Footnote from NIV Application Bible (v.7-8):
Their primary concern should not be the political power that will come with the restoration of Israel's Kingdom. It should be the spiritual power that will come through the baptism with the Holy Spirit, which will enable them to be witnesses.
In a sense the disciples were already witnesses, for they had seen the risen Lord; that was the key to their witness (v.22). But they also needed the "power" that would come from the Holy Spirit.
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