

Acts 19:20

So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and prevailing.

(sebuah) The word of the Lord; Lihat masuk for Acts 12:24.

(b) Growing mightily. The Christians of the early church bore witness to the great fruitfulness of the gospel (Acts 12:24, 13:49, 19:10). By the time Paul wrote to the Colossians, the gospel was bearing fruit all over the world (Col. 1:6).

Acts 19:21

Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

Purposed in the Spirit. To the natural mind, Jerusalem was not a good place for Paul to visit. On a previous visit the Lord had told him to leave this hotbed of religious zealotry and go far away (Acts 22:18). But sometime later Paul felt “bound by the Spirit” to return to Jerusalem (Acts 20:22). He felt compelled to go. Not even the warnings of bondage could deter him (Acts 21:11–14).

Acts 19:28

When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

(sebuah) Rage. The grace of God provokes wrath among the religious and self-righteous (see masuk for Luke 4:28).

(b) Great is Artemis. At the end of days there will be two kinds of people; the righteous and the enraged. Those who are cast away will not be stunned and silent, they will be defiant and wrathful. They will be gnashing their teeth and shouting things like “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.”

Acts 19:29

The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.

Aristarchus was a Macedonian from Thessalonica. See masuk for Acts 27:2.

Acts 19:30

And when Paul wanted to go into the assembly, the disciples would not let him.

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Acts 19