Acts 1
1
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
1The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, # Lk 1:3 concerning all that Jesus began both to do and teach, # Lk 24:19 2until the day when He was taken up, after He had given commandments through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3to whom He presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, appearing to them for forty days, # Jn 20:26; 1Co 15:5–7 and speaking concerning the kingdom of God. 4Being assembled with them, He commanded them, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, of which you have heard from Me. # Lk 24:49; Jn 14:16 # 1:4 Lk 24:49. 5For John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” # Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16
The Ascension
6So when they had come together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” # Mt 17:11
7He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or the dates, which the Father has fixed by His own authority. # Da 2:21; Mt 24:36; Mk 13:32 8But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” # Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15
9When He had spoken these things, while they looked, He was taken up. # Lk 24:50–51; Ac 1:2 And a cloud removed Him from their sight.
10While they looked intently toward heaven as He ascended, behold, two men stood by them in white garments. # Lk 24:4; Jn 20:12 11They said, “Men of Galilee, # Ac 2:7; 13:31 why stand looking toward heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you to heaven, will come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
Judas’ Successor
12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, # Mt 21:1; Lk 24:52 which is a Sabbath day’s walk # 1:12 About half a mile. from Jerusalem. 13When they had entered, they went up into the upper room, # Ac 20:8 where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James. # Mt 10:2–4 14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, # Ac 2:42 with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. # Mt 12:46
15In those days Peter stood up among the disciples (the number of people together was about one hundred and twenty), and said, 16“Brothers, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit previously spoke by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became the guide to those who seized Jesus. # Mt 26:47; Jn 13:18 17For he was numbered with us and took part in this ministry.” # Jn 6:70–71; Ac 1:25
18(Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity. # Mt 27:3–10 And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the middle and all his organs spilled out. 19It became known to all the residents of Jerusalem. So this field is called in their dialect Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20“For it is written in the Book of Psalms,
‘Let his habitation become desolate,
and let no one live in it,’ # Ps 69:25 # 1:20 Ps 69:25.
and,
‘Let another take his office.’ # Ps 109:8 # 1:20 Ps 109:8.
21Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, # Nu 27:17; Dt 31:2 22beginning from the baptism of John until the very day that He was taken up from us, # Ac 1:2 one of these men must become with us a witness of His resurrection.” # Ac 1:8–9
23So they proposed two, Joseph, called Barsabbas, # Ac 15:22 who was named Justus, and Matthias. 24Then they prayed, “You, Lord, who knows the hearts of all men, # 1Sa 16:7; Jer 17:10 show which of these two You have chosen 25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, to go to his own place.” 26Then they cast lots, # Lev 16:8 and the lot fell on Matthias. So he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
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Acts 1
1
Luke Writes Another Book
1To Theophilus.
The first book I wrote was about everything Jesus began to do and teach 2until the day he was taken up into heaven. Before this, with the help of the Holy Spirit, Jesus told the apostles he had chosen what they should do. 3After his death, he showed himself to them and proved in many ways that he was alive. The apostles saw Jesus during the forty days after he was raised from the dead, and he spoke to them about the kingdom of God. 4Once when he was eating with them, he told them not to leave Jerusalem. He said, “Wait here to receive the promise from the Father which I told you about. 5John baptized people with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Jesus Is Taken Up into Heaven
6When the apostles were all together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, are you now going to give the kingdom back to Israel?”
7Jesus 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. 8But when the Holy Spirit comes to you, you will receive power. You will be my witnesses—in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”
9After he said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10As he was going, they were looking into the sky. Suddenly, two men wearing white clothes stood beside them. 11They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? Jesus, whom you saw taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you saw him go.”
A New Apostle Is Chosen
12Then they went back to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. (This mountain is about half a mile from Jerusalem.) 13When 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. 14They all continued praying together with some women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and Jesus’ brothers.
15During this time there was a meeting of the believers (about one hundred twenty of them). Peter stood up and said, 16-17“Brothers and sisters, in the Scriptures the Holy Spirit said through David something that must happen involving Judas. He was one of our own group and served together with us. He led those who arrested Jesus.” 18(Judas bought a field with the money he got for his evil act. But he fell to his death, his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out. 19Everyone in Jerusalem learned about this so they named this place Akeldama. In their language Akeldama means “Field of Blood.”) 20“In the Book of Psalms,” Peter said, “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 become a witness with us of Jesus’ being raised from the dead. He must be one of the men who were part of our group during all the time the Lord Jesus was among us—from the time John was baptizing people until the day Jesus was taken up from us to heaven.”
23They put the names of two men before the group. One was Joseph Barsabbas, who was also called Justus. The other was Matthias. 24-25The apostles prayed, “Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to do this work. Show us who should be an apostle in place of Judas, who turned away and went where he belongs.” 26Then they used lots to choose between them, and the lots showed that Matthias was the one. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.
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