Acts 1:8,Luke 24:44-53

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 1:6-8

2. The command to witness 1:6-8The key to the apostles’ successful fulfillment of Jesus’ commission was their baptism with and consequent indwelling by the Holy Spirit. Without this divine enablement they would only have been able to follow Jesus’ example, but with it Jesus could literally continue to do His work and teach His words through them. Consequently their preparation for the baptism of the Spirit was very important. Luke recorded it to highlight its foundational significance.Acts... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 1:8

Rather than trying to figure out when the kingdom would come, the disciples were to give their attention to something different, namely, worldwide witness. Moreover the disciples would receive divine enablement for their worldwide mission (cf. Luke 24:47-49). As God’s Spirit had empowered the Israelites and Jesus as they executed their purposes, so God’s Spirit would empower the disciples as they executed their purpose."What is promised to the apostles is the power to fulfil their mission, that... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 1:8

1:8 power, (c-5) Exousia ; a right one possesses. 'power' is dunamis , see Note, Matthew 10:1 . earth. (d-34) Or 'land.' see ch. 13.47 and Note, Matthew 5:5 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 1:1-26

The Ascension. Election of Matthias1-5. St. Luke’s Introduction. He recapitulates the general contents of his Gospel, adding, however, this additional information, (1) that the appearances of the risen Lord were numerous, and (2) that forty days elapsed between the Resurrection and the Ascension. If we possessed St. Luke’s Gospel only, we might possibly conclude that the risen Lord appeared only three times, and that He ascended on the very day of His Resurrection.1. The former treatise] i.e.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 1:8

(8) But ye shall receive power.—The use of the same English noun for two different Greek words is misleading, but if “authority” be used in Acts 1:7 then “power” is an adequate rendering here. The consciousness of a new faculty of thought and speech would be to them a proof that the promise of the Kingdom had not failed.Ye shall be witnesses unto me.—The words, which are apparently identical with those of Luke 24:48, strike the key-note of the whole book. Those which follow correspond to the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 1:1-26

The Acts of the Apostles Acts 1:1 The keynote to the book of the Acts of the Apostles lies in the word ἢρξατο of the first verse. That ἤρξατο is not pleonastic. It is the acts 'which Jesus began,' but has not finished . Dr. John Duncan, Colloquia Peripatetica, p. 138. Reference. Expositor (4th Series), vol. vi. p. 162. Witnesses of the Resurrection The Message to a Few Acts 1:0 It would seem that our Lord gave His attention to a few, because, if the few be gained, the many will follow. To... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Acts 1:1-26

Analysis and Annotations Part I The Witness to Jerusalem. The Advent of the Spirit and the Formation of the Church. The Offer to Israel and its Rejection. Chapters 1-7 CHAPTER 1 1. The Introduction (Acts 1:1-3 ). 2. The final words of the risen Lord (Acts 1:4-8 ). 3. The ascension (Acts 1:9-11 ). 4. The waiting company (Acts 1:12-14 ). 5. Matthias chosen in the place of Judas (Acts 1:15-26 ). The introductory words prove that Luke is the writer. In the former treatise, Luke had... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 1:1-26

Verse 1 establishes the fact that Luke (a Gentile) is the writer, "the former treatise" being his Gospel (Luke 1:1-3). In that case Theophilus is addressed as "most excellent," manifestly a public official of importance. It may be likely that he gave up such an office when brought to God by the gospel, for he is not so addressed in Acts. Luke wrote of "all that Jesus began both to do and to teach." Acts therefore is a continuance of this same work of the Lord Jesus, though He Himself has been... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Acts 1:1-26

FROM RESURRECTION TO PENTECOST Following our plan in the preceding books, we waive the consideration of the human authorship of the Acts and other questions of Biblical introduction and enter at once on the text. It is assumed from verses one and two compared with the opening verses of the third gospel, that “Luke, the beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14 ), was the author chosen by the Holy Spirit. It is also assumed from verse two, that it is not so much the acts of the apostles he here... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Acts 1:1-9

Chapter 1 Prayer Almighty God, thou hast great charges against us, and we have no answer to the accusation which thou dost make. We are rebels and hard of heart. Though thou hast left our Zion desolate, and burned our cities with fire, the spirit of unbelief is still triumphant within us. Behold it is not in thy thunder and lightning to touch this inner mischief: thou canst not bring us to thyself by punishment: hell saith "It is not in me to save." Therefore hast thou come to us by another... read more