Acts 1
International Children’s Bible
Luke Writes Another Book
1 To Theophilus,
The first book I wrote was about everything that Jesus did and taught. 2 I wrote about the whole life of Jesus, from the beginning until the day he was taken up into heaven. Before this, Jesus talked to the apostles he had chosen. With the help of the Holy Spirit, Jesus told them what they should do. 3 After his death, he showed himself to them and proved in many ways that he was alive. The apostles saw Jesus during the 40 days after he was raised from death. He spoke to them about the kingdom of God. 4 Once when he was eating with them, he told them not to leave Jerusalem. He said, “The Father has made you a promise which I told you about before. Wait here to receive this promise. 5 John baptized people with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Jesus Is Taken Up into Heaven
6 The apostles were all together. They asked Jesus, “Lord, are you at this time going to give the kingdom back to Israel?”
7 Jesus said to them, “The Father is the only One who has the authority to decide dates and times. These things are not for you to know. 8 But the Holy Spirit will come to you. Then you will receive power. You will be my witnesses—in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”
9 After he said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up. A cloud hid him from their sight. 10 As he was going, they were looking into the sky. Suddenly, two men wearing white clothes stood beside them. 11 They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? You saw Jesus taken away from you into heaven. He will come back in the same way you saw him go.”
A New Apostle Is Chosen
12 Then they went back to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. (This mountain is about half a mile from Jerusalem.) 13 When they entered the city, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon (known as the Zealot), and Judas son of James were there. 14 They all continued praying together. Some women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and Jesus’ brothers were also there with the apostles.
15 During this time there was a meeting of the believers. (There were about 120 of them.) Peter stood up and said, 16-17 “Brothers, in the Scriptures the Holy Spirit said through David that something must happen. The Spirit was talking about Judas, one of our own group, who served together with us. The Spirit said that Judas would lead men to arrest Jesus. 18 (Judas bought a field with the money he got for his evil act. But Judas fell to his death, his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out.) 19 Everyone in Jerusalem learned about this. This is why they named the field Akeldama. In their language Akeldama means “field of blood.”) 20 In the book of Psalms, this is written:
‘May his place be empty.
Leave no one to live in it.’ Psalm 69:25
And it is also written:
‘Let another man replace him as leader.’ Psalm 109:8
21-22 “So now a man must join us and become a witness of Jesus’ being raised from death. He must be one of the men who were part of our group during all the time the Lord Jesus was with us. He must have been with us from the time John began to baptize people until the day when Jesus was taken up from us to heaven.”
23 They put the names of two men before the group. One was Joseph Barsabbas, who was also called Justus. The other was Matthias. 24-25 The apostles prayed, “Lord, you know the minds of everyone. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to do this work. Judas turned away from it and went where he belongs. Lord, show us which one should take his place as an apostle!” 26 Then they used lots to choose between them, and the lots showed that Matthias was the one. So he became an apostle with the other 11.
Acts 1
New American Standard Bible
Introduction
1 The first account I [a]composed, (A)Theophilus, about all that Jesus (B)began to do and teach, 2 until the day when He (C)was taken up to heaven, after He (D)had given orders [b]by the Holy Spirit to (E)the apostles whom He had (F)chosen. 3 To [c]these (G)He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of (H)things regarding the kingdom of God. 4 [d]Gathering them together, He commanded them (I)not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for [e](J)what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; 5 for (K)John baptized [f]with water, but you will be baptized [g]with the Holy Spirit [h](L)not many days from now.”
6 So, when they had come together, they began asking Him, saying, “Lord, (M)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 (N)the Father has set by His own authority; 8 but you will receive power (O)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be (P)My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and (Q)Samaria, and as far as (R)the remotest part of the earth.”
The Ascension
9 And after He had said these things, (S)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, (T)two men in white clothing stood beside them, 11 and they said, “(U)Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who (V)has been taken up from you into heaven, will (W)come in the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”
The Upper Room
12 Then they (X)returned to Jerusalem from the [i](Y)mountain called [j]Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a [k]Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they had entered the city, they went up to (Z)the upstairs room where they were staying, that is, (AA)Peter, John, [l]James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, [m]James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and (AB)Judas the [n]son of [o]James. 14 All these (AC)were continually devoting themselves with one [p]mind to prayer, along with (AD)the women, and Mary the (AE)mother of Jesus, and with His (AF)brothers.
15 [q]At this time Peter stood up among (AG)the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 [r]people was there together), and said, 16 “[s]Brothers, (AH)the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, (AI)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17 For he was (AJ)counted among us and received his share in (AK)this ministry.” 18 (Now this man (AL)acquired a field with (AM)the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. 19 And it became known to all the residents of Jerusalem; as a result that field was called Hakeldama in (AN)their own language, that is, Field of Blood.) 20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms:
‘(AO)May his residence be made desolate,
And may there be none living in it’;
and,
21 Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that (AQ)the Lord Jesus went in and out [u]among us— 22 (AR)beginning [v]with the baptism of John until the day that He (AS)was taken up from us—one of these must become a (AT)witness with us of His resurrection.” 23 So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and (AU)Matthias. 24 And they (AV)prayed and said, “You, Lord, who (AW)know the hearts of all people, show which one of these two You have chosen 25 to [w]occupy (AX)this ministry and (AY)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26 And they [x](AZ)drew lots for them, and the lot fell [y]to (BA)Matthias; and he was added to (BB)the eleven apostles.
