Acts 1:5

King James Version (KJV)

For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Translations

Acts 1:5 - Amplified Bible

For John baptized with water, but not many days from now you shall be baptized with (placed in, introduced into) the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1:5 - American Standard Version

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

Acts 1:5 - Bible in Basic English

For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.

Acts 1:5 - Darby Bible

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

Acts 1:5 - English Standard Version

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

Acts 1:5 - King James Version

For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Acts 1:5 - La Biblia de las Americas

pues Juan bautizò con agua, pero vosotros seréis bautizados con el Espìritu Santo dentro de pocos dìas.

Acts 1:5 - The Message

Acts 1:5 - New American Standard Bible

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

Acts 1:5 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

porque Juan bautizò con agua, pero ustedes serán bautizados con el Espìritu Santo dentro de pocos dìas."

Acts 1:5 - World English Bible

For John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

Acts 1:5 - Young's Living Translation

because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit -- after not many days.`

Acts 1:5 - Additional Comments

Pentecost is the fiftieth day of Passover. It had been about 42 days since the Passover. Pentecost is when they are baptized in the Holy Spirit (vs 2:1).
Those days (about 8) between the ascension and Pentecost must have felt strange. Jesus was gone, they had been given their charter from Him, yet they were to wait, not to act yet. What were they waiting for? How long were they to wait? Jesus told them not many days, but He also implied His return would be imminent, too. What were they thinking or doing in those few days?
They had already received the Holy Spirit - see notes on John 20:22. At this Pentecost they are filled with the Holy Spirit.
The Bible does not actually use the term "baptism of the Spirit" very often. John the Baptist predicted that Jesus would come and baptize with the Spirit and with fire (Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:33). In this verse, Jesus recalled John's words, and told His followers that they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from then. This was soon fulfiled (vs 2:4). The only other mention in Acts 11:16, referring back to Pentecost, explaining that Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, had an experience very similar to the Pentecost manifestations.

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