But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
But ye shall receive power (cf. Luke 24:49 ), after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me, х moi (G3427)] - or rather, according to the true reading, 'witnesses of me,' or, 'my witnesses' х mou (G3450) is read by 'Aleph (') A B C D, moi (G3427) only by E; and so Lachmann and Tischendorf].
Both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
We have here the true key to the plan of the Acts, which records the progress of the Gospel,
FIRST, "in Jerusalem, and in all Judea" - this in Acts 2:1-47 to Acts 8:4. SECONDLY, "in Samaria" - this in Acts 8:5, to Acts 1:25. THIRDLY, "unto the uttermost part of the earth" - of this we have a beautiful anticipation in Acts 8:26 to the end, and the preparations for it in Acts 9:1-43 to Acts 12:1-25; while the execution of it is recorded in Acts 13:1-52 to the end of the book. The Ascension (Acts 1:9-11 )