4 One time, when Jesus and his apostles were together, he said to them, ‘Do not leave Jerusalem yet. You must wait there until you receive my Father's gift. My Father promised to give it to you. I have already told you about it. 5 John baptized people with water, but after a few days God will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.’
6 While Jesus' apostles were together with him, they asked him, ‘ Lord, at this time will you now give the kingdom back to us, the people of Israel?’
1:6At the time of Jesus, Israel was the country where the Jews lived. Israel's people were descendants of Jacob. God gave Jacob a new name, ‘Israel’. See Genesis 35. 7 Jesus replied, ‘My Father decides when things will happen in the world. You do not need to know the day or the time when this will happen. 8 But the Holy Spirit will come to you, and he will give you power. The Holy Spirit will make your spirit strong. Then you will tell other people everywhere in the world about me. You will do that in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria and in places far away.’
1:8Samaria was a region in Israel. It had been a name for the Israelite kingdom in the north. In Jesus' time, the people who lived in Samaria were not Jews.
