Luke 24:49
“¶ And behold, I send the promise of my Father vpon you: but tarie ye in the citie of Hierusalem, vntill ye be indued with power from on high.”
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Luke 24:49 Context
47And that repentance and remission of sinnes should be preached in his Name, among all nations, beginning at Hierusalem. 48And yee are witnesses of these things. 49¶ And behold, I send the promise of my Father vpon you: but tarie ye in the citie of Hierusalem, vntill ye be indued with power from on high. 50¶ And he led them out as farre as to Bethanie, and hee lift vp his hands, and blessed them. 51And it came to passe, while hee blessed them, hee was parted from them, and caried vp into heauen.
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Other Translations for Luke 24:49
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.
- King James Version
"And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.
- Basic English Bible
And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but do ye remain in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high.
- Darby Bible
And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye are endued with power from on high.
- Webster's Bible
And remember that I am about to send out my Father's promised gift to rest upon you. But, as for you, wait patiently in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
- Weymouth Bible
Behold, I send forth the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high."
- World English Bible
And Y schal sende the biheest of my fadir in to you; but sitte ye in the citee, til that ye be clothid with vertu from an hiy.
- Wycliffe Bible
`And, lo, I do send the promise of my Father upon you, but ye -- abide ye in the city of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 24:49
24:49 Behold I send the promise - Emphatically so called; the Holy Ghost.
People's Bible Notes for Luke 24:49
Lu 24:49 The promise of my Father. Of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Tarry ye. They were not to begin the great work until the endowment from on High came.