Acts 11:16

and I recalled the saying of the Master – “John baptised with water, but you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.”

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In The King James Version

Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

In Context

15I had but just begun to speak,’ continued Peter, ‘when the Holy Spirit fell on them, exactly as on us at the first;

17Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master – who was I that I could thwart God?’

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Cross References

Joel 3:18In that day, the mountains will drop sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, all the channels of Judah will flow with water, a fountain will spring from the house of Judah, and will water the Valley of Shittim.

Mark 1:8I have baptised you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.’

Luke 24:8Then they remembered the words of Jesus,

John 1:33I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptise with water, he said to me “He on whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him – he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit.”

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:2-19

Peter's Vindication. 1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, 3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, 5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great… Read the whole commentary →

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