It is unusual to connect the verb “baptize” (baptizo) with “Holy Spirit.” John does this in order to make a comparison between his own work and the work of the mightier one. The mightier one will baptize the people with the Spirit.1
It is unusual to connect the verb “baptize” (baptizo) with “Holy Spirit.” John does this in order to make a comparison between his own work and the work of the mightier one. The mightier one will baptize the people with the Spirit.1
8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”