Acts 1:2

Acts 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
• New International Version (NIV)until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

Context of Acts 1:2

1The first account I made, Theophilus, was [a continuous report] about all the things that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day when He ascended to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given instruction to the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen. 3To these [men] He also showed Himself alive after His suffering [in Gethsemane and on the cross], by [a series of] many infallible proofs and unquestionable demonstrations, appearing to them over a period of forty days and talking to them about the things concerning the kingdom of God. 4While being together and eating with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Of which,” He said, “you have heard Me speak.

Acts 1:2 word by word

ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου οὓς ἐξελέξατο ἀνελήμφθη.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Untilἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• in whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he was taken upἀναλαμβάνωanalambanō · to take upG353
• after that heἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• theπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• unto the apostlesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• he had chosenἐκλέγωeklegomai · to selectG1586

Cross-references for Acts 1:2

• Acts 1:9And after He said these things, He was caught up as they looked on, and a cloud took Him up out of their sight.
• Mark 16:19So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Luke 9:51Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose].
• Luke 24:51While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven.
• John 6:62What then [will you think] if you see the Son of Man ascending to [the realm] where He was before?
• John 13:1Now before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that His hour had come [and it was time] for Him to leave this world and return to the Father. Having [greatly] loved His own who were in the world, He loved them [and continuously loves them with His perfect love] to the end (eternally).
• John 16:28I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
• John 17:13But now I am coming to You; and I say these things [while I am still] in the world so that they may experience My joy made full and complete and perfect within them [filling their hearts with My delight].
• John 20:17Jesus said to her, “Do not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
• Ephesians 4:8Therefore it says, “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And He bestowed gifts on men.”
• 1 Timothy 3:16And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness: He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh, Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.
• Hebrews 6:19This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells],
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but [He entered] into heaven itself, now to appear in the very presence of God on our behalf;
• 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God [that is, the place of honor and authority], with [all] angels and authorities and powers made subservient to Him.
• Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with great power; and He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
• Isaiah 11:2And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him— The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and strength, The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord—

Commentaries on Acts 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2After that he, through the Holy Ghost, etc. - This clause has been variously translated: the simple meaning seems to be this - that Christ communicated the Holy Spirit to his disciples, after his resurrection, as he had not done before. In Luke 24:45, it is said that he opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures; and in John 20:22, that he breathed on them, and said, receive ye the Holy Ghost. Previously to this, we may suppose…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Until the day - The 40th day after the resurrection, Acts 1:3. See Luke 24:51. In which he was taken up - In which he ascended to heaven. He was taken up into a cloud, and is represented as having been borne or carried to heaven, Acts 1:9. After that … - This passage has been variously rendered. The Syriac translates it, “After he had given commandment unto the apostles whom he had chosen by the Holy Spirit.” So also the Ethiopic version. Others have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Here, Luke summarizes his first book, the Gospel of Luke, which he wrote for Theophilus. Luke also calls him “most excellent” (Luke 1:3). This title indicates that he was a person of very important social status (compare Acts 23:26; 24:2; 26:25). He was probably a financial donor or patron who helped Luke with the costs of publishing or distributing his work (see study note on Luke 1:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 1:2

• Apostles
• Holy Spirit
• Luke
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• Holy Ghost
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• Ministry
• Passion
• Pertain
• Promise
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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