Acts 1:4

⁴כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיָה בְּחֶבְרָתָם צִוָּה עֲלֵיהֶם: "אַל תַּעַזְבוּ אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, כִּי אִם חַכּוּ לְקִיּוּם הַבְטָחַת הָאָב אֲשֶׁר שְׁמַעְתֶּם אוֹתָהּ מִפִּי;c

Acts 1 serves as the bridge between the Gospels and the birth of the church. Luke opens by recapping Jesus' post-resurrection appearances, his commission to the apostles, and his ascension into heaven. The disciples, now obediently waiting in Jerusalem, are filled with a mix of a