Acts 1:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Matt 3:11 : 11 Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
  • Acts 2:1-4 : 1 And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it. 3 And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them. 4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
  • Acts 11:15-16 : 15 And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first. 16 And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 12:13 : 13 For through the baptism of the one Spirit we were all formed into one body, Jews or Greeks, servants or free men, and were all made full of the same Spirit.
  • Titus 3:5 : 5 Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,
  • Acts 10:45 : 45 And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,
  • John 1:31 : 31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.
  • Mark 1:8 : 8 I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.
  • Joel 3:18 : 18 Put in the blade, for the grain is ready: come, get you down, for the wine-crusher is full, the vessels are overflowing; for great is their evil-doing.
  • Acts 2:16-21 : 16 But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel; 17 And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams: 18 And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets. 19 And wonders will be seen in heaven, and signs on the earth, blood and fire and smoke: 20 The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory: 21 And whoever makes his prayer to the Lord will have salvation.
  • Acts 19:4 : 4 And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:8-10
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    8 I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.

    9 And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

    10 And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

  • Acts 11:15-16
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    84%

    15 And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.

    16 And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 1:4
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    4 And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

  • Luke 3:16
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    16 John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

  • Matt 3:11
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    11 Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • Acts 1:8
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    8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Acts 10:47-48
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    77%

    47 Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

    48 And he gave orders for them to have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they kept him with them for some days.

  • Acts 2:38
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    38 And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.

  • John 1:31-33
    3 verses
    77%

    31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

    32 And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.

    33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 8:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15 Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:

    16 For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.

    17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.

  • John 7:39
    76%

    39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.

  • Acts 19:2-6
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    2 And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.

    3 And he said, What sort of baptism did you have? And they said, The baptism of John.

    4 And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.

    5 And hearing this, they had baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus.

    6 And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.

  • John 1:25-26
    2 verses
    74%

    25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

    26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

  • Luke 24:49
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    49 And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.

  • Acts 1:2
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    2 Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:

  • Matt 3:16
    73%

    16 And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

  • John 3:22
    73%

    22 After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.

  • Matt 3:13
    73%

    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

  • Acts 2:4
    73%

    4 And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

  • Acts 22:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.

    16 And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.

  • Acts 1:6
    73%

    6 So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?

  • Acts 2:16
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    16 But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

  • Acts 13:24
    72%

    24 For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

  • John 4:2
    72%

    2 (Though, in fact, it was his disciples who gave baptism, not Jesus himself),

  • Acts 2:33
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    33 And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

  • John 3:5
    72%

    5 Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.

  • 1 Cor 1:15
    71%

    15 So that no one may be able to say that you had baptism in my name.

  • Acts 2:1
    71%

    1 And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place.

  • Mark 1:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

    5 And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

  • John 20:22
    71%

    22 And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you:

  • 1 John 5:6
    70%

    6 This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.

  • John 3:26
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    26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

  • Mark 16:16
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    16 He who has faith and is given baptism will get salvation; but he who has not faith will be judged.

  • Acts 1:22
    70%

    22 Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.

  • Acts 10:44
    70%

    44 While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.