New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 1

Introduction

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

2untilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250when Hewas takenG353upG353to heaven, after Hehad givenG1781ordersἐντειλάμενοςenteilamenosG1781by the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151tothe apostlesἀποστόλοιςapostoloisG652whomG3739He hadchosenἐξελέξατοexelexatoG1586.

3TotheseοἷςhoisG3739He alsoG2532presentedπαρέστησενparestēsenG3936Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438aliveζῶνταzōntaG2198afterμετὰmetaG3326His sufferingπαθεῖνpatheinG3958,by manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183convincingG5039proofsG5039,appearingὀπτανόμενοςoptanomenosG3700to them overδι᾽di᾽G1223a period offortyG5065daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250and speakingλέγωνlegōnG3004ofthings regardingπερὶperiG4012the 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.”

6SoοὖνounG3767,when they had comeσυνελθόντεςsunelthontesG4905togetherG4905, they beganaskingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,is it at thisτούτῳtoutōG3778timeχρόνῳchronōG5550that You are restoringἀποκαθιστάνειςapokathistaneisG600the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932to IsraelἸσραήλ;IsraēlG2474?”

7But He saidG3004to them,“It is not for you to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097periodsG5550ofG5550timeG5550orἢēG2228appointedG2540timesG2540whichοὓςhousG3739the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has setἔθετοethetoG5087by His ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398authorityἐξουσίᾳ,exousiaG1849;

8but you will receiveλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheG2983powerδύναμινdunaminG1411when the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151has comeἐπελθόντοςepelthontosG1904upon you; and you shall beMy witnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144bothτεteG5037in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419and in allπάσῃpasēG3956JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449, andSamariaΣαμαρείᾳSamareiaG4540,and asG2193farG2193asG2193the remotestG2078partἐσχάτουeschatouG2078of the earthγῆς.gēsG1093.”

The Ascension

9And after He had saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,He was liftedG1869upG1869while they were watchingβλεπόντωνblepontōnG991,and a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507tookG5274Him upG5274,out of their sightὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.

10And as they were gazingG816intentlyἀτενίζοντεςatenizontesG816into the skyοὐρανὸνouranonG3772while He was goingπορευομένουporeuomenouG4198,thenG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδρεςandresG435in whiteG3022clothingG2067stoodG3936besideG3936them,

11and they saidG3004, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of GalileeΓαλιλαῖοι,GalilaioiG1057,whyτίtiG5101do you standἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476lookingG991into the skyοὐρανόν;ouranonG3772?ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424, whohas been takenG353upG353from you into heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, willcomeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064in the sameG5158wayG5158as you have watchedἐθεάσασθεetheasastheG2300Him goπορευόμενονporeuomenonG4198into heavenοὐρανόν.¶ouranonG3772.”

The Upper Room

12ThenΤότεToteG5119theyreturnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419from themountainὄρουςorousG3735calledκαλουμένουkaloumenouG2564OlivetἘλαιῶνος,ElaiōnosG1638,whichὅhoG3739is nearἐγγὺςengusG1451JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, aSabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521day’s journeyὁδόν.hodonG3598away.

13WhenὅτεhoteG3753they had enteredεἰσῆλθον,eisēlthonG1525the city,they wentG305upG305tothe upstairsG5253roomὑπερῷονhuperōonG5253whereοὗhouG3757they were stayingκαταμένοντες,katamenontesG2650, that is,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385,and AndrewἈνδρέας,AndreasG406,PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376and ThomasΘωμᾶς,ThōmasG2381,BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖοςBartholomaiosG918and MatthewG3102,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385the sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613the ZealotζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2208, andJudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455the son ofJamesἸακώβου.¶IakōbouG2385.

14AllπάντεςpantesG3956theseΟὗτοιHoutoiG3778were continuallyG4342devotingG4342themselvesG4342with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,alongσὺνsunG4862with thewomenγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135,and MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137themotherμητρὶmētriG3384of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, and with HisbrothersἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80.

15At thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074stoodG450upG450amongμέσῳmesōG3319the brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80and sisters (a groupὄχλοςochlosG3793of aboutG5613120ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι·hekaton eikosiG1540 G1501peopleὀνομάτωνonomatōnG3686was there togetherἐπὶ αὐτὸepi autoG1909 G3588 G846),and saidG3004,

16“Brothersἄνδρες 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 burstG2979openG2979in the middleμέσοςmesosG3319and allπάνταpantaG3956his intestinesσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698gushedG1632outG1632.

19And it becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the residentsκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419;asG5620aG5620resultG5620that fieldχωρίονchōrionG5564was calledκληθῆναιklēthēnaiG2564HakeldamaἉκελδαμάχHakeldamachG184intheir ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258,that is, FieldχωρίονchōrionG5564of Bloodαἵματος.aimatosG129.)

20“For it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Psalmsψαλμῶν·psalmōnG5568: ‘May his residenceἔπαυλιςepaulisG1886be madeγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096desolateἔρημοςerēmosG2048,And may there be noneμὴmēG3361livingκατοικῶνkatoikōnG2730in it’; and, ‘May anotherἕτερος.heterosG2087takeλαβέτωlabetōG2983hisofficeἐπισκοπὴνepiskopēnG1984.’

21ThereforeοὖνounG3767it is necessaryδεῖdeiG1163that of the menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435who have accompaniedσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905us allπαντὶpantiG3956the timeχρόνῳchronōG5550thatthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424wentG1525inG1525and outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831amongἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us--

22beginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757with the baptismβαπτίσματοςbaptismatosG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250that Hewas takenG353upG353from us--oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778mustbecomeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096awitnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144with us of His resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386.”

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

24And theyprayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336and saidG3004, “You, LordκύριεkurieG2962, whoknowG2589theG2589heartsG2589of allπάντων,pantōnG3956people,showἀνάδειξονanadeixonG322whichὃνhonG3739oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778twoδύοduoG1417You have chosenἐξελέξωexelexōG1586

25tooccupyλαβεῖνlabeinG2983thisταύτηςtautēsG3778ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248andapostleshipἀποστολῆςapostolēsG651from whichἧςhēsG3739JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455turnedG3845asideG3845to goπορευθῆναιporeuthēnaiG4198to his ownἴδιον.idionG2398placeG5117.”

26And theydrewἔδωκανedōkanG1325lotsκλήρουςklērousG2819for them, and the lotκλῆροςklērosG2819fellἔπεσενepesenG4098toMatthiasG3103;and he was addedσυγκατεψηφίσθηsugkatepsēphisthēG4785tothe elevenἕνδεκαhendekaG1733apostlesἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652.

Introduction

The Ascension

The Upper Room

Commentaries on Acts 1