Acts 1:4

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Summary

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

Being assembled together

Acts 10:41

Luke 24:41

Commanded

Luke 24:49

The promise

Bible References

Being assembled together

not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

While they still

could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”

Commanded

And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

The promise

Therefore having been exalted

to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.

For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

I will ask the Father, and He will give you another

Helper, that He may be with you forever;

“When the

Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me,

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the

Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.