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The Ascension

And after He had said these things, (A)He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And as they were gazing intently into [a]the sky while He was going, behold, (B)two men in white clothing stood beside them. 11 They also said, “(C)Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking toward heaven? This Jesus, who (D)has been taken up from you into heaven, will (E)come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then they (F)returned to Jerusalem from the [b](G)mount called [c]Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a [d]Sabbath day’s journey away.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:10 Or heaven
  2. Acts 1:12 Or hill
  3. Acts 1:12 Or Olive Grove
  4. Acts 1:12 Approx. 0.6 mi. or 1 km

After he said this, he was taken up(A) before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white(B) stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,”(C) they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back(D) in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem(E) from the hill called the Mount of Olives,(F) a Sabbath day’s walk[a] from the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:12 That is, about 5/8 mile or about 1 kilometer