Acts 1:6 (GNV)

Passage

When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdome to Israel?

Nearby Context

Acts 1:4 And when he had gathered them together, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Hierusalem, but to waite for the promise of the Father, which sayde hee, yee haue heard of me.

Acts 1:5 For Iohn in deede baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the holy Ghost within these fewe daies.

Acts 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdome to Israel?

Acts 1:7 And hee saide vnto them, It is not for you to know the times, or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his owne power,

Acts 1:8 But yee shall receiue power of the holy Ghost, when he shall come on you: and ye shalbe witnesses vnto me both in Hierusalem and in all Iudea, and in Samaria, and vnto the vttermost 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 Iohn in deede baptized with water..." into verse 7's "And hee saide vnto 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.