Acts 11:16

And I remembered the word of the Lord, ¹  as he used to say, ²  ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ ³ 

Pr 1:23; Isa 44:3-5; Eze 36:25; Joe 2:28; Joe 3:18; Mt 3:11; Mr 1:8; Lu 3:16; Lu 24:8; Joh 1:26,33; Joh 14:26; Joh 16:4; Ac 1:5; Ac 19:2-4; Ac 20:35; 1Co 12:13; Tit 3:5,6; 2Pe 3:1

¹ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; here and in Luke 22:61, 1 Pet 1:25) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

² tn The imperfect verb ἔλεγεν (elegen) is taken as a customary imperfect.

³ sn John…Spirit. This remark repeats Acts 1:5.