Acts 1:2

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

1The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen. 3To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of things regarding the kingdom of God. 4Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;

Acts 1:2 word by word

ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου οὓς ἐξελέξατο ἀνελήμφθη.Read the interlinear

• untilἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• was takenἀναλαμβάνωanalambanō · to take upG353
• had givenἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781
• by the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• chosenἐκλέγωeklegomai · to selectG1586

Cross-references for Acts 1:2

• Acts 1:9And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were watching, and a cloud took Him up, out of their sight.
• Mark 16:19So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Luke 9:51When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;
• Luke 24:51While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
• John 6:62What then if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?
• John 13:1Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
• John 16:28I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
• John 17:13But now I am coming to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.
• John 20:17Jesus said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’”
• Ephesians 4:8Therefore it says, “When He ascended on high, He led captive the captives, And He gave gifts to people.”
• 1 Timothy 3:16Beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.
• Hebrews 6:19This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and reliable and one which enters within the veil,
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a holy place made by hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
• 1 Peter 3:22who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.
• Acts 10:38You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
• Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

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

Topics related to Acts 1:2

• Apostles
• Holy Spirit
• Luke
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• Holy Ghost
• Accord
• Apostle
• Blood
• Gaze
• Ministry
• Passion
• Pertain
• Promise
• Receive

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