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Acts 11:16

Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

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ἐμνήσθηνemnēsthēnremembered Iμιμνῄσκομαι (mimnēskomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “remembered I”, a single actionG3403I remember, call to mind, recall, mention.remembered Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ῥήματοςrhēmatosdeclarationῥῆμα (rhēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “declaration”, the of-formG4487a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἔλεγενelegento speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.μὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.ἐβάπτισενebaptisenshall be baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be baptized”, a single actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.shall be baptizedὕδατιhudatiwaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “water”, the to- or for-formG5204water.ὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.βαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheto baptizeβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, future passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “to baptize”, an action still aheadG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.This verse uses “baptize”.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withπνεύματιpneumatiGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίῳhagiōholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, John indeed did baptize with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, John indeed did baptize with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit;

World English Bible

I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘ John indeed baptized in water , but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit .’

Darby Translation

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with [the] Holy Spirit.

Douay-Rheims

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said: John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

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