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He saidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“It isἐστινnotΟὐχfor youὑμῶνto knowγνῶναιtimesχρόνουςorἢseasonsκαιροὺςthatοὓςthe Fatherὁ πατὴρhas setἔθετοbyἐνhis ownτῇ ἰδίᾳauthority;ἐξουσίᾳ
Acts 1:7
Study it in the app“He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority;”
Before going up to heaven, Jesus promises power so they can be his witnessesThe Holy SpiritThe disciples ask when; Jesus says the Father sets the timesWaiting on God
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:7, word by word
- He saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “It isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- to knowγνῶναιgnōnai
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōnai” appears- timesχρόνουςchronous
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronous” appears- seasonsκαιροὺςkairous
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairous” appears- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- has setἔθετοetheto
appoint
To name someone to a post, or decide something.
Where else “etheto” appears- his ownἰδίᾳidiai
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiai” appears- authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiai
authority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousiai” appears
The context
6So those who had come together were asking him, saying, “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?”
7 · This verse (above)
8but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
To study Acts 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus tell the apostles they will receive, and what will they be, before he is taken up? (v. 8)
2. What it means
Why do you think Jesus does not answer their question about the timing and speaks instead of being witnesses? (vv. 6-8)
3. How I live it
The disciples waited together in prayer (v. 14). What helps you hold steady when you wait for something and do not know when it will come?