(A)But you shall receive power (B)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and (C)you shall be [a]witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and (D)Samaria, and to the (E)end of the earth.”

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  1. Acts 1:8 NU My witnesses

19 (A)Go [a]therefore and (B)make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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  1. Matthew 28:19 M omits therefore

15 (A)And He said to them, “Go into all the world (B)and preach the gospel to every creature.

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19 (A)in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

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32 And (A)we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit (B)whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

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33 And with (A)great power the apostles gave (B)witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And (C)great grace was upon them all.

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Stephen Accused of Blasphemy

And Stephen, full of [a]faith and power, did great (A)wonders and signs among the people.

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  1. Acts 6:8 NU grace

46 Then He said to them, (A)“Thus it is written, [a]and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and (B)remission of sins should be preached in His name (C)to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And (D)you are witnesses of these things. 49 (E)Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city [b]of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

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  1. Luke 24:46 NU that the Christ should suffer and rise
  2. Luke 24:49 NU omits of Jerusalem

38 how (A)God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who (B)went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, (C)for God was with Him. 39 And we are (D)witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom [a]they (E)killed by hanging on a tree. 40 Him (F)God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, 41 (G)not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us (H)who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

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  1. Acts 10:39 NU, M they also

Coming of the Holy Spirit

When (A)the Day of Pentecost had fully come, (B)they were all [a]with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and (C)it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them [b]divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And (D)they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began (E)to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

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  1. Acts 2:1 NU together
  2. Acts 2:3 Or tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each

27 And (A)you also will bear witness, because (B)you have been with Me from the beginning.

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18 But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed:

(A)“Their sound has gone out to all the earth,
And their words to the ends of the world.”

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19 Behold, (A)I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

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14 And this (A)gospel of the kingdom (B)will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

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(A)for John truly baptized with water, (B)but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

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Then (A)Philip went down to [a]the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For (B)unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city.

The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith

But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously (C)practiced [b]sorcery in the city and (D)astonished the [c]people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.” 11 And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his [d]sorceries for a long time. 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things (E)concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. 13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.

The Sorcerer’s Sin

14 Now when the (F)apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them (G)that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For (H)as yet He had fallen upon none of them. (I)They had only been baptized in (J)the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then (K)they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because (L)you thought that (M)the gift of God could be purchased with money! 21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your (N)heart is not right in the sight of God. 22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God (O)if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are (P)poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”

24 Then Simon answered and said, (Q)“Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”

25 So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

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  1. Acts 8:5 Or a
  2. Acts 8:9 magic
  3. Acts 8:9 Or nation
  4. Acts 8:11 magic arts

32 (A)This Jesus God has raised up, (B)of which we are all witnesses.

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So he answered and said to me:

“This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel:
(B)‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.

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But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord,
And of justice and might,
(A)To declare to Jacob his transgression
And to Israel his sin.

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35 And the angel answered and said to her, (A)The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called (B)the Son of God.

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15 (A)For you will be His witness to all men of (B)what you have seen and heard.

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31 (A)He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people.

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27 All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the [a]nations
Shall worship before [b]You.

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  1. Psalm 22:27 Gentiles
  2. Psalm 22:27 So with MT, LXX, Tg.; Arab., Syr., Vg. Him

15 and killed the [a]Prince of life, (A)whom God raised from the dead, (B)of which we are witnesses.

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  1. Acts 3:15 Or Originator

23 if indeed you continue (A)in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are (B)not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, (C)which was preached to every creature under heaven, (D)of which I, Paul, became a minister.

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