New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 1:6-12

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.”

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.”

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

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