Acts 11:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 11:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐμνήσθην
mimnḗskō
G3403
to remind
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ῥήματος
rhēma
G4487
word
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἔλεγεν
légō
G3004
to say
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
ἐβάπτισεν
baptízō
G907
to baptize
ὕδατι
hýdōr
G5204
water
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
βαπτισθήσεσθε
baptízō
G907
to baptize
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πνεύματι
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἁγίῳ
hágios
G40
saint
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he was saying, ‘John indeed baptized with water; but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).