Acts 1:4

being assembled together with. Greek. sunalizomai. Only here.

commanded. Greek. parangello. First occurance Matthew 10:5. Compare App-121.:6. Not the same word as in Acts 1:2.

depart. separate themselves. Greek. charizo. First occurance, Matthew 19:6.

wait for. Greek. perimeno. Only here.

promise of the Father. See App-17. Compare Luke 24:49.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Scofield Reference Notes

being assembled Or, eating with them. ye have heard Or, heard from me.
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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wait for the promise of the Father, which ye have heard from me — When he was with them a little before, as it is recorded, Luke 24:49 .

⁴ And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he,ye have heard of me.

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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