Acts 1:8

Free Bible Version

“But you will be given power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest places on earth.”

Cross References

Psalm 22:27

Everyone in the whole world will repent and return to the Lord; all the nations will worship before you.

Psalm 98:3

He has not forgotten to show his trustworthy love and faithfulness to the descendants of Israel. Our God has made his salvation clear to the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 42:10

Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing praise from everywhere on earth, you who sail on the sea and everything in it, you islands and everyone who lives in them.

Isaiah 49:6

He says, “It's nothing much for you to be my servant to bring back the tribes of Jacob, those people of Israel that I've preserved. I'm also going to make you a light for the foreigners so that my salvation may reach everybody.”

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord has demonstrated his holy power to all the nations; the whole world will see our God's salvation.

Isaiah 66:19

I will give them a sign, and I will send some who survive to the nations. They will go to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant lands that haven't heard about me or seen my glory. They will announce my glory among the nations.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength and my fortress, my safe place in the time of trouble. Nations will come to you from all over the earth, and they will say, “The religion of our forefathers was a total lie! The idols they worshiped were useless—no good at all.

Micah 3:8

But as for me, I am filled with power, with the spirit of the Lord. I am filled with justice and strength to make clear to the descendants of Jacob their rebellion, and to the people of Israel their sin.

Zechariah 4:6

Then he told me, “This is the Lord's message to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty.

Matthew 24:14

The good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed around the whole world so everyone will be able to hear it, and then the end will come.

Matthew 28:19

So go and make disciples of people of all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Mark 16:15

Then he told them, “Go to the whole world, and announce the good news to everyone.

Luke 1:35

He replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. The baby who is to be born is holy, and will be called the Son of God.

Luke 10:19

Yes, I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to overcome all the enemy's strength, and nothing will harm you.

Luke 24:29

But they urged him, saying, “Please come and stay with us. It's getting late—the day is almost over.” So he went to stay with them.

John 15:27

You will also give evidence about me because you were with me from the beginning.”

Acts 1:22

from the time John was baptizing up until the day Jesus was taken up to heaven from us. One of these must be chosen to join together with us as we witness, giving evidence of Jesus' resurrection.”

Acts 1:5

It's true that John baptized in water, but in just a few days' time you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 13:31

and he appeared over the course of many days to those who had followed him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people.

Acts 2:32

God has raised this Jesus from the dead, and we're all witnesses of that.

Acts 22:15

You will testify for him to everyone about what you have seen and heard. So what are you waiting for?

Acts 3:15

You killed the author of life, the one God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses to this.

Acts 4:33

The apostles gave their testimony regarding the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with tremendous power, and God greatly blessed them all.

Acts 5:32

We are witnesses of what happened, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”

Acts 6:8

Stephen, full of grace and God's power, performed wonderful miracles among the people.

Acts 8:1

Saul approved of his killing. On that very day terrible persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except for the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Romans 10:18

It's not that they haven't heard. Quite the opposite: “The voices of those speaking for God have been heard all over the earth—their message went out to the whole world.”

Romans 15:19

through the power of signs and miracles done with the Holy Spirit's power. From Jerusalem all the way over to Illyricum, everywhere I've shared fully the good news of Christ.

Colossians 1:23

But your trust in him must continue rock-solid and immovable. Don't be shaken from the hope of the good news that you heard, the good news that's been shared throughout the world—that's the work that I Paul have been doing.