Add parallel Print Page Options

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; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

The Ascension of Jesus

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:4 Or eating
  2. Acts 1:5 Or by

Bible Gateway Recommends

NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Royal Poinciana--Softcover
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Royal Poinciana--Softcover
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $16.99
Save: $8.00 (32%)
NRSV LIVE Bible for Teens, Catholic Edition
NRSV LIVE Bible for Teens, Catholic Edition
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $26.99
Save: $13.00 (33%)
The Catholic Faith & Family Bible, NRSV Catholic Edition
The Catholic Faith & Family Bible, NRSV Catholic Edition
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $35.99
Save: $4.00 (10%)
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Bird of Paradise--hardcover
NRSV Catholic Edition Bible, Bird of Paradise--hardcover
Retail: $29.99
Our Price: $19.99
Save: $10.00 (33%)