Acts 1:8

but you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit will have descended on you, and will be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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In The King James Version

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

In Context

7His answer was, “It is not for you to know times or hours, for the Father has reserved these for his own decision;

9No sooner had Jesus said this than he was caught up before their eyes, and a cloud received him from their sight.

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Cross References

Psalms 22:27All will call it to mind, to the ends of the earth, and turn to the Lord; and all tribes of the nations will bow down before you.

Zechariah 4:6He said to me, “This is the message of the Lord regarding Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts,

Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:7-12

Christ's Address to His Apostles; Christ's Ascension into Heaven. 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the… Read the whole commentary →

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