# the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out also This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "God also poured out the Holy Spirit" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) # the gift of the Holy Spirit That is, the Holy Spirit himself was the gift. # poured out The Holy Spirit is spoken of as if he were something that could be poured out upon people. It implies a generous amount. Alternate translation: "generously given" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # the gift "the free gift" # also on the Gentiles Here "also" refers to the fact that the Holy Spirit had already been given to the Jewish believers.