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The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit

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V. 2 is interesting on several accounts. First, it suggests that Jesus instructed the disciples “through the Holy Spirit.” The matter is perhaps put this way because hereafter the Spirit is also the means of instruction in the church—designated spokesmen and spokeswomen will speak through the Holy Spirit.12 Secondly, we are told that the instructions are given “to the apostles whom he had chosen.” This is a clear link back to the Gospel, where the term Î±Ï€Î¿ÏƒÏ„ολοι refers to the Twelve whom Jesus chose and commissioned (cf. Luke 6:13; 9:10; 11:49; and cf. 17:5; 22:14: 24:10). Acts 1:21–22 will make clear that the term is used of those who had witnessed the ministry of Jesus up to and including the resurrection appearances. More
Witherington, Ben, III. The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1998. Print.
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