Acts 19:5
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Cross-references
In Acts 19:2, these disciples lacked knowledge of the Holy Spirit, explaining why they needed rebaptism and later the Spirit's reception.
Acts 2:38 prescribes baptism in Jesus' name for forgiveness, which is exactly what is performed in Acts 19:5.
Acts 8:12 records baptism upon belief in Jesus' name, paralleling the immediate baptism in Jesus' name in Acts 19:5.
Acts 8:16 also uses 'baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus', the same phrase as Acts 19:5.
In 1 Corinthians 1:13-15, Paul warns against being baptized into human names, reinforcing that baptism is into Christ's name alone.
In Matthew 3:6, John baptizes with water for repentance — the very baptism these disciples had before being rebaptized in Jesus' name.
In Luke 3:16, John foretells baptism with the Holy Spirit; Acts 19:5-6 shows its fulfillment through baptism in Jesus and laying on of hands.
Romans 6:3 explains baptism into Christ's death, the theological reality behind the baptism in Jesus' name in Acts 19:5.
In Romans 6:4, baptism is linked to burial with Christ, giving theological depth to the baptismal act in Acts 19:5.
In 1 Corinthians 10:2, Israel's crossing is called 'baptized into Moses', a typological foreshadowing of Christian baptism into Christ.