Acts 1:7 (DRB)

Passage

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:

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 1:9 And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "time", "moments", "father", "hath", and "power". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "time", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "They therefore who were come together asked..." into verse 8's "But you shall receive the power of...", so "said" and "time" 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 "said" and "time" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.