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Acts 1:11
11“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
Acts 1:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."
- New King James Version (NKJV)who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
Context of Acts 1:11
9After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” 12Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city. 13When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
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οἳ καὶ εἶπαν· ἄνδρες Γαλιλαῖοι, τί ἑστήκατε ἐμβλέποντες εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν; οὗτος ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὁ ἀναλημφθεὶς ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν οὕτως ἐλεύσεται ὃν τρόπον ἐθεάσασθε αὐτὸν πορευόμενον εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Ye menἀνήρanēr · manG435
- of GalileeΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaios · GalileanG1057
- whyτίςtis · which?G5101
- stand yeἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
- gazing upἐμβλέπωemblepō · to look into/uponG1689
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
- this sameοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- which is taken upἀναλαμβάνωanalambanō · to take upG353
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- youσύsu · youG4771
- shallἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- in like mannerτρόποςtropos · wayG5158
- ye have seenθεάομαιtheaomai · to look atG2300
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
Cross-references for Acts 1:11
- Acts 2:7Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?
- Acts 13:31and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people.
- Mark 14:70Again he denied it. After a little while, those standing near said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”
- Acts 3:12When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
- Luke 24:5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
- Daniel 7:13“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.
- Matthew 24:30“Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
- Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
- Mark 13:26“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
- Luke 21:27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels.
- Revelation 1:7“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.
Commentaries on Acts 1:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Gazing up into heaven - Not to the top of a mountain, to which an unbridled fancy, influenced by infidelity, would intimate he had ascended, and not to heaven. This same Jesus - Clothed in human nature, shall so come in like manner - with the same body, descending from heaven by his sovereign and all-controlling power, as ye have seen him go into heaven. Thus shall he come again to judge the quick and the dead. It was a very ancient opinion among…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Ye men of Galilee - Galilee was the place of their former residence, and they were commonly known by the name of Galileans. Why stand ye - There is doubtless a slight degree of censure implied in this, as well as a design to call their attention away from a vain attempt to see the departed Saviour. The impropriety may have been: (1)In the feeling of disappointment, as if he would not restore the kingdom to Israel. (2)Possibly they were expecting that he…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 They were earnest in asking about that which their Master never had directed or encouraged them to seek. Our Lord knew that his ascension and the teaching of the Holy Spirit would soon end these expectations, and therefore only gave them a rebuke; but it is a caution to his church in all ages, to take heed of a desire of forbidden knowledge. He had given his disciples instructions for the discharge of their duty, both before his death and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11in the same way: Jesus promised to return from heaven in the same way (see Matthew 24:30; Mark 13:26; John 14:3). Jesus has gone to heaven to prepare a place for his followers (John 12:26; 14:1–4; 2 Corinthians 5:4; Philippians 3:21; Hebrews 6:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. while they beheld, he was taken up--See on Lu 24:50-53. Lest it should be thought He had disappeared when they were looking in some other direction, and so was only concluded to have gone up to heaven, it is here expressly said that "while they were looking He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight." So Elijah, "If thou see me when I am taken from thee" (2Ki 2:10); "And Elisha saw it" (Ac 1:12). (See on Lu 9:32.)Read the comment
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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
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