Which verse states the baptism with the Holy Spirit is subsequent to a clean heart?

• A. Luke 4:18
• B. John 14:16
• C. Romans 8:14
• D. Acts 1:8

Answer: (D)

The key idea is the order of spiritual experiences leading to empowerment. Acts 1:5-8 lays out this sequence: Jesus says believers will be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence, and later, they will receive power after the Holy Ghost comes upon them. That wording shows the Spirit’s coming and the resulting power follow a prior preparation experience, which in this doctrinal view includes a purified or clean heart. In other biblical passages, the Spirit’s work is described—comfort, guidance, witness—but they don’t lay out this specific sequence of cleansing first and baptism with the Holy Spirit second. So this verse best expresses the idea that baptism with the Holy Spirit follows a preparatory, purifying state, aligning with the concept in question.