What Acts 1:8 Means
Acts 1:8
“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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”Acts 1:8 (KJV)
What Acts 1:8 means
Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me. The mission is huge, to the ends of the earth, but it is powered not by human effort alone but by the Spirit of God. We are not sent out on our own strength; the same Spirit who filled the first disciples equips ordinary believers to bear witness to Christ.
Acts 1:8 in different translations
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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
World English Bible (WEB)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 (ASV)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 Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8 in context
7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 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. 9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
A prayer
Father, thank You for Acts 1:8. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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