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Acts 1:8
8but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
Acts 1:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Context of Acts 1:8
6They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel? 7And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority; but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. 9And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding [him], and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
Read all of Acts 1Acts 1:8 word by word
ἀλλὰ λήμψεσθε δύναμιν ἐπελθόντος τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς καὶ ἔσεσθέ μου μάρτυρες ἔν τε Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς.Read the interlinear
- receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
- Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
- Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- witnessesμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144
- JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
- SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareia · SamariaG4540
- earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
Cross-references for Acts 1:8
- Acts 2:1And when the day of Pentecost was now accomplishing, they were all together in one place.
- Acts 6:8And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great signs among the people.
- Acts 8:19saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.
- Micah 3:8But truly I am filled with power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and with judgment and with might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
- Zechariah 4:6And he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- Luke 10:19Behold, I give you the power of treading upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in anywise injure you.
- Revelation 11:3And I will give [power] to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred [and] sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
- Luke 1:35And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.
- Luke 24:29And they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them.
- Romans 15:19in [the] power of signs and wonders, in [the] power of [the] Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circuit round to Illyricum, have fully preached the glad tidings of the Christ;
- Acts 1:22beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.
- Acts 2:32This Jesus has God raised up, whereof all we are witnesses.
- Acts 3:15but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses.
- Acts 4:33and with great power did the apostles give witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
- Acts 5:32And we are [his] witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.
- Acts 10:39We also [are] witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also slew, having hanged him on a cross.
Commentaries on Acts 1:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8But ye shall receive power - . Translating different terms of the original by the same English word is a source of misapprehension and error. We must not understand which we translate power in this verse, as we do , translated by the same word in the preceding verse. In the one, God's infinite authority over all times and seasons, and his uncompellable liberty of acting or not acting in any given case, are particularly pointed out: in the other, the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But ye shall receive power - Literally, as it is translated in the margin, “Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Spirit coming upon you.” This was said to them to console them. Though they could not know the times which God reserved in his own appointment, yet they should receive the promised Guide and Comforter. The word “power” here refers to the help or aid which the Holy Spirit would grant; the power of speaking with new tongues; of preaching the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 They were earnest in asking about that which their Master never had directed or encouraged them to seek. Our Lord knew that his ascension and the teaching of the Holy Spirit would soon end these expectations, and therefore only gave them a rebuke; but it is a caution to his church in all ages, to take heed of a desire of forbidden knowledge. He had given his disciples instructions for the discharge of their duty, both before his death and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8This key verse shows how the good news about Jesus extended from place to place: It began in Jerusalem and Judea (1:6–8:1). It then came to Samaria (8:4–25). Next, it went to Antioch in Syria (11:19–30). Later, it extended across the Mediterranean Sea to Rome (13:1–28:31). Christ gave a similar mission to Saul of Tarsus (9:15). At first, Saul was well-known for persecuting Jewish Christians. After his encounter with Christ, he became the main person…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?--Doubtless their carnal views of Messiah's kingdom had by this time been modified, though how far it is impossible to say. But, as they plainly looked for some restoration of the kingdom to Israel, so they are neither rebuked nor contradicted on this point.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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