Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 19]
on him that should come after him, that is on Jesus} (\eis ton
erchomenon met' auton hina pisteus•sin, tout' estin eis ton
I•soun\). Note the emphatic prolepsis of \eis ton erchomenon met'
auton\ before \hina pisteus•sin\ with which it is construed. This
is John's identical phrase, "the one coming after me" as seen in
Mr 1:7; Mt 3:11; Lu 3:16; Joh 1:15. It is not clear that these
"disciples" believed in a Messiah, least of all in Jesus. They
were wholly unprepared for the baptism of John. Paul does not
mean to say that John's baptism was inadequate, but he simply
explains what John really taught and so what his baptism
signified.
19:5 {The name of the Lord Jesus} (\to onoma ton kuriou I•sou\).
Apollos was not rebaptized. The twelve apostles were not
rebaptized. Jesus received no other baptism than that of John.
The point here is simply that these twelve men were grossly
ignorant of the meaning of John's baptism as regards repentance,
the Messiahship of Jesus, the Holy Spirit. Hence Paul had them
baptized, not so much again, as really baptized this time, in the
name or on the authority of the Lord Jesus as he had himself
commanded (Mt 28:19) and as was the universal apostolic custom.
Proper understanding of "Jesus" involved all the rest including
the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Luke does not give a
formula, but simply explains that now these men had a proper
object of faith (Jesus) and were now really baptized.
19:6 {When Paul had laid his hands upon them} (\epithentos autois
tou Paulou cheiras\). Genitive absolute of second aorist active
participle of \epitith•mi\. This act of laying on of the hands
was done in Samaria by Peter and John (8:16) and in Damascus in
the case of Paul (9:17) and was followed as here by the descent
of the Holy Spirit in supernatural power. {They spake with
tongues} (\elaloun gl•ssais\). Inchoative imperfect, began to
speak with tongues as in Jerusalem at Pentecost and as in
Caesarea before the baptism. {Prophesied} (\eproph•teuon\).
Inchoative imperfect again, began to prophesy. The speaking with
tongues and prophesying was external and indubitable proof that
the Holy Spirit had come on these twelve uninformed disciples now
fully won to the service of Jesus as Messiah. But this baptism in
water did not "convey" the Holy Spirit nor forgiveness of sins.
Paul was not a sacramentalist.
19:8 {Spake boldly} (\eparr•siazeto\). Imperfect middle, kept on
at it for three months. Cf. same word in 18:26. {Persuading}
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