New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 1:1-9

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.”

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

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