The Promise of the Holy Spirit

1 ^aIn the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was ^btaken up, after he had given ^ccommands through the Holy Spirit to the ^dapostles whom he had chosen. 3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many ^eproofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

44 Then he said to them, ^p“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of ^qMoses and the ^rProphets and the ^sPsalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he ^topened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is ^uwritten, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance for¹ the forgiveness of sins should be ^vproclaimed in his name to all nations, ^wbeginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are ^xwitnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am ^ysending the ^zpromise of my Father upon you. But ^astay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

4 And while staying¹ with them he ordered them ^fnot to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the ^gpromise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; 5 for John baptized ^hwith water, but ⁱyou will be baptized with² the ^jHoly Spirit not many days from now.”

The Ascension

6 ^kSo when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this ^ltime restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive ^mpower when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my ⁿwitnesses in ^oJerusalem and in all ^pJudea and ^qSamaria, and to the ^rend of the earth.”