Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and yo…”

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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 Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

World English Bible

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

American Standard Version

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

But yee shall receiue power of the holy Ghost, when he shall come on you: and ye shalbe witnesses vnto me both in Hierusalem and in all Iudea, and in Samaria, and vnto the vttermost part of the earth.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

Bible in Basic English

But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

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Cross references

“ye shall”

Acts 6:8 Acts 2:1–4 Luke 10:19 Zechariah 4:6 Micah 3:8 Revelation 11:3–6

Acts 6:8 · BSB

Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

Acts 2:1–4 · BSB

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

Luke 10:19 · BSB

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.

Zechariah 4:6 · BSB

So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.

Micah 3:8 · BSB

As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

Revelation 11:3–6 · BSB

And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”

“power, etc”

Romans 15:19 Luke 1:35 Luke 24:29

Romans 15:19 · BSB

by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

Luke 1:35 · BSB

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Luke 24:29 · BSB

But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

“and ye”

Matthew 28:19 Mark 16:15 Acts 4:33 Acts 5:32 Luke 24:46–49 John 15:27

Matthew 28:19 · BSB

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16:15 · BSB

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Acts 4:33 · BSB

With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

Acts 5:32 · BSB

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Luke 24:46–49 · BSB

And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

John 15:27 · BSB

And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

“in Samaria”

Acts 8:5–25

Acts 8:5–25 · BSB

Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

“unto”

Romans 10:18 Matthew 24:14 Psalm 22:27 Isaiah 52:10 Isaiah 66:19 Isaiah 49:6

Romans 10:18 · BSB

But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”

Matthew 24:14 · BSB

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Psalm 22:27 · BSB

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

Isaiah 52:10 · BSB

The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 66:19 · BSB

I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My gl…

Isaiah 49:6 · BSB

He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the ea…

Also

Acts 10:38–41 Acts 1:5 Colossians 1:23 Acts 8:1

Acts 10:38–41 · BSB

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Acts 1:5 · BSB

For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. ”

Colossians 1:23 · BSB

if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Acts 8:1 · BSB

And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.

9After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

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