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Acts 1:2
2until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
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
1I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach, until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up; 3to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God; 4and, being assembled with [them], commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which [said he] ye have heard of me.
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ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου οὓς ἐξελέξατο ἀνελήμφθη.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 1:2
- Acts 1:9And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding [him], and a cloud received him out of their sight.
- Mark 16:19The Lord therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.
- Luke 9:51And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
- Luke 24:51And it came to pass as he was blessing them, he was separated from them and was carried up into heaven.
- John 6:62If then ye see the Son of man ascending up where he was before?
- John 13:1Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.
- John 16:28I came out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I leave the world and go to the Father.
- John 17:13And now I come to thee. And these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in them.
- John 20:17Jesus says to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and [to] my God and your God.
- Ephesians 4:8Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.
- 1 Timothy 3:16And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.
- Hebrews 6:19which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
- Hebrews 9:24For the Christ is not entered into holy places made with hand, figures of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear before the face of God for us:
- 1 Peter 3:22who is at [the] right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.
- Acts 10:38Jesus who [was] of Nazareth: how God anointed him with [the] Holy Spirit and with power; who went through [all quarters] doing good, and healing all that were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
- Isaiah 11:2and the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
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
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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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