“And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.”
'We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him' - the apostles ground their testimony in dual witness: human testimony and the Spirit's testimony. The 'Holy Spirit' (to pneuma to hagion) is given to 'those who obey him' (tois peitharchountsin autō), linking the Spirit's presence to obedience. This is a subtle challenge to the Sanhedrin: if you are not experiencing the Spirit, it is because you are not obeying.
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