Acts 1 (English Standard Version)

Acts 1

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

 ¹In the first book, O^(A) Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began^(B) to do and teach, ²until the day when^(C) he was taken up, after he^(D) had given commands^(E) through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. ^3(F) He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

 ⁴And while staying^[a] with them^(G) he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me; ⁵for^(H) John baptized with water,^(I) but you will be baptized with^[b] the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

The Ascension

 ⁶So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord,^(J) will you at this time^(K) restore the kingdom to Israel?" ⁷He said to them, ^(L) "It is not for you to know^(M) times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. ⁸But you will receive^(N) power^(O) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and^(P) you will be^(Q) my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and^(R) Samaria, and^(S) to the end of the earth." ⁹And when he had said these things, as they were looking on,^(T) he was lifted up, and^(U) a cloud took him out of their sight. ¹⁰And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold,^(V) two^(W) men stood by them in^(X) white robes, ¹¹and said,^(Y) "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven,^(Z) will^(AA) come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

 ¹²Then^(AB) they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. ¹³And when they had entered, they went up to^(AC) the upper room, where they were staying,^(AD) Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon^(AE) the Zealot and Judas the son of James. ¹⁴All these^(AF) with one accord^(AG) were devoting themselves to prayer, together with^(AH) the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and^(AI) his brothers.^[c]

 ¹⁵In those days Peter stood up among^(AJ) the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, ¹⁶"Brothers,^(AK) the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas,^(AL) who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. ¹⁷For^(AM) he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in^(AN) this ministry." ¹⁸(Now this man^(AO) acquired a field with^(AP) the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong^[d] he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. ¹⁹And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called^(AQ) in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) ²⁰"For it is written in the Book of Psalms,

   ^(AR) "'May his camp become desolate,
   and let there be no one to dwell in it';

   

   and

   ^(AS) "'Let another take his office.'

 ²¹So one of the men who have accompanied us during^(AT) all the time that the Lord Jesus^(AU) went in and out among us, ^22(AV) beginning from the baptism of John until the day when^(AW) he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us^(AX) a witness to his resurrection." ²³And they put forward two, Joseph called^(AY) Barsabbas, who was also called^(AZ) Justus, and^(BA) Matthias. ²⁴And^(BB) they prayed and said, "You, Lord,^(BC) who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen ²⁵to take the place in^(BD) this ministry and^(BE) apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." ²⁶And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.