God’s Word Translation
Acts 1:8
8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you. Then you will be my witnesses to testify about me in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends 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
6So when the apostles came together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you’re going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7Jesus told them, “You don’t need to know about times or periods that the Father has determined by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes to you. Then you will be my witnesses to testify about me in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9After he had said this, he was taken to heaven. A cloud hid him so that they could no longer see him. 10They were staring into the sky as he departed. Suddenly, two men in white clothes stood near them.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butἀλλάalla · butG235
- ye shall receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
- after thatἐπέρχομαιeperchomai · to arrive/invadeG1904
- theπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
- uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- youσύsu · youG4771
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- ye shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- witnessesμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144
- unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- bothτεte · and/bothG5037
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
- in SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareia · SamariaG4540
- untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- the uttermostἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
- part of the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
Cross-references for Acts 1:8
- Acts 2:1When Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Passover, came, all the believers were together in one place.
- Acts 6:8Stephen was a man filled with God’s favor and power. He did amazing things and performed miracles.
- Acts 8:19and said, “Give me this power so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.”
- Micah 3:8But I am filled with the power of the Lord’s Spirit, with justice, and with strength. So I will tell ⌞the descendants of⌟ Jacob about their crimes and ⌞the nation of⌟ Israel about its sins.
- Zechariah 4:6Then he replied, “This is the word the Lord spoke to Zerubbabel: You won’t ⌞succeed⌟ by might or by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Armies.
- Luke 10:19I have given you the authority to trample snakes and scorpions and to destroy the enemy’s power. Nothing will hurt you.
- Revelation 11:3I will allow my two witnesses who wear sackcloth to speak what God has revealed. They will speak for 1,260 days.”
- Luke 1:35The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy child developing inside you will be called the Son of God.
- Luke 24:29They urged him, “Stay with us! It’s getting late, and the day is almost over.” So he went to stay with them.
- Romans 15:19by the power of miraculous and amazing signs, and by the power of God’s Spirit, I have finished spreading the Good News about Christ from Jerusalem to Illyricum.
- Acts 1:22This person must have been with us from the time that John was baptizing people to the day that Jesus was taken from us.”
- Acts 2:32“God brought this man Jesus back to life. We are all witnesses to that.
- Acts 3:15and you killed the source of life. But God brought him back to life, and we are witnesses to that.
- Acts 4:33With great power the apostles continued to testify that the Lord Jesus had come back to life. ⌞God’s⌟ abundant good will was with all of them.
- Acts 5:32We are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
- Acts 10:39We can testify to everything Jesus did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. People hung him on a cross and killed him,
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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