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NASB | Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place, |
Bible Question:
'So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, ""Receive the Holy Spirit.' John 20:21-22 Did Jesus first give the Holy Spirit here in John 20:22, or over a month later at Pentecost? If not until Pentecost, what exactly did Jesus do when he breathed on his followers after his resurrection and told them to receive his Spirit? If Jesus first gave the Spirit here, what exactly happened at Pentecost? |
Bible Answer: In the first chapter of the Bible it says that God's Spirit moved upon the face of the earth. In chapter 6 "Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal ; his days will be a hundred and twenty years." The first person spoken of as having the Spirit of God in him is Joseph - Genesis 41:38 "So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God ?" So in reality the Holy Spirit was first given before the flood. Specifically to your question, Jesus told His disciples during His ministry, when He sent them out on their own, that His Spirit would be with them. In your instance here in John, Jesus indicated to them again that His Spirit was available to them. Then on Pentecost, it was more powerfully demonstrated, and to more than just those refered to as His inner circle of disciples. Perhaps they needed this manifestation to have the human courage to preach and minister? |