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亚波罗在哥林多的时候,保罗经过了上边一带地方,就来到以弗所。在那里遇见几个门徒。
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples
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问他们说,你们信的时候,受了圣灵没有。他们回答说,没有,也未曾听见有圣灵赐下来
and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
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保罗说,这样,你们受的是什么洗呢?他们说,是约翰的洗。
So Paul asked, "Then what baptism did you receive?John's baptism," they replied.
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保罗说,约翰所行的是悔改的洗,告诉百姓,当信那在他以后要来的,就是耶稣。
Paul said, "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus."
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他们听见这话,就奉主耶稣的名受洗。
On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
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保罗按手在他们头上,圣灵便降在他们身上。他们就说方言,又说预言。(或作又讲道)。
When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
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一共约有十二个人。