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 upG353 to heaven, after He 5had givenG1781 ordersG1781 6by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 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 11things regardingG4012 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 17with waterG5204, but you will be baptizedG907 18with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 1920not manyG4183 daysG2250 from nowG3326G3778.”

6SoG3767, when they had comeG4905 togetherG4905, they began askingG2065 Him, sayingG3004, “LordG2962, 21is it at thisG3778 timeG5550 that You are restoringG600 the kingdomG932 to IsraelG2474?” 7But He saidG3004 to them, “It is not for you to knowG1097 periodsG5550 ofG5550 timeG5550 orG2228 appointedG2540 timesG2540 whichG3739 22the FatherG3962 has setG5087 by His ownG2398 authorityG1849; 8but you will receiveG2983 powerG1411 23when the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 has comeG1904 upon you; and you shall be 24My witnessesG3144 bothG5037 in JerusalemG2419 and in allG3956 JudeaG2449, and 25SamariaG4540, and asG2193 farG2193 asG2193 26the remotestG2078 partG2078 of the earthG1093.”

The Ascension

9And after He had saidG3004 theseG3778 thingsG3778, 27He was liftedG1869 upG1869 while they were watchingG991, and a cloudG3507 tookG5274 Him upG5274, out of their sightG3788. 10And as they were gazingG816 intentlyG816 into the skyG3772 while He was goingG4198, thenG2532 beholdG2400, 28twoG1417 menG435 in whiteG3022 clothingG2067 stoodG3936 besideG3936 them, 11and they saidG3004, “29MenG435 of GalileeG1057, whyG5101 do you standG2476 lookingG991 into the skyG3772? ThisG3778 JesusG2424, who 30has been takenG353 upG353 from you into heavenG3772, will 31comeG2064 in the sameG5158 wayG5158 as you have watchedG2300 Him goG4198 into heavenG3772.”

The Upper Room

12ThenG5119 they 32returnedG5290 to JerusalemG2419 from the 3334mountainG3735 calledG2564 35OlivetG1638, whichG3739 is nearG1451 JerusalemG2419, a 36SabbathG4521 day’s journeyG3598 away. 13WhenG3753 they had enteredG1525 the city, they wentG305 upG305 to 37the upstairsG5253 roomG5253 whereG3757 they were stayingG2650, that is, 38PeterG4074, JohnG2491, 39JamesG2385, and AndrewG406, PhilipG5376 and ThomasG2381, BartholomewG918 and MatthewG3102, 40JamesG2385 the son of AlphaeusG256, SimonG4613 the ZealotG2208, and 41JudasG2455 the 42son of 43JamesG2385. 14AllG3956 theseG3778 44were continuallyG4342 devotingG4342 themselvesG4342 with oneG3661 45mindG3661 to prayerG4335, alongG4862 with 46the womenG1135, and MaryG3137 the 47motherG3384 of JesusG2424, and with His 48brothersG80.

1549At thisG3778 timeG2250 PeterG4074 stoodG450 upG450 amongG3319 50the brothersG80 and sisters (a groupG3793 of aboutG5613 120G1540G1501 51peopleG3686 was there togetherG1909G3588G846), and saidG3004, 16“52BrothersG435G80, 53the ScriptureG1124 hadG1163 to be fulfilledG4137, whichG3739 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 foretoldG4275 by the mouthG4750 of DavidG1160 concerningG4012 JudasG2455, 54who becameG1096 a guideG3595 to thoseG3588 who arrestedG4815 JesusG2424. 17For he was 55countedG2674 amongG1722 us and receivedG2975 his shareG2819 in 56thisG3778 ministryG1248.” 18(NowG3767 thisG3778 manG3778 57acquiredG2932 a fieldG5564 with 58the priceG3408 of his wickednessG93, and fallingG1096 headlongG4248, he burstG2979 openG2979 in the middleG3319 and allG3956 his intestinesG4698 gushedG1632 outG1632. 19And it becameG1096 knownG1110 to allG3956 the residentsG2730 of JerusalemG2419; asG5620 aG5620 resultG5620 that fieldG5564 was calledG2564 HakeldamaG184 in 59their ownG2398 languageG1258, that is, FieldG5564 of BloodG129.) 20“For it is writtenG1125 in the bookG976 of PsalmsG5568: ‘60May his residenceG1886 be madeG1096 desolateG2048, And may there be noneG3361 livingG2730 in it’; and, ‘61May anotherG2087 takeG2983 his 62officeG1984.’ 21ThereforeG3767 it is necessaryG1163 that of the menG435 who have accompaniedG4905 us allG3956 the timeG5550 that 63the LordG2962 JesusG2424 wentG1525 inG1525 and outG1831 64amongG1909 us-- 2265beginningG757 66with the baptismG908 of JohnG2491 untilG2193 the dayG2250 that He 67was takenG353 upG353 from us--oneG1520 of theseG3778 must becomeG1096 a 68witnessG3144 with us of His resurrectionG386.” 23SoG2532 they putG2476 forwardG2476 twoG1417 menG1417, JosephG2501 calledG2564 BarsabbasG923 (whoG3739 was also calledG1941 JustusG2459), and 69MatthiasG3103. 24And they 70prayedG4336 and saidG3004, “You, LordG2962, who 71knowG2589 theG2589 heartsG2589 of allG3956 people, showG322 whichG3739 oneG1520 of theseG3778 twoG1417 You have chosenG1586 25to 72occupyG2983 73thisG3778 ministryG1248 and 74apostleshipG651 from whichG3739 JudasG2455 turnedG3845 asideG3845 to goG4198 to his ownG2398 placeG5117.” 26And they 7576drewG1325 lotsG2819 for them, and the lotG2819 fellG4098 77to 78MatthiasG3103; and he was addedG4785 to 79the elevenG1733 apostlesG652.