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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.

KJV

κἀγὼ ἐξαποστέλλω τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός μου ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς· ὑμεῖς δὲ καθίσατε ἐν τῇ πόλει ἕως οὗ ἐνδύσησθε ἐξ ὕψους δύναμιν.

Greek NT

Et ego mitto promissum Patris mei in vos ; vos autem sedete in civitate, quoadusque induamini virtute ex alto.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

And I send the promise of my Father upon you: but stay you in the city till you be endued with power from on high.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δύναμις
dunamis
noun · 119×
καθίζω
kathizo
verb · 47×
κἀγώ
kago
pronoun · 85×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
πόλις
polis
noun · 164×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐνδύω
enduo
verb · 28×
ἐξαποστέλλω
exapostello
verb · 13×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπαγγελία
epaggelia
noun · 52×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὕψος
upsos
noun · 6×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἐξαποστέλλω | WH/Treg: ἐξαποστέλλω | NIV/RP: ἀποστέλλω
  • ἐξαποστέλλωSBLGNT
  • ἐξαποστέλλωWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • ἀποστέλλωReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: πόλει | WH/Treg/NIV: πόλει | RP: + Ἱερουσαλήμ
  • πόλειSBLGNT
  • πόλειWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἹερουσαλήμRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐξ ὕψους δύναμιν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐξ ὕψους δύναμιν | RP: δύναμιν ἐξ ὕψους
  • ἐξ ὕψους δύναμινSBLGNT
  • ἐξ ὕψους δύναμινWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • δύναμιν ἐξ ὕψουςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1094It is on this harmony of the two Testaments that the Paschal catechesis of the Lord is built,15 and then, that of the Apostles and the Fathers of the Church. This catechesis unveils what lay hidden under the letter of the Old Testament: the mystery of Christ. It is called "typological" because it reveals the newness of Christ on the basis of the "figures" (types) which announce…
§1304Like Baptism which it completes, Confirmation is given only once, for it too imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual mark, the "character," which is the sign that Jesus Christ has marked a Christian with the seal of his Spirit by clothing him with power from on high so that he may be his witness.119
He speaks of his design of forsaking the profession of rhetoric; of the death of his friends, Nebridius and Verecundus; of having received baptism in the thirty-third year of his age; and of the virtues and death of his mother, Monica. Chapter 1. He Praises God, the Author of Safety, and Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, Acknowledging His Own Wickedness. 1. O Lord, truly I am Your se…
All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of …

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 12:10 — To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
  • 2Cor 3:5 — Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
  • 2Tim 1:7 — For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
  • Acts 1:4 — And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
  • Acts 1:4 — And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
  • Acts 1:8 — 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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth
  • Acts 2:1 — And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
  • Eph 1:13 — In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
  • Ezek 47:3 — And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
  • Gal 3:14 — That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
  • Isa 32:15 — Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
  • Isa 32:15 — Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
  • Isa 44:3 — For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
  • Isa 59:20 — And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.
  • Joel 2:28 — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
  • John 7:39 — (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
  • John 14:16 — And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
  • John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
  • John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
  • John 15:26 — But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
  • John 15:26 — But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
  • John 16:7 — Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
  • John 16:7 — Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
  • John 20:17 — Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
  • Josh 6:10 — And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shou
  • Matt 10:1 — And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
  • Ps 68:18 — Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.