QUESTION—What is meant by ‘not many days from now’? The Greek negative-positive expression ‘not many’ is often rendered as ‘a few’ [TH]. According to the chronology of Acts, the time frame was about ten days, since Pentecost was fifty days after Passover and Jesus appeared for forty days [BECNT]. DISCOURSE UNIT—1:6–14 [AB]. The topic is the mission to the world and the ascension. DISCOURSE UNIT—1:6–11 [BECNT, CBC, TNTC; CEV, ESV, NCV, NLT, NRSV, TEV]. The topic is the ascension [ESV, TNTC], the ascension
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