Berean Standard Bible

Acts 1

(Luke 1:1–4)

1μὲνmenG3303In myΤὸνTonG3588firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413bookλόγονlogonG3056,OὦōG5599TheophilusΘεόφιλε,TheophileG2321,I wroteἐποιησάμηνepoiēsamēnG4160aboutπερὶperiG4012allπάντων,pantōnG3956thatὧνhōnG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ὁhoG3588beganG756τεteG5037to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160andκαὶkaiG2532to teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321,

2untilἄχριachriG891theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250He was taken upἀνελήμφθη.anelēmphthēG353to heaven,after giving instructionsἐντειλάμενοςenteilamenosG1781throughδιὰdiaG1223theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151to theτοῖςtoisG3588apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652οὓςhousG3739He had chosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586.

3AfterμετὰmetaG3326HisαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588sufferingπαθεῖνpatheinG3958,He presentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438toοἷςhoisG3739themκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183convincing proofsτεκμηρίοις,tekmērioisG5039thatHe was aliveζῶνταzōntaG2198.He appearedὀπτανόμενοςoptanomenosG3700to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846overδι᾽di᾽G1223a spanof fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250andκαὶkaiG2532spokeλέγωνlegōnG3004τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532while they were gathered togetherσυναλιζόμενοςsunalizomenosG4871,He commandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853themαὐτοῖςautoisG846: “Do not leaveἀπὸ μὴ χωρίζεσθαι,apo mē chōrizesthaiG3361 G5563 G575JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414,butἀλλὰallaG235wait forπεριμένεινperimeneinG4037theτὴνtēnG3588gifttheτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962promisedἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860,whichἣνhēnG3739you have heardἠκούσατέēkousateG191MeG1473discuss.

5Forὅτι μὲνhoti menG3754 G3303JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907with waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,butδὲdeG1161in a fewοὐ πολλὰςou pollasG3756 G4183daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250μετὰmetaG3326ταύταςtautasG3778youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771will be baptizedβαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheG907withἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.”

The Ascension

(Mark 16:19–20; Luke 24:50–53)

6SoοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303whentheyΟἱHoiG3588came togetherσυνελθόντεςsunelthontesG4905,they askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,will You atἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588timeχρόνῳchronōG5550restoreεἰ ἀποκαθιστάνειςei apokathistaneisG1487 G600theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τῷtōG3588to IsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474?”

7δὲdeG1161Jesusrepliedεἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·eipen pros autousG2036 G4314 G846, “It isἐστινestinG1510notοὐχouchG3756for youὑμῶνhumōnG4771to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097timesχρόνουςchronousG5550orἢēG2228seasonsκαιροὺςkairousG2540thatοὓςhousG3739theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has fixedἔθετοethetoG5087byἐνenG1722His ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398τῇtēaG3588authorityἐξουσίᾳ,exousiaG1849.

8ButἀλλὰallaG235you will receiveλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheG2983powerδύναμινdunaminG1411whentheτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151comesἐπελθόντοςepelthontosG1904uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you will beἔσεσθέesestheG1510MyG1473witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144τεteG5037inἔνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμαρείᾳSamareiaG4540,andκαὶkaiG2532toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theendsἐσχάτουeschatouG2078of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093.”

9AfterκαὶkaiG2532He had saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thisταῦταtautaG3778,theyαὐτῶνautōnG846watched asβλεπόντωνblepontōnG991He was taken upἐπήρθηepērthēG1869,andκαὶkaiG2532a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507hidὑπέλαβενhupelabenG5274HimαὐτὸνautonG846fromἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588sightὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.

