Verse 4
Acts 1:4
New Living Translation
4
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.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ συναλιζόμενος παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων μὴ χωρίζεσθαι, ἀλλὰ περιμένειν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρὸς ἣν ἠκούσατέ μου·
English Translation
And while assembling them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard from me.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, tellin...
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“So now we must choose a replacement for Judas from among the men who were with us the entire time w...
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as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.”
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