Acts 1:4-10

⁴And once, when he had gathered them together, he charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the fulfillment of the Father's promise — “that promise,” he said, “of which you have heard me speak;

⁵for, while John baptized with water, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit before many days have passed.”

⁶So, when the apostles had met together, they asked Jesus this question — “Master, is this the time when you intend to re-establish the kingdom for Israel?”

⁷His answer was, “It is not for you to know times or hours, for the Father has reserved these for his own decision;

⁸but you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit will have descended on you, and will be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

⁹No sooner had Jesus said this than he was caught up before their eyes, and a cloud received him from their sight.

¹⁰While they were still gazing up into the heavens, as he went, suddenly two men, clothed in white, stood beside them,