# Acts 19:6

> And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

— Acts 19:6, 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 2:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2/4
- Acts 6:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/6
- Mark 16:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/16/17
- 1 Timothy 5:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-timothy/5/22
- Acts 9:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/9/17
- 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/14/1
- 2 Timothy 1:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/1/6

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19/6
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/19
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).