Acts 1:3-5

John 21 Acts 2

Acts 1:3-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)

³After the sufferings of his cross, Jesus appeared alive many times^[a] to these same apostles over a forty-day period.^[b] Jesus proved to them with many convincing signs that he had been resurrected.^[c]

During these encounters, he taught them the truths of God’s kingdom realm ⁴and shared meals with them.^[d]

Jesus instructed them, “Don’t leave Jerusalem, but wait here until you receive the gift I told you about, the gift the Father has promised. ⁵For John baptized you in water, but in a few days from now you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit!”^[e]

Footnotes:

Acts 1:3 Jesus appeared to his followers at least eleven times and taught them the mysteries of God’s kingdom realm. See also Matt. 13:11.
Acts 1:3 The number forty is significant, for it speaks of transformation and completeness through testing. Jesus was tempted for forty days, the deluge during Noah’s day lasted forty days and nights, Moses met with God for forty days on Sinai, Israel wandered for forty years, and Elijah fasted for forty days. Jesus spent forty days appearing to his disciples to teach them that a day of completeness and transformation had arrived. It took them forty days to comprehend that Christ’s kingdom was spiritual, not political.
Acts 1:3 The world is still waiting to see “many convincing signs” from our lives signifying that we too have been raised from the dead. Spiritual fruit and spiritual power provide these signs.
Acts 1:4 As translated from the Aramaic.
Acts 1:5 The Aramaic implies that they would be the ones who would do the baptizing: “John baptized you in water, but you will baptize [others] in the Holy Spirit.”