Acts 1:9-15
Complete Jewish Bible
9 After saying this, he was taken up before their eyes; and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 As they were staring into the sky after him, suddenly they saw two men dressed in white standing next to them. 11 The men said, “You Galileans! Why are you standing, staring into space? This Yeshua, who has been taken away from you into heaven, will come back to you in just the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
12 Then they returned the Shabbat-walk distance from the Mount of Olives to Yerushalayim. 13 After entering the city, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. The names of the emissaries were Kefa, Ya‘akov, Yochanan, Andrew, Philip, T’oma, Bar-Talmai, Mattityahu, Ya‘akov Ben-Halfai, Shim‘on “the Zealot,” and Y’hudah Ben-Ya‘akov. 14 These all devoted themselves single-mindedly to prayer, along with some women, including Miryam (Yeshua’s mother), and his brothers.
15 During this period, when the group of believers numbered about 120, Kefa stood up and addressed his fellow-believers:
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Acts 1:9-15
New King James Version
Jesus Ascends to Heaven(A)
9 (B)Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, (C)He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them (D)in white apparel, 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, (E)will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
The Upper Room Prayer Meeting
12 (F)Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey. 13 And when they had entered, they went up (G)into the upper room where they were staying: (H)Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and (I)Simon the Zealot; and (J)Judas the son of James. 14 (K)These all continued with one [a]accord in prayer [b]and supplication, with (L)the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with (M)His brothers.
Matthias Chosen(N)
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the [c]disciples (altogether the number (O)of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said,
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