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Acts 1:13
13When they arrived, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
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
11They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen him going into heaven.” 12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem — a Sabbath day’s journey away. When they arrived, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14They all were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. 15In those days Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters — the number of people who were together was about a hundred twenty — and said,
Read all of Acts 1Acts 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 9:37About that time she became sick and died. After washing her, they placed her in a room upstairs.
- Acts 20:8There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we were assembled,
- Mark 14:15He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.”
- Luke 22:12Then he will show you a large, furnished room upstairs. Make the preparations there.”
- Acts 2:14Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, “Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words.
- Acts 3:1Now Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer at three in the afternoon.
- Acts 4:13When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.
- Acts 8:14When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Acts 9:32As Peter was traveling from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
- Acts 10:9The next day, as they were traveling and nearing the city, Peter went up to pray on the roof about noon.
- Acts 12:2and he executed James, John’s brother, with the sword.
- Acts 15:7After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.
- Matthew 4:18As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea — for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 10:2These are the names of the twelve apostles: 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: To Simon, he gave the name Peter;
- Mark 5:37He did not let anyone accompany him except Peter, James, and John, James’s brother.
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
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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
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