Acts 1:8

Good News Translation

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Cross References

Psalm 22:27

All nations will remember the Lord. From every part of the world they will turn to him; all races will worship him.

Psalm 98:3

He kept his promise to the people of Israel with loyalty and constant love for them. All people everywhere have seen the victory of our God.

Isaiah 42:10

Sing a new song to the Lord; sing his praise, all the world! Praise him, you that sail the sea; praise him, all creatures of the sea! Sing, distant lands and all who live there!

Isaiah 49:6

The Lord said to me, “I have a greater task for you, my servant. Not only will you restore to greatness the people of Israel who have survived, but I will also make you a light to the nations— so that all the world may be saved.”

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord will use his holy power; he will save his people, and all the world will see it.

Isaiah 66:19

and will know that I am the one who punishes them. “But I will spare some of them and send them to the nations and the distant lands that have not heard of my fame or seen my greatness and power: to Spain, Libya, and Lydia, with its skilled archers, and to Tubal and Greece. Among these nations they will proclaim my greatness.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are the one who protects me and gives me strength; you help me in times of trouble. Nations will come to you from the ends of the earth and say, “Our ancestors had nothing but false gods, nothing but useless idols.

Micah 3:8

But as for me, the Lord fills me with his spirit and power, and gives me a sense of justice and the courage to tell the people of Israel what their sins are.

Zechariah 4:6

The angel told me to give Zerubbabel this message from the Lord: “You will succeed, not by military might or by your own strength, but by my spirit.

Matthew 24:14

And this Good News about the Kingdom will be preached through all the world for a witness to all people; and then the end will come.

Matthew 28:19

Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.

Luke 1:35

The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and God's power will rest upon you. For this reason the holy child will be called the Son of God.

Luke 10:19

Listen! I have given you authority, so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power of the Enemy, and nothing will hurt you.

Luke 24:29

but they held him back, saying, “Stay with us; the day is almost over and it is getting dark.” So he went in to stay with them.

John 15:27

And you, too, will speak about me, because you have been with me from the very beginning.

Acts 1:5

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

Acts 13:31

and for many days he appeared to those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now witnesses for him to the people of Israel.

Acts 2:32

God has raised this very Jesus from death, and we are all witnesses to this fact.

Acts 22:15

For you will be a witness for him to tell everyone what you have seen and heard.

Acts 3:15

You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from death—and we are witnesses to this.

Acts 4:33

With great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God poured rich blessings on them all.

Acts 5:32

We are witnesses to these things—we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him.”

Acts 6:8

Stephen, a man richly blessed by God and full of power, performed great miracles and wonders among the people.

Acts 8:1

And Saul approved of his murder. That very day the church in Jerusalem began to suffer cruel persecution. All the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the provinces of Judea and Samaria.

Romans 10:18

But I ask: Is it true that they did not hear the message? Of course they did—for as the scripture says: “The sound of their voice went out to all the world; their words reached the ends of the earth.”

Romans 15:19

by the power of miracles and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. And so, in traveling all the way from Jerusalem to Illyricum, I have proclaimed fully the Good News about Christ.

Colossians 1:23

You must, of course, continue faithful on a firm and sure foundation, and must not allow yourselves to be shaken from the hope you gained when you heard the gospel. It is of this gospel that I, Paul, became a servant—this gospel which has been preached to everybody in the world.