I am going to send you what my Father has promised. But for now, stay in the city. Stay there until you have received power from heaven.”

我要将我父所应许的降在你们身上，你们要在城里等候，直到你们领受从上头来的能力。”

我要将我父所应许的降在你们身上，你们要在城里等候，直到你们领受从上面来的能力。”

我要将我父所应许的降在你们身上，你们要在城里等候，直到你们领受从上面来的能力。”

我要把我父所应许的赐给你们。不过，你们要留在城里，直到你们得到天上来的能力。”

我要使我父的应许临到你们身上，你们当在城里等候，直到得着从上面来的能力。”

看哪！我要将我父所应许的差派到你们那里。不过你们要留在城里，直到领受了从上面来的能力。”

我要將我父所應許的降在你們身上，你們要在城裏等候，直到你們領受從上頭來的能力。」

我要將我父所應許的降在你們身上，你們要在城裏等候，直到你們領受從上面來的能力。」

我要將我父所應許的降在你們身上，你們要在城裏等候，直到你們領受從上面來的能力。」

我要把我父所應許的賜給你們。不過，你們要留在城裡，直到你們得到天上來的能力。」

我要使我父的應許臨到你們身上，你們當在城裡等候，直到得著從上面來的能力。”

看吧，我要將我父所應許的遣送出去、到你們身上；你們要停留在城裏，直到你們穿上了從高處來的能力。』

看哪！我要將我父所應許的差派到你們那裡。不過你們要留在城裡，直到領受了從上面來的能力。」

我遣我父所許者臨爾、爾其居於聖邑、迨自上之能錫爾焉、

我將以父所許者賜爾、宜居耶路撒冷城、待自上錫爾以權焉、○

我將以我父所許者賜爾、當居於耶路撒冷城、待自上賜爾以權焉、○

識之哉！予將以吾父所許者、遣發於爾矣。惟爾曹宜暫留京中、靜候自天賦與之德能。』

I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

“ And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”

And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”

And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.

And look, I am sending you what My Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”

And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will tell people about me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria. And you will even tell other people about me from one end of the earth to the other.”

One day Jesus was eating with them. He gave them a command.“ Do not leave Jerusalem,” he said.“ Wait for the gift my Father promised. You have heard me talk about it.

But the Father will send the Friend in my name to help you. The Friend is the Holy Spirit. He will teach you all things. He will remind you of everything I have said to you.

“ After that, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will have dreams. Your young men will have visions.In those days I will pour out my Spirit on those who serve me, men and women alike.I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth. There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke.The sun will become dark. The moon will turn red like blood. It will happen before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.Everyone who calls out to me will be saved. On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem some of my people will be left alive. I have chosen them. That is what I have promised.

“ I set my people free. I will come to Mount Zion. I will come to those in Jacob’s family who turn away from their sins,” announces the Lord.“ Here is the covenant I will make with them,” says the Lord.“ My Spirit is on you and will not leave you. I have put my words in your mouth. They will never leave your mouth. And they will never leave the mouths of your children or their children after them. That will be true for all time to come,” says the Lord.

That will continue until the Holy Spirit is poured out on us from heaven. Then the desert will be turned into rich farm lands. The rich farm lands will seem like a forest.

I will pour out water on the thirsty land. I will make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my Spirit on your children. I will pour out my blessing on their children after them.They will spring up like grass in a meadow. They will grow like poplar trees near flowing streams.

“ I will send the Friend to you from the Father. He is the Spirit of truth, who comes out from the Father. When the Friend comes to help you, he will be a witness about me.

I will ask the Father. And he will give you another friend to help you and to be with you forever.That friend is the Spirit of truth. The world can’t accept him. That’s because the world does not see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will be in you.

When the day of Pentecost came, all the believers gathered in one place.Suddenly a sound came from heaven. It was like a strong wind blowing. It filled the whole house where they were sitting.They saw something that looked like fire in the shape of tongues. The flames separated and came to rest on each of them.All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in languages they had not known before. The Spirit gave them the ability to do this.Godly Jews from every country in the world were staying in Jerusalem.A crowd came together when they heard the sound. They were bewildered because each of them heard their own language being spoken.The crowd was really amazed. They asked,“ Aren’t all these people who are speaking Galileans?Then why do we each hear them speaking in our own native language?We are Parthians, Medes and Elamites. We live in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia. We are from Pontus, Asia,Phrygia and Pamphylia. Others of us are from Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene. Still others are visitors from Rome.Some of the visitors are Jews. Others have accepted the Jewish faith. Also, Cretans and Arabs are here. We hear all these people speaking about God’s wonders in our own languages!”They were amazed and bewildered. They asked one another,“ What does this mean?”But some people in the crowd made fun of the believers.“ They’ve had too much wine!” they said.Then Peter stood up with the 11 apostles. In a loud voice he spoke to the crowd.“ My fellow Jews,” he said,“ let me explain this to you. All of you who live in Jerusalem, listen carefully to what I say.You think these people are drunk. But they aren’t. It’s only nine o’clock in the morning!No, here is what the prophet Joel meant.He said,“‘ In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Holy Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will have dreams.In those days, I will pour out my Spirit on my servants. I will pour out my Spirit on both men and women. When I do, they will prophesy.I will show wonders in the heavens above. I will show signs on the earth below. There will be blood and fire and clouds of smoke.The sun will become dark. The moon will turn red like blood. This will happen before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’( Joel 2:28–32)

But what I’m about to tell you is true. It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Friend will not come to help you. But if I go, I will send him to you.When he comes, he will prove that the world’s people are guilty. He will prove their guilt concerning sin and godliness and judgment.The world is guilty as far as sin is concerned. That’s because people do not believe in me.The world is guilty as far as godliness is concerned. That’s because I am going to the Father, where you can’t see me anymore.The world is guilty as far as judgment is concerned. That’s because the devil, the prince of this world, has already been judged.“ I have much more to say to you. It is more than you can handle right now.But when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own. He will speak only what he hears. And he will tell you what is still going to happen.He will bring me glory. That’s because what he receives from me he will show to you.Everything that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said what the Holy Spirit receives from me he will show to you.”Jesus continued,“ In a little while, you will no longer see me. Then after a little while, you will see me.”