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 by all the people, but by us, witnesses appointed beforehand by God, who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.

But while they still were amazed and unbelieving because of their joy, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

Commanded

And look, I am sending you what My Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered

from on high.”

The promise

Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you both see and hear.

because you are not speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.

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

For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said.”

He said this about the Spirit. Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit, for the Spirit had not yet been received

because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

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

“When the Counselor comes, the One I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you.

After saying this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.