49 And look, I am sending you[a] what my Father promised.(A) As for you, stay in the city[b] until you are empowered[c](B) from on high.”

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  1. 24:49 Lit upon you
  2. 24:49 Other mss add of Jerusalem
  3. 24:49 Lit clothed with power

49 “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”

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The Holy Spirit Promised

While he was[a] with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise.(A) “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit in a few days.”(B)

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  1. 1:4 Or he was eating, or he was lodging

Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. John baptized with[a] water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

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  1. 1:5 Or in; also in 1:5b.