Day 11 Prayer and Fasting Devo's

Acts 19:1-7
The Passion Translation
The Apostle Paul in Ephesus

19 While Apollos was ministering in Corinth, Paul traveled on through the regions of Turkey[a] until he arrived in Ephesus, where he found a group of twelve followers of Jesus.[b] 2 The first thing he asked them was “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?”

“No,” they replied. “We’ve not even heard of a holy spirit.”

3 Paul asked, “Then what was the meaning of your baptism?”[c]

They responded, “It meant that we would follow John’s teaching.”

4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was for those who were turning from their sins,[d] and he taught you to believe in and follow the one who was coming after him: Jesus the Anointed One.”[e]

5 When they understood this, they were baptized into the authority of Jesus, the Anointed One.[f] 6–7 And when Paul laid his hands on each of the twelve, the Holy Spirit manifested and they immediately spoke in tongues[g] and prophesied.[h