Acts 1:5 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Acts 1:3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God.

Acts 1:4 And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth.

Acts 1:5 For John indeed baptized with water: but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.

Acts 1:6 They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Israel?

Acts 1:7 But he said to them: It is not for you to know the time or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power:

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And eating together with them he commanded..." into verse 6's "They therefore who were come together asked...", so "john" and "indeed" 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 "john" and "indeed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.