Acts 1:6 (DRB)

Passage

They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Israel?

Nearby Context

Acts 1:4 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.

Acts 1:5 For John indeed baptized with water: but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.

Acts 1:6 They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Israel?

Acts 1:7 But he said to them: It is not for you to know the time or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power:

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "come", "together", "asked", "saying", "lord", "wilt", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For John indeed baptized with water but..." into verse 7's "But he said to them It is...", so "therefore" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.