Acts 1:7

1 Thessalonians 5:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 1 Timothy 6:15; 2 Timothy 3:1; Acts 17:26; Daniel 2:21; Deuteronomy 29:29; Ephesians 1:10; Luke 21:24; Mark 10:40; Mark 13:32; Matthew 20:23; Matthew 24:36

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⁷ And he said unto them,It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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