Verse
Acts 1:8 — But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon…
“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 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
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The verses around Acts 1:8.
6When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
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 Judea, 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.
10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Verse explanation
This verse works almost like a summary of the entire book: preaching first in Jerusalem, then in Judea and Samaria, and finally in the farthest places—it is basically the geographic outline that Acts follows chapter by chapter.
From the Acts 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Acts 1:8 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Mas recebereis a virtude do Espirito Sancto, que ha de vir sobre vós; e ser-me-heis testemunhas, tanto em Jerusalem como em toda a Judea e Samaria, e até aos confins da terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Mas vós recebereis poder do Espírito Santo, que virá sobre vós; e vós sereis minhas testemunhas, tanto em Jerusalém como em toda a Judeia, e Samaria, e até ao último [lugar] da terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pero recibirán poder cuando el Espíritu Santo descienda sobre ustedes, y serán mis testigos en Jerusalén, por toda Judea y Samaria, y hasta en los lugares más lejanos de la tierra”.
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