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Acts 1
Witnesses to the Ends of the Earth
So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” He told them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After saying this, he was lifted up as they watched, and a cloud took him from their sight. As they were staring into heaven while he went, suddenly two men in white clothing stood beside them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”
The Disciples Gather
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem—a Sabbath day’s journey away. When they arrived, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. All of them were united and devoted to prayer, together with the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.