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2 Until the day when he ascended after he, through the Holy Spirit, had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen;
3 The very ones to whom he had also shown himself alive, after he had suffered, with many wonders during the forty days, while appearing to them and talking with them concerning the kingdom of God:
4 And as he ate bread with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father, the one of whom you have heard from me.
5 For John baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
6 While they were assembled, they asked him, saying, Our LORD, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
7 He said to them, It is not for you to know the time or times, which the Father has put under his own authority.
8 But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you shall receive power and you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea also in the province of Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 And when he had spoken these things, he ascended while they were looking at him; a cloud * received him and he was hidden from their sight.
10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold two men stood by them in white robes;
11 And they said to them, Men of GalÆi-lee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus who has ascended from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him ascend into heaven.
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount which is called OlÆi-vet, home of Olives, which is near to Jerusalem, about a mile away.
13 And after they had entered into the city, they went up into an upper room, where stayed Peter and John and James and Andrew, and also Philip and Thomas, and Matthew and Bar-tholÆo-mew and James the son of Al-phµÆus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 These all continued together in prayer with one accord, with the women, and Mary the Mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.