Acts

Acts 11:15–16

¹⁵As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning. ¹⁶Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’^c

Footnotes

c 11:16 Or ‘John baptized in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’Acts 1:5|ACT 1:5

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Acts 11:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
began	ἄρξασθαί	arxasthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G756 I begin
to speak	λαλεῖν	lalein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2980 I speak, say
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Holy	Ἅγιον	Hagion	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
fell	ἐπέπεσεν	epepesen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1968 I fall upon, press upon
upon	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
just as	ὥσπερ	hōsper	Adverb	G5618 just as, as
upon	ἐφ’	eph’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
at	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
beginning	ἀρχῇ	archē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning

Acts 11:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I remembered	ἐμνήσθην	emnēsthēn	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular	G3403 I remember, recall
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
word	ῥήματος	rhēmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4487 a thing spoken
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
how	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
He said	ἔλεγεν	elegen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
John	Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
baptized	ἐβάπτισεν	ebaptisen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
with water	ὕδατι	hydati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G5204 water
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
will be baptized	βαπτισθήσεσθε	baptisthēsesthe	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Holy	Ἁγίῳ	Hagiō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματι	Pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

Cross-references

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Acts 11:15 Acts 19:6 · Acts 10:34–46 · Acts 2:2–12

Acts 11:16 Acts 1:5 · Mark 1:8 · Proverbs 1:23 · Luke 3:16 · Matthew 3:11 · 1 Corinthians 12:13 · John 14:26 · Joel 3:18 · Ezekiel 36:25 · John 1:26 · Acts 19:2–4 · John 1:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.