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 witnesses chosen before by God, to us, who eat and drank with him after he rose from the dead;

And while they yet disbelieved from joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have you any food here?

Commanded

Behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but remain in the city till you are endued with power from on high.

The promise

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

for it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.

But he said this of the Spirit which those believing in him were about to receive; for the Spirit was not yet [given], because Jesus was not yet glorified.

and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you forever,

But when the Comforter has come, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me;

But I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I should go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go I will send him to you.

And having said this he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit.