Acts 1:5 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Acts 1:3 To whom he also showed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:

Acts 1:4 and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [said he], ye heard from me:

Acts 1:5 For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

Acts 1:6 They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?

Acts 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "john", "indeed", "baptized", "water", "shall", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "john", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "and being assembled together with them he..." into verse 6's "They therefore when they were come together...", so "Spirit" and "john" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "john" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.