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797 B
797 B
General Information:
Here the word "he" refers to Jesus. Except where otherwise noted, the word "you" in the book of Acts is plural. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
Connecting Statement:
This event happened during the 40 days that Jesus appeared to his followers after he had risen from the dead.
When he was meeting together with them
"When Jesus was meeting together with his apostles"
the promise of the Father
This is a reference to the Holy Spirit. Alternate translation: "the Holy Spirit, whom the Father promised to send" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
about which, he said
If you translated the previous phrase to include the words "Holy Spirit," you can change the word "which" to "whom." Alternate translation: "about whom Jesus said"