# Acts 19:4

> Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

— Acts 19:4, 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

- John 1:29-34 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/1/29
- Acts 1:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/1/5
- Acts 11:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/11/16
- Luke 3:16-18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/3/16
- John 1:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/1/7
- John 1:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/1/27
- John 3:28-36 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/3/28
- Acts 13:23-25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/23

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19/4
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).