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Acts 1
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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,

‘(AO)Let his residence be made desolate,
And let no one dwell in it’;

and,

‘(AP)Let another man take his [o]office.’

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.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:1 Lit made
  2. Acts 1:2 Or through
  3. Acts 1:4 Or eating with, lodging with
  4. Acts 1:5 Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan; so in Acts
  5. Acts 1:5 Or in
  6. Acts 1:5 Lit not long after these many days
  7. Acts 1:8 Cf. Is 42:6; 49:6; Acts 13:47
  8. Acts 1:10 Or heaven
  9. Acts 1:12 Or hill
  10. Acts 1:12 Or Olive Grove
  11. Acts 1:12 Approx. 0.6 mi. or 1 km
  12. Acts 1:13 Or Jacob; James is the Eng form of Jacob; so in Acts
  13. Acts 1:13 Or brother
  14. Acts 1:15 Lit names
  15. Acts 1:20 Lit position as overseer
  16. Acts 1:21 Lit to us
  17. Acts 1:22 Lit from
  18. Acts 1:26 Lit gave
  19. Acts 1:26 Or upon
  20. Acts 1:26 Lit voted together with
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Acts 1
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The Preface

1 I produced the former account, O Theophilus, about all that[a] Jesus began to do and to teach, 2 until the day he was taken up, after he[b] had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, 3 to whom he also presented himself alive after he suffered, with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking the things about the kingdom of God. 4 And while he[c] was with[d] them,[e] he commanded them, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised by the Father, which you heard about from me. 5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”[f]

The Ascension

6 So when[g] they had come together, they began asking[h] him, saying, “Lord, 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 the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when[i] the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth.” 9 And after he[j] had said these things, while[k] they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight. 10 And as they were staring into the sky while[l] he was departing, behold, two men in white clothing stood by them 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee,[m] why do you stand there looking[n] into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain that is called Olive Grove[o] which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.[p] 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying—Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas son of James. 14 All these were busily engaged with one mind in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with[q] his brothers.

15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (and it was a crowd of persons of about one hundred twenty at the same place) and[r] said, 16 “Men and brothers, it was necessary that the scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit proclaimed beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus, 17 because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry.” 18 (Now this man acquired a field for the wages of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out. 19 And it became known to all who live in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own language[s] “Akeldama,” that is, “Field of Blood.”) 20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms,

‘Let his residence become deserted,
    and let there be no one to live in it,’[t]

and,

‘Let another person take his position.’[u]

21 Therefore it is necessary for one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us—one of these men must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.” 23 And they proposed two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was called Justus) and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and[v] said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place.” 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to serve[w] with the eleven apostles.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:1 Literally “of what”
  2. Acts 1:2 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had given orders”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Acts 1:4 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was with”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Acts 1:4 Or “was assembling with,” or “was sharing a meal with”
  5. Acts 1:4 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  6. Acts 1:5 Literally “not many days after these”
  7. Acts 1:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had come together”) which is understood as temporal
  8. Acts 1:6 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began asking”)
  9. Acts 1:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“has come”)
  10. Acts 1:9 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
  11. Acts 1:9 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were watching”)
  12. Acts 1:10 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was departing”)
  13. Acts 1:11 Literally “Galileans”
  14. Acts 1:11 Some manuscripts have “gazing”
  15. Acts 1:12 This is a variation of the name “Mount of Olives”
  16. Acts 1:12 Literally “having a journey of a Sabbath”
  17. Acts 1:14 Some manuscripts omit “with”
  18. Acts 1:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  19. Acts 1:19 That is, Aramaic
  20. Acts 1:20 A quotation from Ps 69:25
  21. Acts 1:20 A quotation from Ps 109:8
  22. Acts 1:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“prayed”) has been translated as a finite verb
  23. Acts 1:26 The words “to serve” are not in the Greek text, but are implied
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