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10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, (A)two (B)men stood by them in (C)white robes, 11 and said, (D)“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, (E)will (F)come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then (G)they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. 13 And when they had entered, they went up to (H)the upper room, where they were staying, (I)Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon (J)the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All these (K)with one accord (L)were devoting themselves to prayer, together with (M)the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and (N)his brothers.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:14 Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God's family, the church; also verse 15