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Acts 1:8

But you will receive (take in) power (strength, ability) when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. You will be my witnesses
both in Jerusalem [the city where they were now]
and in all of Judea and Samaria [the neighboring regions] –
to the ends of the earth."
[This verse provides both a summary of the mission and a summary of the entire structure and content of the book.
Jerusalem is located in Judea, the southern region of Israel, which had a large Jewish population. How they testified there is described in Acts 1–7. North of Jerusalem lies the region of Samaria. This was home to the poorly regarded Samaritans, a people of mixed ethnic background whom the Jews did not want to acknowledge. How the apostles testified in both of these areas is described in Acts 8:1–11:18. How they testified throughout the then known world is described in Acts 11:19–28:31. Two worldviews converge here – the Jewish and the Greco-Roman. For the Jews, Jerusalem was the center of the world, while Rome was the center of the Roman Empire. Luke begins his gospel with the decree issued by the emperor in Rome, see Luke 2:1. Here in his second writing, the Acts of the Apostles, we read about the commands of the risen Lord that originate in Jerusalem, see verses 1–8.
The Jewish worldview is based on the genealogy in Gen. 10:32, where Noah's three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, become the progenitors of all peoples. Shem's descendants move eastward to Arabia and Mesopotamia, Ham's descendants southward to Africa, and Japheth's descendants northward and westward to Asia Minor and Europe. The descendants of Shem correspond to Samaria. The descendants of Ham in Africa are reached through Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian court official. Finally, the gospel comes to the descendants of Japheth through Paul's travels north and west. According to the Jewish view, Ethiopia and Spain were the outer reaches of the world. Perhaps that is why Paul wanted to go to Spain? It is not impossible that he got there, see Rom. 15:24. Jesus' promise both here and in the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19–20; Mark 16:15–16) shows that the mission is still valid and involves all who are his disciples even today: with the help of the power given by the Spirit, and starting from our own place – "our Jerusalem" – to spread the message of salvation to all peoples throughout the earth.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

ἀλλὰ   λήμψεσθε   δύναμιν   ἐπελθόντος   τοῦ   ἁγίου   πνεύματος   ἐφ᾽   ὑμᾶς   καὶ   ἔσεσθέ   μου   μάρτυρες   ἔν   τε   Ἰερουσαλὴμ   καὶ   ἐν   πάσῃ   τῇ   Ἰουδαίᾳ   καὶ   Σαμαρείᾳ   καὶ   ἕως   ἐσχάτου   τῆς   γῆς.  

Textus Receptus (TR)

ἀλλὰ   λήμψεσθε   δύναμιν   ἐπελθόντος   τοῦ   ἁγίου   πνεύματος   ἐφ᾽   ὑμᾶς   καὶ   ἔσεσθέ   μου   μάρτυρες   ἔν   τε   Ἰερουσαλὴμ   καὶ   ἐν   πάσῃ   τῇ   Ἰουδαίᾳ   καὶ   Σαμαρείᾳ   καὶ   ἕως   ἐσχάτου   τῆς   γῆς.  

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TR has 27 Words, NA has 28 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G0235
 ἀλλὰ (alla)
 But
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2983
 λήμψεσθε (lempsesthe)
 you will receive
VERB Verb
fut. deponent ind. future middle-deponent indicative
pl. second person plural
V-FDI-2P
G1411
 δύναμιν (dynamin)
 power,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G1904
 ἐπελθόντος (epelthontos)
 when was coming
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active part. second aorist active Participle
genitive sing. Neutral genitive singular Neutral
V-2AAP-GSN
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
 the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
T-GSN
G0040
 ἁγίου (agioy)
 Holy
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
A-GSN
G4151
 πνεύματος (pneymatos)
 Spirit
Noun Noun
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
N-GSN
G1909
 ἐφ᾽ (eph)
 upon
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G4771
 ὑμᾶς (ymas)
 you,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. second person accusative plural
P-2AP
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1510
 ἔσεσθέ (esesthe)
 you will be
VERB Verb
fut. deponent ind. future middle-deponent indicative
pl. second person plural
V-FDI-2P
G1473
 μου (moy)
 of Me
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. first person genitive singular
P-1GS
G3144
 μάρτυρες (martyres)
 witnesses,
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
N-NPM
G1722
 ἔν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G5037
 τε (te)
 both
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2419
 Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Ieroysalem)
 Jerusalem,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
Location (location)
 N-DSF-L
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3956
 πάσῃ (pase)
 all
Adjective Adjective
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
A-DSF
G3588
 τῇ (te)
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
T-DSF
G2449
 Ἰουδαίᾳ (Ioydaia)
 Judea,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
Location (location)
 N-DSF-L
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G4540
 Σαμαρείᾳ (Samareia)
 Samaria,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
Location (location)
 N-DSF-L
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2193
 ἕως (eos)
 to
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2078
 ἐσχάτου (eschatoy)
 [the] uttermost part
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
A-GSN
G3588
 τῆς (tes)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
T-GSF
G1093
 γῆς. (ges.)
 earth.
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF

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