Acts 1:3-10 (New Revised Standard)
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After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
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While staying a with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. "This," he said, "is what you have heard from me;
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for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with b the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
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So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?"
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He replied, "It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.
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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
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When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
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While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them.
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