10καὶkaiG2532ὡςhōsG5613They wereἦσανēsanG1510looking intentlyἀτενίζοντεςatenizontesG816intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588skyοὐρανὸνouranonG3772as Heαὐτοῦ,autouG846was goingπορευομένουporeuomenouG4198, whenκαὶkaiG2532suddenlyἰδοὺidouG2400twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδρεςandresG435dressedG2066inἐνenG1722whiteG3022stood besideπαρειστήκεισανpareistēkeisanG3936themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

11“MenἄνδρεςandresG435of GalileeΓαλιλαῖοι,GalilaioiG1057οἳhoiG3739καὶkaiG2532,”they saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “whyτίtiG5101do you standἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476herelookingG991intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588skyοὐρανόν;ouranonG3772?ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778sameὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whoὁhoG3588has been takenἀναλημφθεὶςanalēmphtheisG353fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772οὕτωςhoutōsG3779,will come backἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064in the same wayὃν τρόπονhon troponG3739 G5158you have seenἐθεάσασθεetheasastheG2300HimαὐτὸνautonG846goπορευόμενονporeuomenonG4198intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν.¶ouranonG3772.”

Matthias Replaces Judas

12ThenΤότεToteG5119they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419fromἀπὸapoG575theMountὄρουςorousG3735τοῦtouG3588ofκαλουμένουkaloumenouG2564OlivesἘλαιῶνος,ElaiōnosG1638,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510nearἐγγὺςengusG1451the cityἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,a Sabbath day’sσαββάτουsabbatouG4521journeyὁδόν.hodonG3598awayἔχονechonG2192.

13καὶkaiG2532WhenὅτεhoteG3753they arrivedεἰσῆλθον,eisēlthonG1525,they wentἀνέβησανanebēsanG305toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588upper roomὑπερῷονhuperōonG5253whereοὗhouG3757they wereἦσανēsanG1510stayingκαταμένοντες,katamenontesG2650τεteG5037ὅhoG3588:PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491καὶkaiG2532,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385andκαὶkaiG2532AndrewἈνδρέας,AndreasG406,PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andκαὶkaiG2532ThomasΘωμᾶς,ThōmasG2381,BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖοςBartholomaiosG918andκαὶkaiG2532MatthewΜαθθαῖος,MaththaiosG3156,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256καὶkaiG2532,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613theὁhoG3588ZealotG2207,andκαὶkaiG2532JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455sonof JamesἸακώβου.¶IakōbouG2385.

14With one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661theyΟὗτοιHoutoiG3778ἦσανēsanG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956continuedπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountesG4342τῇtēaG3588in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,along withG4862thewomenγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135andκαὶkaiG2532MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137theτῇtēaG3588motherμητρὶmētriG3384τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532withG4862τοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846brothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.

15ΚαὶKaiG2532InἐνenG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074stood upἀναστὰςanastasG450amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80τεteG5037(a gathering ofὀνομάτων ἐπὶonomatōn epiG1909 G3686ἦνēnG1510aboutG5616a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540andtwentyεἴκοσι·eikosiG1501ὄχλοςochlosG3793) andτὸtoG3588αὐτὸautoG846saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,

16“Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,theτὴνtēnG3588ScriptureγραφὴνgraphēnG1124had toἔδειedeiG1163be fulfilledπληρωθῆναιplērōthēnaiG4137thatἣνhēnG3739theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151foretoldG4277throughδιὰdiaG1223themouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138concerningπερὶperiG4012JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455,whoτοῦtouG3588becameγενομένουgenomenouG1096a guideὁδηγοῦhodēgouG3595for those whoτοῖςtoisG3588arrestedσυλλαβοῦσινsullabousinG4815JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424.

17ὅτιhotiG3754He wasἦνēnG1510one ofἐνenG1722ourG1473numberκατηριθμημένοςkatērithmēmenosG2674andκαὶkaiG2532sharedἔλαχεν τὸν κλῆρονelachen ton klēronG2975 G3588 G2819in thisταύτης.tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248.”

