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 unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

Commanded

And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

The promise

Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: