Acts 1:1-7 ▼

1 In my first book, Theophilus, I wrote about everything Jesus did and taught from the beginning,

2 up to the day when he was taken up to heaven after giving orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

3 After he had suffered, he had shown himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during a period of 40 days and telling them about the kingdom of God.

4 While he was meeting with them, he ordered them, |Don't leave Jerusalem. Instead, wait for what the Father has promised, about which you heard me speak,

5 because John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit a few days from now.|

6 Now those who had gathered together began to ask Jesus, |Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?|

7 He answered them, |It isn't for you to know what times or periods the Father has fixed by his own authority.