Acts 1:5

Because, John, indeed, immersed with water; but, ye, in Holy Spirit shall be immersed,—after not many of these days.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

In Context

4And being in company with them he charged them, from Jerusalem, not to absent themselves, but—To abide around the promise of the Father which ye have heard of me,

6They, therefore, having come together, began to question him, saying—Lord! art thou at this time duly establishing the kingdom unto Israel?

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Cross References

Joel 2:28And it shall come to pass, afterwards, I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters, shall prophesy,—your old men, shall dream, dreams, your young men, shall see, visions;

Matthew 3:11I, indeed, am immersing you, in water, unto repentance,—but, he who, after me, cometh is, mightier than I, whose, sandals, I am not worthy to bear, he, will immerse you, in Holy Spirit and fire:

Luke 3:16John answered, saying unto all—I, indeed, in water, am immersing you, but he that is mightier than I, cometh, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose,—he, will immerse you in Holy Spirit and fire:

Acts 2:1And, when the day of pentecost was filling up [the number of days] they were all together with one intent;—

Acts 10:45And the faithful, of the circumcision, who had come with Peter, were amazed,—in that, upon the nations also, the free-gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out;

Acts 19:4Then said Paul—John, immersed with an immersion of repentance, unto the people, saying, that, on him who was coming after him, they should believe,—that is, on Jesus.

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:2-6

Acts to Revelation PREFACE Acts to Revelation After much expectation, and many enquiries, the last volume of the late reverend Mr. Henry's Exposition now appears in the world. The common disadvantages that attend posthumous productions will doubtless be discerned in this; but we hope, though there are diversities of gifts, there will be found to be the same spirit. Some of the relations and hearers of that excellent person have been at the pains of transcribing the notes they took in short-hand of this part of the… Read the whole commentary →

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