It is frequently possible to speak of the Holy Spirit coming down on, but in many languages it is necessary to say “the Holy Spirit comes into,” “the Holy Spirit comes to possess,” or “the Holy Spirit comes to live in them.”

For the expression in the name of the Lord Jesus see 2.38.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .