Acts Chapter 1

Introduction

1The firstG4413 accountG3056 I 1composedG4160, 2TheophilusG2321, aboutG4012 allG3956 that JesusG2424 3beganG757 to doG4160 and teachG1321, 2untilG891 the dayG2250 when He 4was takenG353 up to heaven, after He 5had 6by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 givenG1781 ordersG1781 to 7the apostlesG652 whomG3739 He had 8chosenG1586. 3To 9theseG3739 10He alsoG2532 presentedG3936 HimselfG1438 aliveG2198 afterG3326 His sufferingG3958, by manyG4183 convincingG5039 proofsG5039, appearingG3700 to them overG1223 a period of fortyG5065 daysG2250 and speakingG3004 of 11the things concerningG4012 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 412GatheringG4871 them togetherG4871, He commandedG3853 them 13not to leaveG5563 JerusalemG2414, but to waitG4037 for 1415what the FatherG3962 had promisedG1860, “WhichG3739,” He said, “you heardG191 of from Me; 5for 16JohnG2491 baptizedG907 with waterG5204, but you will be baptizedG907 17with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 1819not manyG4183 daysG2250 from nowG3326G3778.”

6SoG3767 when they had comeG4905 togetherG4905, they were askingG2065 Him, sayingG3004, “LordG2962, 20is it at thisG3778 timeG5550 You are restoringG600 the kingdomG932 to IsraelG2474?” 7He saidG3004 to them, “It is not for you to knowG1097 timesG5550 orG2228 epochsG2540 whichG3739 21the FatherG3962 has fixedG5087 by His ownG2398 authorityG1849; 8but you will receiveG2983 powerG1411 22when the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 has comeG1904 upon you; and you shall be 23My witnessesG3144 bothG5037 in JerusalemG2419, and in allG3956 JudeaG2453 and 24SamariaG4540, and evenG2193 to 25the remotestG2078 partG2078 of the earthG1093.”

The Ascension

9And after He had saidG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, 26He was liftedG1869 up while they were lookingG991 on, and a cloudG3507 receivedG5274 Him out of their sightG3788. 10And as they were gazingG816 intentlyG816 into 27the skyG3772 while He was goingG4198, beholdG2400, 28twoG1417 menG435 in whiteG3022 clothingG2067 stoodG3936 besideG3936 them. 11They alsoG2532 saidG3004, “29MenG435 of GalileeG1057, whyG5101 do you standG2476 lookingG991 into 30the skyG3772? ThisG3778 JesusG2424, who 31has been takenG353 up from you into heavenG3772, will 32comeG2064 in justG3779 the sameG5158 wayG5158 as you have watchedG2300 Him goG4198 into heavenG3772.”

The Upper Room

12ThenG5119 they 33returnedG5290 to JerusalemG2419 from the 3435mountG3735 calledG2564 36OlivetG1638, whichG3739 is nearG1451 JerusalemG2419, a 37SabbathG4521 day’s journeyG3598 away. 13WhenG3753 they had enteredG1525 the city, they wentG305 up to 38the upperG5253 roomG5253 whereG3757 they were stayingG2650; 39that is, PeterG4074 and JohnG2491 and 40JamesG2385 and AndrewG406, PhilipG5376 and ThomasG2381, BartholomewG918 and MatthewG3102, 41JamesG2385 the son of AlphaeusG256, and SimonG4613 the ZealotG2208, and 42JudasG2455 the 43son of 44JamesG2385. 14TheseG3778 allG3956 with oneG3661 mindG3661 45were continuallyG4342 devotingG4342 themselvesG4342 to prayerG4335, alongG4862 with 46the womenG1135, and MaryG3137 the 47motherG3384 of JesusG2424, and with His 48brothersG80.

1549At thisG3778 timeG2250 PeterG4074 stoodG450 up in the midstG3319 of 50the brethrenG80 (a gatheringG3793 of aboutG5616 oneG1540 hundredG1540 and twentyG1501 51personsG3686 was there togetherG1909G3588G846), and saidG3004, 16“BrethrenG435G80, 52the ScriptureG1124 hadG1163 to be fulfilledG4137, whichG3739 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 foretoldG4275 by the mouthG4750 of DavidG1160 concerningG4012 JudasG2455, 53who becameG1096 a guideG3595 to thoseG3588 who arrestedG4815 JesusG2424. 17For he was 54countedG2674 amongG1722 us and receivedG2975 his shareG2819 in 55thisG3778 ministryG1248.” 18(NowG3767 thisG3778 manG3778 56acquiredG2932 a fieldG5564 with 57the priceG3408 of his wickednessG93, and fallingG1096 headlongG4248, he burstG2997 openG2997 in the middleG3319 and allG3956 his intestinesG4698 gushedG1632 out. 19And it becameG1096 knownG1110 to allG3956 who were livingG2730 in JerusalemG2419; soG5620 that in 58their ownG2398 languageG1258 that fieldG5564 was calledG2564 HakeldamaG184, that is, FieldG5564 of BloodG129.) 20“For it is writtenG1125 in the bookG976 of PsalmsG5568, ‘59Let his homesteadG1886 be madeG1096 desolateG2048, And let noG3361 oneG3361 dwellG2730 in it’; and, ‘60Let anotherG2087 manG2087 takeG2983 his 61officeG1984.’ 21ThereforeG3767 it is necessaryG1163 that of the menG435 who have accompaniedG4905 us allG3956 the timeG5550 that 62the LordG2962 JesusG2424 wentG1831 in and out 63amongG1909 us-- 2264beginningG757 65with the baptismG908 of JohnG2491 untilG2193 the dayG2250 that He 66was takenG353 up from us--oneG1520 of theseG3778 must becomeG1096 a 67witnessG3144 with us of His resurrectionG386.” 23SoG2532 they putG2476 forwardG2476 twoG1417 menG1417, JosephG2501 calledG2564 BarsabbasG923 (whoG3739 was also calledG1941 JustusG2459), and 68MatthiasG3103. 24And they 69prayedG4336 and saidG3004, “You, LordG2962, 70whoG2589 knowG2589 the heartsG2589 of allG3956 menG3956, showG322 whichG3739 oneG1520 of theseG3778 twoG1417 You have chosenG1586 25to 71occupyG2983 72thisG3778 ministryG1248 and 73apostleshipG651 from whichG3739 JudasG2455 turnedG3845 asideG3845 to goG4198 to his ownG2398 placeG5117.” 26And they 7475drewG1325 lotsG2819 for them, and the lotG2819 fellG4098 76to 77MatthiasG3103; and he was 78addedG4785 to 79the elevenG1733 apostlesG652.