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Acts 1:8Commission to witness
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.
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Interpretation

Scripture invites a power that is worked out in study and play in Acts 1:8—look for "receive" and "power". Align power in how we make amends—let wisdom become a road.

Context

Acts speaks here as early church history writing, developing power. Read in Acts 1, its force becomes clearer. Listen for “receive” alongside “power”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits Acts to Luke. Modern scholarship on Acts sees Same author as Luke; orderly account of early church.. Scholars commonly date Acts AD 80–90. The setting is the Commission to witness (early church history). Witness spreads by the Spirit’s lead across cultures. Greco‑Roman historiography style.

More details
Traditional:Luke
Modern scholarship:Same author as Luke; orderly account of early church.
Date:AD 80–90
  • Greco‑Roman historiography style.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in over 5,800 manuscripts, more than any other surviving ancient work. Early papyri from the 2nd-3rd centuries like P46, P66, P75 provide text within 100–150 years of composition. Major uncial codices (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 4th century) contain complete or near-complete texts. The Byzantine text family represents the majority of later manuscripts. Textual variants exist but are mostly minor: word order, articles, spelling. No central Christian doctrine depends on any disputed text. Modern critical editions compare all manuscript families to determine the most likely original reading.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46