Acts 1:4
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And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth.

being assembled together.

Acts 10:41 Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he arose again from the dead.

Luke 24:41-43 But while they yet believed not and wondered for joy, he said: Have you here any thing to eat? . . .

commanded.

Luke 24:49 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.

the promise.

Acts 2:33 Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear.

Matthew 10:20 For it is not you that speak, but the spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.

Luke 11:13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to them that ask him?

Luke 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say.

John 7:39 Now this he said of the Spirit which they should receive who believed in him: for as yet the Spirit was not given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

John 14:16,26-28 And I will ask the Father: and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you for ever: . . .

John 15:26 But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me.

John 16:7-15 But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go. For if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you: but if I go, I will send him to you. . . .

John 20:22 When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost.

Context
Prologue
3To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God. 4And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth. 5For John indeed baptized with water: but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.…
Cross References
Luke 24:49
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.

John 7:39
Now this he said of the Spirit which they should receive who believed in him: for as yet the Spirit was not given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

John 14:16
And I will ask the Father: and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you for ever:

John 14:26
But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you.

John 15:26
But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me.

Acts 2:33
Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear.

Acts 10:41
Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him, after he arose again from the dead.

Lexicon
And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

when they were gathered together,
συναλιζόμενος (synalizomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4871: To be assembled together with. From sun and halizo; to accumulate, i.e. Convene.

He commanded
παρήγγειλεν (parēngeilen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3853: To notify, command, charge, entreat solemnly. From para and the base of aggelos; to transmit a message, i.e. to enjoin.

them:
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Do not leave
χωρίζεσθαι (chōrizesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 5563: From chora; to place room between, i.e. Part; reflexively, to go away.

Jerusalem,
Ἱεροσολύμων (Hierosolymōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2414: The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma

but
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

wait for
περιμένειν (perimenein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4037: To wait for, await. From peri and meno; to stay around, i.e. Await.

the [gift]
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Father
Πατρὸς (Patros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

promised,
ἐπαγγελίαν (epangelian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1860: A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.

which
Ἣν (Hēn)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you have heard
ἠκούσατέ (ēkousate)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

Me [ discuss ].
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.

And being assembled together, He instructed them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father: "That which you heard of Me;

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, you have heard of me.

and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which,'said he , ye heard from me:

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.

and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me:

And being assembled 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 from me.

And while in their company He charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promised gift. "This you have heard of," He said, "from me.

Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Don't depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, 'Ye did hear of me;
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