Acts 1:8

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But the Holy Spirit will come on you and give you power. You will be my witnesses. You will tell people everywhere about me—in Jerusalem, in the rest of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”

Cross References

Matthew 28:19

So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go everywhere in the world. Tell the Good News to everyone.

Romans 15:19

And they obeyed him because of the power of the miraculous signs and wonders that happened—all because of the power of God’s Spirit. I have told people the Good News about Christ in every place from Jerusalem to Illyricum. And so I have finished that part of my work.

Acts 5:32

We saw all these things happen, and we can say that they are true. The Holy Spirit also shows that these things are true. God has given this Spirit to all those who obey him.”

Acts 4:33

With great power the apostles were making it known to everyone that the Lord Jesus was raised from death. And God blessed all the believers very much.

Acts 6:8

Stephen received a great blessing. God gave him power to do great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.

Romans 10:18

But I ask, “Did those people not hear the Good News?” Yes, they heard—as the Scriptures say, “Their voices went out all around the world. Their words went everywhere in the world.” Psalm 19:4

John 15:27

And you will tell people about me too, because you have been with me from the beginning.

Luke 10:19

He is the enemy, but know that I have given you more power than he has. I have given you power to crush his snakes and scorpions under your feet. Nothing will hurt you.

Acts 1:5

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

Matthew 24:14

And the Good News I have shared about God’s kingdom will be told throughout the world. It will be spread to every nation. Then the end will come.

Acts 2:32

So Jesus is the one God raised from death. We are all witnesses of this. We saw him.

Zechariah 4:6

He said, “This is the message from the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Your help will not come from your own strength and power. No, your help will come from my Spirit.’ This is what the Lord All-Powerful says.

Acts 22:15

You will be his witness to all people. You will tell them what you have seen and heard.

Micah 3:8

But the Lord’s Spirit has filled me with power, goodness, and strength. So I can tell Jacob about his crimes, and so I can tell Israel about his sins!

Psalm 22:27

May those in faraway countries remember the Lord and come back to him. May those in distant lands worship him,

Acts 13:31

After this, for many days, those who had gone with Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem saw him. They are now his witnesses to our people.

Luke 1:35

The angel said to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High God will cover you. The baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

Acts 3:15

And so you killed the one who gives life! But God raised him from death. We are witnesses of this—we saw it with our own eyes.

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord showed his holy strength to all the nations. All the faraway countries saw how God saved his people.

Colossians 1:23

And that is what will happen if you continue to believe in the Good News you heard. You must remain strong and sure in your faith. You must not let anything cause you to give up the hope that became yours when you heard the Good News. That same Good News has been told to everyone on earth, and that’s the work that I, Paul, was given to do.

Isaiah 66:19

I will put a mark on some of the people. I will send some of these saved people to the nations of Tarshish, Libya, Lud (the land of archers), Tubal, Greece, and all the faraway lands. Those people have never heard my teachings. They have never seen my Glory. So the saved people will tell the nations about my glory.

Isaiah 49:6

And now he says, “You are a very important servant to me. You must bring back to me the tribes of Jacob. You must bring back the people of Israel who are still alive. But I have something else for you to do that is even more important: I will make you a light for the other nations. You will show people all over the world the way to be saved.”

Acts 8:1

Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was a good thing. Some godly men buried Stephen and cried loudly for him. On that day the Jews began to persecute the church in Jerusalem, making them suffer very much. Saul was also trying to destroy the group. He went into their houses, dragged out men and women, and put them in jail. All the believers left Jerusalem. Only the apostles stayed. The believers went to different places in Judea and Samaria.

Isaiah 42:10

Sing a new song to the Lord; praise him everywhere on earth— all you who sail on the seas, everything in the sea, and all you people in faraway places!

Psalm 98:3

He has kept his promise of love and loyalty to the people of Israel. People everywhere have seen our God’s power to save.

Luke 24:29

But they wanted him to stay. They begged him, “Stay with us. It’s almost night. There’s hardly any daylight left.” So he went in to stay with them.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength and my protection. You are a safe place to run to in time of trouble. The nations will come to you from all around the world. They will say, “Our fathers had false gods. They worshiped those worthless idols, but the idols did not help them.