About how many people waited together in the Upper Room for the coming of the Holy Spirit?

• A. About 120
• B. About 12
• C. About 300
• D. About 50

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is the size of the group that waited for the Holy Spirit, showing the early church was a growing community, not just a small circle of leaders. After Jesus ascended, believers gathered in the Upper Room for prayer and expectation, and the account notes a count larger than the twelve apostles—about one hundred twenty people. This demonstrates that the Spirit was given to a substantial group who were ready to be witnesses, not merely to the original disciples. When Pentecost arrived, the Holy Spirit empowered this group to begin their mission with boldness. The other numbers in the options reference different moments: twelve points to the number of apostles; fifty relates to the Feast of Weeks timing; three hundred isn’t the count for this gathering. So the best understanding is that a considerable group waited together in the Upper Room before the Spirit came.