Acts 1:8 (LSB)

Passage

but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the end of the earth.”

Nearby Context

Acts 1:6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

Acts 1:7 But He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set by His own authority;

Acts 1:8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the end of the earth.”

Acts 1:9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

Acts 1:10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "receive", "power", "holy", "come", "upon", "shall", and "witnesses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "receive", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "But He said to them It is..." into verse 9's "And after He had said these things...", so "Spirit" and "receive" 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 "Spirit" and "receive" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.