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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Acts 1:6-8

When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? (7) And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. (8) But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. This meeting, which was by the Lord's... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Acts 1:6-11

6-11 They were earnest in asking about that which their Master never had directed or encouraged them to seek. Our Lord knew that his ascension and the teaching of the Holy Spirit would soon end these expectations, and therefore only gave them a rebuke; but it is a caution to his church in all ages, to take heed of a desire of forbidden knowledge. He had given his disciples instructions for the discharge of their duty, both before his death and since his resurrection, and this knowledge is... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Acts 1:1-99

Acts 1 BY ITS OPENING words the Acts of the Apostles is linked in the clearest way with the Gospel of Luke. The same Theophilus is addressed, and in the first chapter the story is resumed just at the point where the Gospel left off, save that a few extra details are given of the Lord’s words after His resurrection, and the account of His ascension is repeated in a somewhat different setting. The Gospel leads up to His resurrection and ascension. The Acts starts from those glorious facts... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Acts 1:6-8

The final promise of the Holy Spirit: v. 6. When they, therefore, were come together, they asked of Him, saying, Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? v. 7. And He said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father hath put in His own power. v. 8. But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Acts 1:4-11

FIRST SECTIONANTECEDENTS OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCHCHAPTER Acts 1:4-26A. THE ASCENSION OF JESUS AN THE LAST INSTRUCTIONS, COMMANDMENTS, AND PROMISES ADDRESSED BY HIM TO THE APOSTLES. (Mark 16:19 ff.; Luke 24:48 ff.)CHAPTER Acts 1:4-11Contents:—The last meeting of Jesus and his disciples; the command that they should remain in Jerusalem; the promise of the baptism with the Holy Ghost; the declaration that the Apostles, without knowing the time of the appearance of the kingdom of God, should... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Acts 1:8-10

Acts THE ASCENSION Act_1:1 - Act_1:14 . The Ascension is twice narrated by Luke. The life begun by the supernatural birth ends with the supernatural Ascension, which sets the seal of Heaven on Christ’s claims and work. Therefore the Gospel ends with it. But it is also the starting-point of the Christ’s heavenly activity, of which the growth of His Church, as recorded in the Acts, is the issue. Therefore the Book of the Acts of the Apostles begins with it. The keynote of the ‘treatise’ lies... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Acts 1:1-14

Beginning Afresh Acts 1:1-14 Luke informs Theophilus (the name means “a lover of God”) that his Gospel told the story of what the Lord began to do and teach. Evidently this further book is a continuation of His deeds and words. It ought to be called “The Acts of the Ascended Christ.” The Gospel tells of what Jesus did through a mortal body; and this book what He did through the Church, which is His body, “the fullness of Him that filleth all in all.” Here we learn that the time between the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Acts 1:1-26

In the opening verse Luke reveals the nature of his first treatise. It had to do with "all that Jesus began to do and to teach." This is followed by the last glimpse we have of the disciples before Pentecost, together with the account of the Ascension. We then see them during the period between the Ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit. It is interesting to study the list of those who are named as being gathered together with them. Their need for that Spirit for guidance is revealed in... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Acts 1:1-11

Results of the Resurrection Acts 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. If Christ had not been raised. When Jesus Christ lay-dead in the tomb, a darkness as dense as that which shrouded the earth in chaotic times, fell upon the disciples. Had the Lord Jesus remained dead, the Church had never been born; the followers of the Saviour had never been re-invigorated; and the preaching of the Gospel had never been known. With Christ in the tomb, we would have a Christ dishonored of men, disowned of God, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 1:4-11

Jesus’ Commission to His Apostles (1:4-11). Here the risen Jesus calls on His believing people to wait for the coming of the promised Holy Spirit Who would be poured out on them like rain on fruitful ground. Once this happens they are to forget their own ideas about what the future holds, and go out into the world to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth. After saying this Jesus Himself is taken up to heaven, and two ‘men’ clothed in white inform the watchers that He will one day come in... read more