New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 1

Introduction

1The firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413accountλόγονlogonG3056IcomposedἐποιησάμηνepoiēsamēnG4160,TheophilusΘεόφιλε,TheophileG2321,aboutπερὶperiG4012allπάντων,pantōnG3956that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160and teachδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321,

2untilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250when Hewas takenἀνελήμφθη.anelēmphthēG353up to heaven, after He hadby the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151givenG1781ordersἐντειλάμενοςenteilamenosG1781tothe apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652whomG3739He hadchosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586.

3TotheseοἷςhoisG3739He alsoG2532presentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438aliveζῶνταzōntaG2198afterμετὰmetaG3326His sufferingπαθεῖνpatheinG3958,by manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183convincingG5039proofsG5039,appearingὀπτανόμενοςoptanomenosG3700to them overδι᾽di᾽G1223a period offortyG5065daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250and speakingλέγωνlegōnG3004ofthe things concerningπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

4GatheringG4871them togetherG4871,He commandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853themnot to leaveχωρίζεσθαι,chōrizesthaiG5563JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414,but to waitπεριμένεινperimeneinG4037forwhat the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962had promisedἐπαγγελίανepangelianG1860,“WhichἣνhēnG3739,” He said,“you heardἠκούσατέēkousateG191of from Me;

5forJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907with waterὕδατι,hudatiG5204,but you will be baptizedβαπτισθήσεσθεbaptisthēsestheG907with the HolyἁγίῳhagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151not manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.¶hēmerasG2250from nowμετὰ ταύταςmeta tautasG3326 G3778.”

6SoοὖνounG3767when they had comeσυνελθόντεςsunelthontesG4905togetherG4905,they were askingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,is it at thisτούτῳtoutōG3778timeχρόνῳchronōG5550You are restoringἀποκαθιστάνειςapokathistaneisG600the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932to IsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474?”

7He saidG3004to them,“It is not for you to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097timesχρόνουςchronousG5550orἢēG2228epochsκαιροὺςkairousG2540whichοὓςhousG3739the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has fixedἔθετοethetoG5087by His ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398authorityἐξουσίᾳ,exousiaG1849;

8but you will receiveλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheG2983powerδύναμινdunaminG1411when the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151has comeἐπελθόντοςepelthontosG1904upon you; and you shall beMy witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144bothτεteG5037in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and in allπάσῃpasēG3956JudeaG2453andSamariaΣαμαρείᾳSamareiaG4540,and evenἕωςhe'ōsG2193tothe remotestG2078partἐσχάτουeschatouG2078of the earthγῆς.gēsG1093.”

The Ascension

9And after He had saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He was liftedἐπήρθηepērthēG1869up while they were lookingβλεπόντωνblepontōnG991on, and a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507receivedὑπέλαβενhupelabenG5274Him out of their sightὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.

10And as they were gazingG816intentlyἀτενίζοντεςatenizontesG816intothe skyοὐρανὸνouranonG3772while He was goingπορευομένουporeuomenouG4198,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδρεςandresG435in whiteG3022clothingG2067stoodG3936besideG3936them.

11They alsoκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of GalileeΓαλιλαῖοι,GalilaioiG1057,whyτίtiG5101do you standἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476lookingG991intothe skyοὐρανόν;ouranonG3772?ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424, whohas been takenἀναλημφθεὶςanalēmphtheisG353up from you into heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, willcomeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064in justοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the sameG5158wayG5158as you have watchedἐθεάσασθεetheasastheG2300Him goπορευόμενονporeuomenonG4198into heavenοὐρανόν.¶ouranonG3772.”

The Upper Room

12ThenΤότεToteG5119theyreturnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419from themountὄρουςorousG3735calledκαλουμένουkaloumenouG2564OlivetἘλαιῶνος,ElaiōnosG1638,whichὅhoG3739is nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, aSabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521day’s journeyὁδόν.hodonG3598away.

13WhenὅτεhoteG3753they had enteredεἰσῆλθον,eisēlthonG1525the city,they wentἀνέβησανanebēsanG305up tothe upperὑπερῷονhuperōonG5253roomG5253whereοὗhouG3757they were stayingκαταμένοντες,katamenontesG2650;that is, PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491andJamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385and AndrewἈνδρέας,AndreasG406,PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376and ThomasΘωμᾶς,ThōmasG2381,BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖοςBartholomaiosG918and MatthewG3102,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385the sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256,and SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613the ZealotζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2208, andJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455the son ofJamesἸακώβου.¶IakōbouG2385.

