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Acts 19:2

NETBible	and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”¹ They replied,² “No, we have not even³ heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
NIV © biblegateway Act 19:2	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."
NASB © biblegateway Act 19:2	He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said to him, "No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit."
NLT © biblegateway Act 19:2	"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" he asked them. "No," they replied, "we don’t know what you mean. We haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
MSG © biblegateway Act 19:2	The first thing he said was, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? Did you take God into your mind only, or did you also embrace him with your heart? Did he get inside you?" "We've never even heard of that--a Holy Spirit? God within us?"
BBE © SABDAweb Act 19:2	And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 19:2	He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" They replied, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
NKJV © biblegateway Act 19:2	he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" So they said to him, "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit."
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KJV	He said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> them <846>_, <1487> Have ye received <2983> (5627) the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> since ye believed <4100> (5660)_? And <1161> they said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> him <846>_, <235> We have <191> (0) not so much as <3761> heard <191> (5656) whether <1487> there be any <2076> (5748) Holy <40> Ghost <4151>_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 19:2	He said <3004> to them, "Did you receive <2983> the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> when you believed <4100> ?" And they said to him, "No <3761> , we have not even <3761> heard <191> whether <1487> there is a Holy <40> Spirit <4151> ."
NET [draft] ITL	and <5037> said <2036> to <4314> them <846> , “Did <1487> you receive <2983> the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> when <4100> you believed <4100> ?” They replied, “No, we have <191> not even <3761> heard <191> that there is <1510> a Holy <40> Spirit <4151> .”
GREEK	eipen prov autouv ei pneuma agion elabete de prov auton all oud ei pneuma agion estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S hkousamen <191> (5656) V-AAI-1P

NETBible

and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”¹ They replied,² “No, we have not even³ heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

NET Notes

¹tn The participle πιστεύσαντες (pisteusante") is taken temporally.

²tn Grk “they [said] to him” (the word “said” is implied in the Greek text).

³tn This use of ἀλλά (alla) is ascensive and involves an ellipsis (BDAG 45 s.v. ἀλλά 3): “No, [not only did we not receive the Spirit,] but also we have not heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” However, this is lengthy and somewhat awkward in English, and the ascensive meaning can be much more easily represented by including the word “even” after the negation. Apparently these disciples were unaware of the provision of the Spirit that is represented in baptism. The language sounds like they did not know about a Holy Spirit, but this seems to be only linguistic shorthand for not knowing about the Spirit’s presence (Luke 3:15-18). The situation is parallel to that of Apollos. Apollos and these disciples represent those who “complete” their transition to messianic faith as Jews.