The Promise of the Holy Spirit

1 The first account, O ^(A)Theophilus, I ^[a]composed, 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 ^[b]by the Holy Spirit given orders to ^(E)the apostles whom He had ^(F)chosen, ³ to whom ^(G)He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over forty days and speaking about ^(H)the things concerning the kingdom of God. ⁴ And ^[c]gathering them together, He commanded them ^(I)not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the ^(J)promise of the Father, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; ⁵ for ^[d](K)John baptized with water, but you will be baptized ^[e]with the Holy Spirit ^[f](L)not many days from now.”

⁶ So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, ^(M)is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” ⁷ But He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons 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 even to ^[g](R)the end of the earth.”

The Ascension

⁹ And after He had said these things, ^(S)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 ^[h]the sky while He was going, behold, ^(T)two men in white clothing stood beside them. ¹¹ They also said, “^(U)Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking toward heaven? This Jesus, who ^(V)has been taken up from you into heaven, will ^(W)come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

¹² Then they ^(X)returned to Jerusalem from the ^[i](Y)mount called ^[j]Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a ^[k]Sabbath day’s journey away. ¹³ And when they had entered the city, they went up to ^(Z)the upper room where they were staying; ^(AA)that is, Peter and John and ^[l]James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and ^(AB)Judas the ^[m]son of James. ¹⁴ These all with one accord ^(AC)were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with ^(AD)the women, and Mary the ^(AE)mother of Jesus, and His ^(AF)brothers.

¹⁵ And in those days, Peter stood up in the midst of ^(AG)the brothers (a crowd of about 120 ^[n]persons was there together), and said, ¹⁶ “Men, 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 unrighteousness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. ¹⁹ And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in ^(AN)their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) ²⁰ “For it is written in the book of Psalms,

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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 ^[p]among us— ^22 (AR)beginning ^[q]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 And 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, ^(AW)who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen ²⁵ to take the place of ^(AX)this ministry and ^(AY)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” ²⁶ And they ^[r](AZ)cast lots for them, and the lot fell ^[s]to ^(BA)Matthias; and he was ^[t]added to ^(BB)the eleven apostles.