14TheseΟὗτοιHoutoiG3778allπάντεςpantesG3956with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661were continuallyG4342devotingG4342themselvesG4342to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,alongσὺνsunG4862with thewomenγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135,and MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137themotherμητρὶmētriG3384of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, and with HisbrothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.

15At thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074stoodἀναστὰςanastasG450up in the midstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthe brethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80(a gatheringὄχλοςochlosG3793of aboutG5616oneG1540hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540and twentyεἴκοσι·eikosiG1501personsὀνομάτωνonomatōnG3686was there togetherἐπὶ αὐτὸepi autoG1909 G3588 G846),and saidG3004,

16“Brethrenἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435 G80,the ScriptureγραφὴνgraphēnG1124hadἔδειedeiG1163to be fulfilledπληρωθῆναιplērōthēnaiG4137,whichἣνhēnG3739the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151foretoldG4275by the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of DavidG1160concerningπερὶperiG4012JudasἸούδαIoudaG2455,who becameγενομένουgenomenouG1096a guideὁδηγοῦhodēgouG3595to thoseG3588who arrestedσυλλαβοῦσινsullabousinG4815JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424.

17For he wascountedκατηριθμημένοςkatērithmēmenosG2674amongἐνenG1722us and receivedἔλαχενelachenG2975his shareκλῆρονklēronG2819inthisταύτης.tautēsG3778ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248.”

18(NowοὖνounG3767thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778acquiredἐκτήσατοektēsatoG2932a fieldχωρίονchōrionG5564withthe priceμισθοῦmisthouG3408of his wickednessἀδικίας,adikiasG93,and fallingγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096headlongπρηνὴςprēnēsG4248,he burstG2997openG2997in the middleμέσοςmesosG3319and allπάνταpantaG3956his intestinesσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698gushedἐξεχύθηexechuthēG1632out.

19And it becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956who were livingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419;soὥστεhōsteG5620that intheir ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258that fieldχωρίονchōrionG5564was calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564HakeldamaἉκελδαμάχHakeldamachG184,that is, FieldχωρίονchōrionG5564of Bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.)

20“For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Psalmsψαλμῶν·psalmōnG5568, ‘Let his homesteadἔπαυλιςepaulisG1886be madeγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096desolateἔρημοςerēmosG2048,And let noG3361oneG3361dwellκατοικῶνkatoikōnG2730in it’; and, ‘Let anotherG2087manG2087takeλαβέτωlabetōG2983hisofficeἐπισκοπὴνepiskopēnG1984.’

21ThereforeοὖνounG3767it is necessaryδεῖdeiG1163that of the menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435who have accompaniedσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905us allπαντὶpantiG3956the timeχρόνῳchronōG5550thatthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831in and outamongἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us--

22beginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757with the baptismβαπτίσματοςbaptismatosG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250that Hewas takenἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353up from us--oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778mustbecomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096awitnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144with us of His resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386.”

23SoG2532they putG2476forwardG2476twoδύο,duoG1417menG1417,JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabbanG923(whoὃςhosG3739was also calledἐπεκλήθηepeklēthēG1941JustusἸοῦστοςIoustosG2459), andMatthiasG3103.

24And theyprayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336and saidG3004, “You, LordκύριεkurieG2962,whoG2589knowG2589the heartsG2589of allG3956menG3956,showἀνάδειξονanadeixonG322whichὃνhonG3739oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778twoδύοduoG1417You have chosenἐξελέξωexelexōG1586

25tooccupyλαβεῖνlabeinG2983thisταύτηςtautēsG3778ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248andapostleshipἀποστολῆςapostolēsG651from whichἧςhēsG3739JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455turnedG3845asideG3845to goπορευθῆναιporeuthēnaiG4198to his ownἴδιον.idionG2398placeG5117.”

26And theydrewἔδωκανedōkanG1325lotsκλήρουςklērousG2819for them, and the lotκλῆροςklērosG2819fellἔπεσενepesenG4098toMatthiasG3103; and he wasaddedσυγκατεψηφίσθηsugkatepsēphisthēG4785tothe elevenἕνδεκαhendekaG1733apostlesἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652.

Introduction

The Ascension

The Upper Room

Commentaries on Acts 1