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Acts 1:7

Acts 1:7
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto them,.... To his disciples,

it is not for you to know the times or the seasons; meaning, not the times that are past from Adam to Christ; as how long the world stood; when the flood…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

It is not for you to know - The question of the apostles respected the time of the restoration; it was not whether he would do it. Accordingly, his answer meets precisely their inquiry; and he tells…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The times or the seasons - Χρονους η καιρους. Times here may signify any large portion of a period, era, or century - such as an Olympiad, lustrum or year; and seasons, the particular part, season, or…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 1:6-11

In Jerusalem Christ, by his angel, had appointed his disciples to meet him in Galilee; there he appointed them to meet him in Jerusalem again, such a day. Thus he would try their obedience, and it was…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

It is not for you, &c. During the tutelage, as it may be called, of His disciples, our Lord constantly avoided giving a direct answer to enquiries which they addressed to Him. He checked in this way…