Acts 11:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of the Lord; of Christ, who is every where so called. He said; but these words seem rather spoken by St. John himself. Matthew 3:11 Mark 1:8; which makes no difference; for, first, Whatsoever a disciple of Christ says in his name, it is as if it were spoken by himself: He that heareth not, heareth me. But, secondly, Though this was spoken by the Baptist, it was spoken by our Saviour also, Acts 1:5. John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost; by which the great difference is implied between outward baptism (administered by whomsoever, though the Baptist himself) and the inward baptism of the Holy Ghost, which, as fire, separates powerfully the scum and dross of sin from us. With the Holy Ghost; the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit.