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

What does Acts 1:5 mean?

Our Lord told the disciples the work they were to do. The apostles met together at Jerusalem; Christ having ordered them not to depart thence, but to wait for the pouring out of the Holy Spirit.

Key themes

HopeSuffering and trialsPrayerTruthSpirit

Read with

Keep this verse inside Acts 1:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

John Person

(1. ) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John ( Acts 4:6 ). He was of the kindred of the high priest; otherwise unknown. (2. ) The Hebrew name of Mark (q. v. ).