Acts 1:5-7
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5 for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the holy Spirit.”(A)
The Ascension of Jesus. 6 When they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going[a] to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 [b]He answered them,(B) “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority.
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- 1:6 The question of the disciples implies that in believing Jesus to be the Christ (see note on Lk 2:11) they had expected him to be a political leader who would restore self-rule to Israel during his historical ministry. When this had not taken place, they ask if it is to take place at this time, the period of the church.
- 1:7 This verse echoes the tradition that the precise time of the parousia is not revealed to human beings; cf. Mk 13:32; 1 Thes 5:1–3.
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