^{1 Ref} And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:

^{2 Ref} and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they `said' unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was `given'.

^{3 Ref} And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

^{4 Ref} And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.

^{5 Ref} And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

^{6 Ref} And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

⁷ And they were in all about twelve men.

^{8 Ref} And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading `as to' the things concerning the kingdom of God.

^{9 Ref} But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

^{10 Ref} And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

^{11 Ref} And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

^{12 Ref} insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.