And behold I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
And, behold, I send, х apostelloo (G649)] - or, 'I am sending,' in the present tense, to intimate its nearness.
The promise of my Father - that is, what my Father hath promised; or the Holy Spirit, of which Christ is the authoritative Dispenser (John 14:7; Revelation 3:1; Revelation 5:6).
But tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued, [ endusasthe (G1746 ), or 'clothed'] with power from on high - implying (as the parallels show - Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 15:53; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 3:9-10) their being so penetrated and acted upon by conscious supernatural "power" as to stamp with divine authority the whole exercise of their apostolic office, including, certainly, their pen as well as their mouth.