Acts 1:13

Acts 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
• New International Version (NIV)When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room 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.

Context of Acts 1:13

11who said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This [same] Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will return in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” 12Then the disciples returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet (Olive Grove), which is near Jerusalem, [only] a Sabbath day’s journey (less than one mile) away. When they had entered the city, they went upstairs to the upper room where they were staying [indefinitely]; that is, Peter, and John and [his brother] James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew (Nathanael) and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas (Thaddaeus) the son of James. 14All these with one mind and one purpose were continually devoting themselves to prayer, [waiting together] along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. 15Now on one of these days Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty believers was there) and he said,

Acts 1:13 word by word

καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθον, εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον ἀνέβησαν οὗ ἦσαν καταμένοντες, ὅ τε Πέτρος καὶ Ἰωάννης καὶ Ἰάκωβος καὶ Ἀνδρέας, Φίλιππος καὶ Θωμᾶς, Βαρθολομαῖος καὶ Μαθθαῖος, Ἰάκωβος Ἁλφαίου καὶ Σίμων ὁ ζηλωτὴς καὶ Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• they wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• come inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• they went upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• an upper roomὑπερῷονhuperōon · upper roomG5253
• whereοὗhou · whitherG3757
• abodeκαταμένωkatamenō · to stayG2650
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreas · AndrewG406
• PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
• ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmas · ThomasG2381
• BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖοςBartholomaios · BartholomewG918
• MatthewΜατθαῖοςMatthaios · MatthewG3156
• JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
• of AlpheusἈλφαῖοςAlphaios · AlphaeusG256
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• Zelotesζηλωτήςzēlōtēs · zealotG2207
• JudasἸούδαςIoudas · JudasG2455
• of JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385

Cross-references for Acts 1:13

• Acts 9:37During that time it happened that she became sick and died; and when they had washed her body, they laid it in an upstairs room.
• Acts 20:8Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were assembled,
• Mark 14:15He will show you a large upstairs room, furnished and ready [with carpets and dining couches]; prepare [the supper] for us there.”
• Luke 22:12Then he will show you a large upstairs room, furnished [with carpets and dining couches]; prepare the meal there.”
• Acts 2:14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be explained to you; listen closely and pay attention to what I have to say.
• Acts 3:1Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.),
• Acts 4:13Now when the men of the Sanhedrin (Jewish High Court) saw the confidence and boldness of Peter and John, and grasped the fact that they were uneducated and untrained [ordinary] men, they were astounded, and began to recognize that they had been with Jesus.
• Acts 8:14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that [the people of] Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
• Acts 9:32Now as Peter was traveling throughout the land, he went down to [visit] the saints (God’s people) who lived at Lydda.
• Acts 10:9The next day, as they were on their way and were approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof of the house about the sixth hour (noon) to pray,
• Acts 12:2And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword;
• Acts 15:7After a long debate, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the message of the gospel and believe.
• Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
• Matthew 10:2Now these are the names of the twelve apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives): first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
• Mark 3:16He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter),
• Mark 5:37And He allowed no one to go with Him [as witnesses], except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

Commentaries on Acts 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13They went up into an upper room - This was either a room in the temple, or in the house of one of the disciples, where this holy company was accustomed to meet. In Luke 24:53, it is said that, after their return from Mount Olivet, they were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God: it is probable, therefore, that the upper room mentioned in this verse is that apartment of the temple mentioned above. But still it is not certain that this place…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Were come in - To Jerusalem. They went up into an upper room - The word ̔͂ͅ huperoōnhere translated “upper room,” occurs only four times in the New Testament: Acts 9:37, “She (Dorcas) was sick and died; whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber” (see also Acts 9:39); Acts 20:8, “And there were many lights in the upper chamber where they were gathered together.” The room so designated was an upper chamber used for devotion, or as a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-14Verses 12-14 God can find hiding-places for his people. They made supplication. All God's people are praying people. It was now a time of trouble and danger with the disciples of Christ; but if any is afflicted, let him pray; that will silence cares and fears. They had now a great work to do, and before they entered upon it, they were earnest in prayer to God for his presence. They were waiting for the descent of the Spirit, and abounded in prayer. Those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13All eleven of the remaining apostles were present (compare Matthew 10:2–4; Mark 3:16–19; Luke 6:13–16). Judas Iscariot is not on this list because he had already betrayed Jesus and killed himself (Acts 1:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-2612-14. a sabbath day's journey--about two thousand cubits.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 1:13

• Andrew
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• John
• Judas (Jude)
• Matthew
• Peter
• Philip
• Prayer
• Simon
• Thomas

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Commentaries on Acts 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings