# Acts 1.7-8

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**Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 5. <span class="rl-speech">For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.</span> 6. They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
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> **7. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 9. And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10. And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; (Acts 1:5-10, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 5. <span class="rl-speech">For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”</span> 6. Therefore when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
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> **7. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">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.”</span>**
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> 9. When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10. While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing, (Acts 1:5-10, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 5. <span class="rl-speech">For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.</span> 6. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
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> **7. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">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. <sup>power: or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you</sup></span>**
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> 9. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; (Acts 1:5-10, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 5. <span class="rl-speech">because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit, after not many days.'</span> 6. They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning him, saying, 'Lord, dost thou at this time restore the reign to Israel?'
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> **7. and he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">'It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority;</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">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.'</span>**
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> 9. And these things having said, they beholding, he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight; 10. and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel, (Acts 1:5-10, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Luke the physician (traditionally) / narrator + multiple speeches (Peter, Stephen, Paul)
- **Audience:** Theophilus + Gentile Christian audience (companion to Luke)
- **Location:** Jerusalem → Judea → Samaria → Asia Minor → Greece → Rome
- **Time period:** events c. AD 30-62; composed c. AD 62-80

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), *ginosko* (Strong's G1097). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Mark 4.11-12](/codex/mark-4-11-12/), [Mark 6](/codex/mark-6/).
- [G2540 - kairos](/codex/g2540-kairos/), *kairos* (Strong's G2540). Also appears in: [Mark 11.12-14](/codex/mark-11-12-14/), [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/), [Luke 19.41-44](/codex/luke-19-41-44/).
- [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas* (Strong's G3956). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 2.1-6](/codex/matthew-2-1-6/), [Matthew 2.16](/codex/matthew-2-16/).
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater* (Strong's G3962). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/).
- [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), *pneuma* (Strong's G4151). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/), [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/).
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros* (Strong's G4314). Also appears in: [Matthew 3.13](/codex/matthew-3-13/), [Matthew 5.28](/codex/matthew-5-28/), [Matthew 11.28](/codex/matthew-11-28/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Religious Experience](/codex/argument-from-religious-experience/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Argument from the Proportionate-Causality Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-proportionate-causality-convergence/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Causal Adequacy Argument](/codex/argument-from-the-proportionate-causality-convergence/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Failed Second Coming Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-second-coming-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)
- [Jesus Came Only for Israel Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-came-only-for-israel-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Jesus Didnt Know the Hour Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-didnt-know-the-hour-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)
- [Muhammad Not in Bible Objection Defeater](/codex/muhammad-not-in-bible-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Resurrection-Centric Growth Argument](/codex/resurrection-centric-growth-argument/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Sacred Name Yahawah Yahawashi Required for Salvation Objection Defeater](/codex/sacred-name-yahawah-yahawashi-required-for-salvation-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christian Muslim Defender](/codex/christian-muslim-defender/), via [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)
- [Churches the Disciples Started](/codex/churches-the-disciples-started/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Dawah to Muslims](/codex/dawah-to-muslims/), via [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)
- [Eschatology](/codex/eschatology/), via [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)
- [Evangelism](/codex/evangelism/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/)
- [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Pentecost](/codex/acts-2/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [Rapture Timing Comparison](/codex/rapture-timing-comparison/), via [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)
- [Two-Stage Messianic Prophecy](/codex/two-stage-messianic-prophecy/), via [Acts 1.6-7](/codex/acts-1-6-7/), [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)

**People:**

- [Elisha](/codex/elisha/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), via [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)
- [G2097 - euangelizo](/codex/g2097-euangelizo/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)
- [G2540 - kairos](/codex/g2540-kairos/), via [Acts 1.7](/codex/acts-1-7/)
- [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), via [Acts 1.8](/codex/acts-1-8/)

**Passages:**

- [Mark 9.1](/codex/mark-9-1/)

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