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 that were chosen before of God, even to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?

Commanded

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

The promise

Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear.

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that 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 Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be 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 bear witness 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 go, I will send him unto you.

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