Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me;
God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles.
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him, and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: “I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.”
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
the right hand of the Lord exalts, the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”
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