Acts 1:7
5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
6 So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
9 After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
- ASV
- And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority.
- DARBY
- And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;
- BLB
- And He said to them, “It is not yours⁺ to know times or seasons that the Father set by [His] own authority.
- ÅB
- Han sa til dem: Det tilkommer ikke dere å vite tider eller timer som min Far har fastsatt av sin egen makt;
- OTB
- Han svarte: "Det er ikke for dere å vite tidene eller datoene Faderen har satt ved sin egen myndighet.
- B1930
- Han sa til dem: Det tilkommer ikke eder å vite tider eller timer som min Fader har fastsatt av sin egen makt;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 24:36
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:1–2
Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
Read in contextMark 13:32
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 29:29
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.
Read in contextMark 10:40
But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
Read in contextDaniel 2:21
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
Read in contextEphesians 1:10
as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
Read in contextLuke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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