Acts 1:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.”

Cross References

Psalm 22:27

Everyone on this earth will remember you, LORD. People all over the world will turn and worship you,

Psalm 98:3

God has been faithful in his love for Israel, and his saving power is seen everywhere on earth.

Isaiah 42:10

Tell the whole world to sing a new song to the LORD! Tell those who sail the ocean and those who live far away to join in the praise.

Isaiah 49:6

Now the LORD says to me, “It isn't enough for you to be merely my servant. You must do more than lead back survivors from the tribes of Israel. I have placed you here as a light for other nations; you must take my saving power to everyone on earth.”

Isaiah 52:10

The LORD has shown all nations his mighty strength; now everyone will see the saving power of our God.

Isaiah 66:19

by proving what I can do. I will send the survivors to Tarshish, Pul, Lud, Meshech, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant islands. I will send them to announce my wonderful glory to nations that have never heard about me.

Jeremiah 16:19

Our LORD, you are the one who gives me strength and protects me like a fortress when I am in trouble. People will come to you from distant nations and say, “Our ancestors worshipped false and useless gods,

Micah 3:8

But the LORD has filled me with power and his Spirit. I have been given the courage to speak about justice and to tell you people of Israel that you have sinned.

Zechariah 4:6

So the angel explained that it was the following message of the LORD to Zerubbabel: I am the LORD All-Powerful. So don't depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit.

Matthew 24:14

When the good news about the kingdom has been preached all over the world and told to all nations, the end will come.

Matthew 28:19

Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16:15

Then he told them: Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world.

Luke 1:35

The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come down to you, and God's power will come over you. So your child will be called the holy Son of God.

Luke 10:19

I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions and to defeat the power of your enemy Satan. Nothing can harm you.

Luke 24:29

They begged him, “Stay with us! It's already late, and the sun is going down.” So Jesus went into the house to stay with them.

John 15:27

Then you will also tell others about me, because you have been with me from the beginning.

Acts 1:5

John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 13:31

Then for many days Jesus appeared to his followers who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. Now they are telling our people about him.

Acts 2:32

All of us can tell you that God has raised Jesus to life!

Acts 22:15

You must tell everyone what you have seen and heard.

Acts 3:15

and you killed the one who leads people to life. But God raised him from death, and all of us can tell you what he has done.

Acts 4:33

In a powerful way the apostles told everyone that the Lord Jesus was now alive. God greatly blessed his followers,

Acts 5:32

We are here to tell you about all this, and so is the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to everyone who obeys God.

Acts 6:8

God gave Stephen the power to perform great miracles and wonders among the people.

Acts 8:1

Saul approved the stoning of Stephen. Some faithful followers of the Lord buried Stephen and mourned very much for him. At that time the church in Jerusalem suffered terribly. All the Lord's followers, except the apostles, were scattered everywhere in Judea and Samaria.

Romans 10:18

But am I saying that the people of Israel did not hear? No, I am not! The Scriptures say, “The message was told everywhere on earth. It was announced all over the world.”

Romans 15:19

Indeed, I will tell how Christ performed miracles and wonders by the power of the Holy Spirit. I have preached the good news about him all the way from Jerusalem to Illyricum.

Colossians 1:23

But you must stay deeply rooted and firm in your faith. You must not give up the hope you received when you heard the good news. It was preached to everyone on earth, and I myself have become a servant of this message.