On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait(A) for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.(B) For John baptized with[a] water,(C) but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.”(D)

Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore(E) the kingdom to Israel?”

He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.(F) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;(G) and you will be my witnesses(H) in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,(I) and to the ends of the earth.”(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:5 Or in
  2. Acts 1:5 Or in

38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.

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44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on(A) all who heard the message.

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46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[a](A) and praising God.

Then Peter said,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:46 Or other languages

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