Acts 1:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 to be witnesses and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Even though they were still skeptical due to their joy and astonishment, Jesus asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

Commanded

I am sending to you what my Father promised, so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."

The promise

He has been exalted to the right hand of God, has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, and has caused you to experience what you are seeing and hearing.

It won't be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!"

because at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you are to say."

Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who were believing in him were to receive, because the Spirit was not yet present and Jesus had not yet been glorified.

I will ask the Father to give you another Helper, to be with you always.

"When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father the Spirit of Truth, who comes from the Father he will testify on my behalf.

However, I'm telling you the truth. It's for your advantage that I'm going away, because if I don't go away, the Helper won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

When he had said this, he breathed on them and told them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.