Acts 1:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He told them,“You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

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  • Matt 24:36 : 36 Be Ready!“But as for that day and hour no one knows it– not even the angels in heaven– except the Father alone.
  • Mark 13:32 : 32 Be Ready!“But as for that day or hour no one knows it– neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son– except the Father.
  • Mark 10:40 : 40 but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
  • Deut 29:29 : 29 Secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those that are revealed belong to us and our descendants forever, so that we might obey all the words of this law.
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding;
  • Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,
  • 1 Thess 5:1-2 : 1 The Day of the Lord Now on the topic of times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you. 2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.
  • Luke 21:24 : 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
  • Matt 20:23 : 23 He told them,“You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

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  • Acts 1:4-6
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    4While he was with them, he declared,“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.

    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

    6So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him,“Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

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    31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

    32Be Ready!“But as for that day or hour no one knows it– neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son– except the Father.

    33Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.

  • Acts 1:8-9
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    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”

    9After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.

  • 1The Day of the Lord Now on the topic of times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

  • 36Be Ready!“But as for that day and hour no one knows it– not even the angels in heaven– except the Father alone.

  • 6So Jesus replied,“My time has not yet arrived, but you are ready at any opportunity!

  • 11When they arrest you and hand you over for trial, do not worry about what to speak. But say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

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    11But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

    12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”

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    22The Coming of the Son of Man Then he said to the disciples,“The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

    23Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

  • 13Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.

  • 11He replied,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

  • 2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

  • 7So they asked him,“Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?”

  • 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.

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    19Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

    20For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

  • 49And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

  • 11and said,“Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

  • 1And he said to them,“I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.”

  • 11He said to them,“The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

  • 27(They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.)

  • 26Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

  • 20(Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)

  • 30So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

  • 27Then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

  • 22All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.”

  • 27So they answered Jesus,“We don’t know.” Then he said to them,“Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

  • 29Jesus answered them,“You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.

  • 27But we know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”

  • 20so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and so that he may send the Messiah appointed for you– that is, Jesus.

  • 20The Coming of the Kingdom Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered,“The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,

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    7So they replied that they did not know where it came from.

    8Then Jesus said to them,“Neither will I tell you by whose authority I do these things.”

  • 24Jesus said to them,“Aren’t you deceived for this reason, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God?

  • 40but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

  • 64Jesus said to him,“You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

  • 14Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense.

  • 62“I am,” said Jesus,“and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

  • 18Then Jesus came up and said to them,“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

  • 10He said,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

  • 29Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me,

  • 55But Jesus turned and rebuked them,

  • 40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”