18(NowοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303withἐκekG1537therewardμισθοῦmisthouG3408forτῆςtēsG3588hiswickednessἀδικίας,adikiasG93JudasοὗτοςhoutosG3778boughtἐκτήσατοektēsatoG2932a fieldχωρίονchōrionG5564; thereκαὶkaiG2532he fellγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096headlongπρηνὴςprēnēsG4248and burst openἐλάκησενelakēsenG2997in the middleμέσοςmesosG3319,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὰtaG3588intestinesσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698spilled outἐξεχύθηexechuthēG1632.

19καὶkaiG2532ThisbecameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588who livedκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,soὥστεhōsteG5620they calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564thatἐκεῖνοekeinoG1565τὸtoG3588fieldχωρίονchōrionG5564inτῇtēaG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258AkeldamaἉκελδαμάχHakeldamachG184,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,FieldχωρίονchōrionG5564of Bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.)

20“ForγὰρgarG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722thebookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Psalmsψαλμῶν·psalmōnG5568: ‘May hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588placeἔπαυλιςepaulisG1886beγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096desertedἔρημοςerēmosG2048καὶkaiG2532;let there beἔστωestōG1510noμὴmēG3361oneὁhoG3588to dwellκατοικῶνkatoikōnG2730inἐνenG1722itαὐτῇ,autēaG846,’andκαὶkaiG2532, ‘May anotherἕτερος.heterosG2087takeλαβέτωlabetōG2983hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588positionἐπισκοπὴνepiskopēnG1984.’

21ThereforeοὖνounG3767it is necessaryδεῖdeiG1163to chooseone of theτῶνtōnG3588menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435who have accompaniedσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905usG1473thewholeἐν παντὶen pantiG1722 G3956timeχρόνῳchronōG5550ᾧhōG3739theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424went inεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525andκαὶkaiG2532outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831amongἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473,

22beginningG756fromἀπὸapoG575John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491τοῦtouG3588baptismβαπτίσματοςbaptismatosG908untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ἧςhēsG3739Jesuswas taken upἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575usG1473. ForoneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778must becomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096a witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144withσὺνsunG4862usG1473ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386.”

23SoκαὶkaiG2532they proposedἔστησανestēsanG2476twoδύο,duoG1417men:JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501τὸνtonG3588calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923ὃςhosG3739(alsoknown asἐπεκλήθηepeklēthēG1941JustusἸοῦστοςIoustosG2459)andκαὶkaiG2532MatthiasΜαθθίαν.MaththianG3159.

24AndκαὶkaiG2532they prayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336εἶπαν·eipanG2036, “LordκύριεkurieG2962,YouσὺsuG4771know everyone’s heartκαρδιογνῶστα πάντων,kardiognōsta pantōnG2589 G3956.ShowἀνάδειξονanadeixonG322uswhichὃν ἕναhon henaG3739 G1520ofἐκekG1537theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588twoδύοduoG1417You have chosenἐξελέξωexelexōG1586

25to take upλαβεῖν τὸν τόπονlabein ton toponG2983 G3588 G5117τῆςtēsG3588thisταύτηςtautēsG3778ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248andκαὶkaiG2532apostleshipἀποστολῆςapostolēsG651ἀφ᾽aph᾽G575,whichἧςhēsG3739JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455abandonedπαρέβηparebēG3845to goπορευθῆναιporeuthēnaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519hisτὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588rightfulἴδιον.idionG2398placeτόπονtoponG5117.”

26ThenκαὶkaiG2532they castἔδωκανedōkanG1325lotsκλήρουςklērousG2819 G846,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588lotκλῆροςklērosG2819fellἔπεσενepesenG4098toἐπὶepiG1909MatthiasΜαθθίανMaththianG3159. SoκαὶkaiG2532he was addedσυγκατεψηφίσθηsugkatepsēphisthēG4785toμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588elevenἕνδεκαhendekaG1733apostlesἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652.

(Luke 1:1–4)

The Ascension

(Mark 16:19–20; Luke 24:50–53)

Matthias Replaces Judas

Commentaries on Acts 1