3. to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;
4. and, being assembled with them, commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which said he ye have heard of me.
5. For John indeed baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.
6. They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?
7. And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;
8. 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.
9. And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding him, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10. And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
11. who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.
12. Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called the mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.
13. And when they were come into the city, they went up to the upper chamber, where were staying both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude the brother of James.
14. These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with several women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15. And in those days Peter, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names who were together was about a hundred and twenty,)