Acts 1:5 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Acts 1:3 to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;

Acts 1:4 and, being assembled with [them], commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which [said he] ye have heard of me.

Acts 1:5 For John indeed baptised with water, but *ye* shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.

Acts 1:6 They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?

Acts 1:7 And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "john", "indeed", "baptised", "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 with them commanded them..." into verse 6's "They therefore being come together asked him...", 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.