Acts 1:5 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Acts 1:3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over forty days and speaking about the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Acts 1:4 And gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;

Acts 1:5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Acts 1:6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

Acts 1:7 But He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set by His own authority;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "john", "baptized", "water", "holy", and "days". 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 gathering them together He commanded them..." into verse 6's "So when they had come together they...", 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.