# Acts 19:2

> and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

— Acts 19:2, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Ephesus** (Asia · today Selçuk) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/ephesus

## When

- c. AD 52-57 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The third journey; Acts 19:8-10 gives three months and then two years in Ephesus.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Acts 11:15-17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/15
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/6/19
- Galatians 3:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/3/5
- 1 Samuel 3:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-samuel/3/7
- John 7:39 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/7/39
- Acts 19:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19/5
- Acts 2:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2/17
- Acts 2:38-39 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2/38

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19/2
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).