11 translations · Greek
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
- KJV King James Version
- 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 Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- but you will receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit on you, and you will be witnesses for Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “But you will be given power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest places on earth.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But ye shall receive power after the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses to me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀλλὰ | alla | But | G235 ἀλλά but |
| λήμψεσθε | lēmpsesthe | you will receive | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| δύναμιν | dynamin | power | G1411 δύναμις power |
| ἐπελθόντος | epelthontos | comes | G1904 ἐπέρχομαι to arrive/invade |
| τοῦ | tou | [when] the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἁγίου | Hagiou | Holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| Πνεύματος | Pneumatos | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| ἐφ’ | eph’ | upon | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἔσεσθέ | esesthe | you will be | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| μου | mou | My | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| μάρτυρες | martyres | witnesses | G3144 μάρτυς witness |
| ἔν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τε | te | — | G5037 τε and/both |
| Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Ierousalēm | Jerusalem | G2419 Ἱερουσαλήμ Jerusalem |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| πάσῃ | pasē | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἰουδαίᾳ | Ioudaia | Judea | G2449 Ἰουδαία Judea |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| Σαμαρείᾳ | Samareia | Samaria | G4540 Σαμάρεια Samaria |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἕως | heōs | to | G2193 ἕως until |
| ἐσχάτου | eschatou | [the] ends | G2078 ἔσχατος last/least |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| γῆς | gēs | earth | G1093 γῆ earth: planet |
Related verses
- Matthew 28:19
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
- Mark 16:15
He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
- Romans 15:19
in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;
- Acts 4:33
With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.
- Acts 5:32
We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
- Acts 6:8
Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
- Luke 24:46–49
He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. …
- Acts 2:1–4
Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. …
- Acts 10:38–41
even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree. God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed, …
- Romans 10:18
But I say, didn’t they hear? Yes, most certainly, “Their sound went out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 Therefore when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,
Read all of Acts 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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