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 us who were chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

And while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"

Commanded

And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."

The promise

Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you see and hear.

for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

If you then, who are 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."

Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, to be with you forever

"But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify of me.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Counselor 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.