Acts 1:5

For John truly baptized with water,.... Or "in water", as he himself says, Mat 3:11 John's baptism was water baptism, an immersion of persons in water: he was the first administrator of it, and…

For John truly baptized ... - These are the words of Jesus to his apostles, and he evidently has reference to what was said of John’s baptism compared with his own in Mat 3:11; Joh 1:33. In those…

Ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence - This must refer to some conversation that is not distinctly related by the evangelists; as these identical words do not occur in any of…

In these verses, I. Theophilus is put in mind, and we in him, of St. Luke's gospel, which it will be of use for us to cast an eye upon before we enter upon the study of this book, that we may not only…

ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost Thus was now to be fulfilled that of which John the Baptist had spoken (Mat 3:11), "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." Such an event,…