And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
Parallel translations
- WEB Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
- BSB And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
- NKJV Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
- NASB And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
- NLT “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”
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Quick answer
Jesus promises to send the Father's gift and tells them to wait in Jerusalem until clothed with power from on high. The mission requires the Holy Spirit's empowering.
Overview
Jesus pledges the promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit, and commands the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they are clothed with power from on high. This anticipates Pentecost in Acts 2. The verse teaches that effective witness depends not on human ability but on the power the risen Christ supplies through his Spirit.
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- Acts 1:8But 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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- Acts 1:4And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
- Joel 2:28–32And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
- John 14:26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
- Isa 32:15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
- John 14:16–17And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
- Isa 44:3–4For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
- John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
- Acts 2:1–21And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
- Isa 59:20–21And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
- John 16:7–16Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
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