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Mark 1:8

BaptismThe Holy Spirit

6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
KJV
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
WEB
I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”
ASV
I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
DARBY
*I* indeed have baptised you with water, but *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit.
BLB
I baptized you⁺ in water, but He will baptize you⁺ in the Holy Spirit.”
ÅB
Jeg har døpt dere med vann, men han skal døpe dere med den Hellige Ånd.
OTB
Jeg døper dere med vann, men han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd.”
B1930
Jeg har døpt eder med vann, men han skal døpe eder med den Hellige Ånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 1:5

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

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  • 1 Corinthians 12:13

    For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

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  • Acts 19:4–6

    Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

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  • Acts 2:4

    And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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  • Acts 10:45

    And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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  • Joel 2:28

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

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  • Acts 11:15–16

    And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

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  • Ezekiel 36:25–27

    Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

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