Footnotes
- Acts 1:1 Lit made
- Acts 1:2 Or through
- Acts 1:3 Lit whom
- Acts 1:4 Or eating with; or lodging with
- Acts 1:4 Lit the promise of the Father
- Acts 1:5 Or in
- Acts 1:5 Or in
- Acts 1:5 Lit not long after these many days
- Acts 1:12 Or hill
- Acts 1:12 Or Olive Grove
- Acts 1:12 2,000 cubits, or about 0.6 miles or 1 km
- Acts 1:13 Or Jacob
- Acts 1:13 Or Jacob
- Acts 1:13 Or brother
- Acts 1:13 Or Jacob
- Acts 1:14 Or purpose
- Acts 1:15 Lit In these days
- Acts 1:15 Lit names
- Acts 1:16 Lit Men, brothers
- Acts 1:20 Lit position of oversight
- Acts 1:21 Lit to us
- Acts 1:22 Lit from
- Acts 1:25 Lit take the place of
- Acts 1:26 Lit gave
- Acts 1:26 Or upon
Atos 1
Nova Versão Transformadora
A promessa do Espírito Santo
1 Em meu primeiro livro,[a] relatei a você, Teófilo, tudo que Jesus começou a fazer e a ensinar 2 até o dia em que foi levado para o céu, depois de dar a seus apóstolos escolhidos mais instruções por meio do Espírito Santo. 3 Durante os quarenta dias após seu sofrimento e morte, Jesus apareceu aos apóstolos diversas vezes. Ele lhes apresentou muitas provas claras de que estava vivo e lhes falou do reino de Deus.
4 Certa ocasião, enquanto comia com eles, deu-lhes a seguinte ordem: “Não saiam de Jerusalém até o Pai enviar a promessa, conforme eu lhes disse antes. 5 João batizou com[b] água, mas dentro de poucos dias vocês serão batizados com o Espírito Santo”.
A ascensão de Jesus
6 Então os que estavam com Jesus lhe perguntaram: “Senhor, será esse o momento em que restaurará o reino a Israel?”.
7 Ele respondeu: “O Pai já determinou o tempo e a ocasião para que isso aconteça, e não cabe a vocês saber. 8 Vocês receberão poder quando o Espírito Santo descer sobre vocês, e serão minhas testemunhas em toda parte: em Jerusalém, em toda a Judeia, em Samaria e nos lugares mais distantes da terra”.
9 Depois de ter dito isso, foi elevado numa nuvem, e os discípulos não conseguiram mais vê-lo. 10 Continuaram a olhar atentamente para o céu, até que dois homens vestidos de branco apareceram de repente no meio deles 11 e disseram: “Homens da Galileia, por que estão aí parados, olhando para o céu? Esse Jesus, que foi elevado do meio de vocês ao céu, voltará do mesmo modo como o viram subir!”.
Matias substitui Judas
12 Então voltaram do monte das Oliveiras para Jerusalém, cerca de um quilômetro[c] de distância. 13 Quando chegaram, subiram à sala no andar superior da casa onde estavam hospedados.
Estavam ali Pedro, João, Tiago, André, Filipe, Tomé, Bartolomeu, Mateus, Tiago, filho de Alfeu, Simão, o zelote, e Judas, filho de Tiago. 14 Todos eles se reuniam em oração com um só propósito, acompanhados de algumas mulheres e também de Maria, mãe de Jesus, e os irmãos dele.
15 Por esse tempo, quando cerca de 120 discípulos[d] estavam reunidos num só lugar, Pedro se levantou e disse: 16 “Irmãos, era necessário que se cumprissem as Escrituras a respeito de Judas, que serviu de guia aos que prenderam Jesus. Esse acontecimento havia sido predito pelo Espírito Santo, por meio do rei Davi. 17 Judas era um de nós e participava do ministério conosco”.
18 (Ele comprou um campo com o dinheiro que recebeu por sua perversidade. Ao cair ali de cabeça, seu corpo se partiu ao meio, e seus intestinos se derramaram. 19 A notícia se espalhou entre todos os habitantes de Jerusalém, e eles deram ao lugar o nome aramaico Aceldama, que significa “Campo de Sangue”.)
20 Pedro continuou: “Estava escrito no livro de Salmos: ‘Que sua casa fique desolada, sem ninguém morando nela’. Também diz: ‘Que outro ocupe seu lugar’.[e]
21 “Agora, portanto, devemos escolher um dentre os homens que estiveram conosco durante todo o tempo em que o Senhor Jesus andou entre nós, 22 desde que ele foi batizado por João até o dia em que foi tirado de nosso meio e elevado ao céu. O escolhido se juntará a nós como testemunha da ressurreição”.
23 Então indicaram dois homens: José, chamado Barsabás e conhecido também como Justo, e Matias. 24 Em seguida, oraram: “Senhor, tu conheces cada coração. Mostra-nos qual destes homens escolheste 25 como apóstolo para substituir Judas neste ministério, pois ele se desviou e foi para seu devido lugar”. 26 Então lançaram sortes e Matias foi escolhido como apóstolo, juntando-se aos outros onze.
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