Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

International Standard Version

because John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit a few days from now."

A Conservative Version

Because John indeed immersed in water, but ye will be immersed in Holy Spirit after not many of these days.

American Standard Version

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

Amplified

For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized and empowered and united with the Holy Spirit, not long from now.”

An Understandable Version

For [Jesus had said, Matt. 3:11], "John immersed you [men] in water but [this time] you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit, and [it will happen] in just a few more days."

Anderson New Testament

for John indeed immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, not many days hence.

Bible in Basic English

For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.

Common New Testament

for John baptized with water, but before many days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

Daniel Mace New Testament

" for John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the holy ghost, not many days hence."

Darby Translation

For John indeed baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.

Godbey New Testament

that John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Goodspeed New Testament

"for John baptized people in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the holy Spirit."

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

For John truly immersed in water; and ye shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit not after these many days.

King James 2000

For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit {not many days from now}."

Modern King James verseion

For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For John baptised with water but ye shall be baptised with the holy ghost, and that within this few days."

Moffatt New Testament

"for John baptized with water, but not many days after this you shall be baptized with the holy Spirit."

Montgomery New Testament

"For John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence."

NET Bible

For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

New Heart English Bible

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

Noyes New Testament

for John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

Sawyer New Testament

that John baptized indeed with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit after a few days.

The Emphasized Bible

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

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For John indeed baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost not many days after the present.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For, while John baptized with water, you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit before many days have passed."

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For John indeed baptized with water, but before many days have passed you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

Williams New Testament

"for John baptized people in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit."

World English Bible

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

Worrell New Testament

because John, indeed, immersed in water, but ye shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, not many days hence."

Worsley New Testament

for John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall within a few days be baptized with the holy Spirit.

Youngs Literal Translation

because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit -- after not many days.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

μέν 
men 
indeed, verily, truly, not tr,
Usage: 63

βαπτίζω 
Baptizo 
Usage: 65

with water
ὕδωρ ὕδατος 
Hudor 
Usage: 63

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120

βαπτίζω 
Baptizo 
Usage: 65

with
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the
πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

G40
ἅγιος 
Hagios 
Usage: 209

πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

ἡμέρα 
hemera 
day, daily 9, time, not tr,
Usage: 287

Devotionals

Devotionals about Acts 1:5

Images Acts 1:5

Prayers for Acts 1:5

Context Readings

Jesus Ascends To Heaven

4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

Cross References

Matthew 3:11

“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Luke 3:16

John answered and said to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Acts 2:1-4

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

1 Corinthians 12:13

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Titus 3:5

He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Joel 2:28-32

It will come about after this
That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.

Joel 3:18

And in that day
The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
And the hills will flow with milk,
And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water;
And a spring will go out from the house of the Lord
To water the valley of Shittim.

Mark 1:8

I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

John 1:31

I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.”

Acts 2:16-21

but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:

Acts 10:45

All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

Acts 11:15-16

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.

Acts 19:4

Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

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