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

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Baptized with water (εβαπτισεν υδατ)

and with the Holy Ghost (εν πνευματ βαπτισθησεσθε αγιω). The margin h…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For John truly baptized, etc. These are the words of Jesus to his apostles; and he evidently has reference to what was said of John's bapt…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

John truly baptized with water.—See Note on Matthew 3:11. The words threw the disciples back upon their recollection of their firs…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

They had not got rid of their old ideas concerning a kingdom visible among men; they still clung to the idea of a temporal kingdom for Israel. Ther…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The statement appears to come from Mk 1:8 , where it is part of the me age of John the Baptist. One could take v.5 as an explanatory comment on Luk…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Because John truly, Christ repeats this to his apostles from John’s own words. For some of them had heard from John’s mouth what the Evang…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For John truly baptized with water
Or "in water", as he himself says, (Matthew 3:11) John's baptism was …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Our Lord told the disciples the work they were to do. The apostles met together at Jerusalem; Christ having ordered them not to depart from there, …

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