³ To ^[a]these ^(A)He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of ^(B)things regarding the kingdom of God. ^4 [b]Gathering them together, He commanded them ^(C)not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for ^[c](D)what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; ⁵ for ^(E)John baptized ^[d]with water, but you will be baptized ^[e]with the Holy Spirit ^[f](F)not many days from now.”

⁶ So, when they had come together, they began asking Him, saying, “Lord, ^(G)is it at this time that You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” ⁷ But He said to them, “It is not for you to know periods of time or appointed times which ^(H)the Father has set by His own authority; ⁸ but you will receive power ^(I)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be ^(J)My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and ^(K)Samaria, and as far as ^(L)the remotest part of the earth.”

The Ascension

⁹ And after He had said these things, ^(M)He was lifted up while they were watching, and a cloud took Him up, out of their sight. ¹⁰ And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, then behold, ^(N)two men in white clothing stood beside them, ¹¹ and they said, “^(O)Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who ^(P)has been taken up from you into heaven, will ^(Q)come in the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

The Upper Room

¹² Then they ^(R)returned to Jerusalem from the ^[g](S)mountain called ^[h]Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a ^[i]Sabbath day’s journey away.

⁴⁴ Now He said to them, “^(A)These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all the things that are written about Me in the ^(B)Law of Moses and the Prophets and ^(C)the Psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then He ^(D)opened their ^[a]minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and He said to them, “^(E)So it is written, that the ^[b]Christ would suffer and ^(F)rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷ and that ^(G)repentance ^[c]for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed ^[d]in His name to ^(H)all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ You are ^(I)witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, ^(J)I am sending the promise of My Father upon you; but ^(K)you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And He led them out as far as ^(L)Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. ⁵¹ While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁵³ and were continually in the temple ^[e]praising God.