Acts 19:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ So he asked, “·What kind of baptism did you have [^LInto what were you baptized]?”

They said, “·It was the baptism that John taught [^LInto John’s baptism].” [^CThese followers of John the Baptist either (1) knew only of John’s ministry but had not heard that Jesus was the Messiah, or less likely, (2) believed in Jesus as Messiah, but had not been baptized in his name to receive the Holy Spirit.]

⁴ Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of ·changed hearts and lives [repentance; ^Cin preparation for the Messiah]. He told people to believe in the one who would come after him, and that one is Jesus.”

⁵ When they heard this, they were baptized ·in [or into] the name of the Lord Jesus.