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Acts 19:2

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KJV ORIGINAL

He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He asked them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?' They were like, 'Wait, what? We haven't even heard that there IS a Holy Spirit.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes we're missing out on things we didn't even know existed.

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