8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-11)In Jerusalem Christ, by his angel, had appointed his disciples to meet him in Galilee; there he appointed them to meet him in Jerusalem again, such a day. Thus he would try their obedience, and it was found ready and cheerful; they came together , as he appointed them, to be the witnesses of his ascension, of which we have here an account. Observe, I. The question they asked him at this interview.…
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