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

1I wrote the first volume, Theophilus, about all that Yeshua began to do and teach— up to the day He was taken up, after He had given orders by the Ruach ha-Kodesh to the emissaries He had chosen. 3To them He showed Himself to be alive after His suffering through many convincing proofs, appearing to them for forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. 4Now while staying with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father promised—which, He said, “you heard from Me.

Acts 1:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Untilἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• in whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he was taken upἀναλαμβάνωanalambanō · to take upG353
• after that heἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• theπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• unto the apostlesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• he had chosenἐκλέγωeklegomai · to selectG1586

Cross-references for Acts 1:2

• Acts 1:9After saying all this—while they were watching—He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
• Mark 16:19Then the Lord Yeshua, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Luke 9:51When the days were approaching for Him to be taken up, Yeshua was determined to go up to Jerusalem.
• Luke 24:51And while blessing them, He departed from them and was taken up into heaven.
• John 6:62Then what if you see the Son of Man going back up to the place where He was before?
• John 13:1Now it was just before the feast of Passover. Yeshua knew that His hour had come to depart from this world to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them until 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 17:13“But now I am coming to You. I say these words while I am still in the world, so that they may have My joy made full in themselves.
• John 20:17Yeshua says to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father. Go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am going up to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
• Ephesians 4:8Therefore it says, “When He went up on high, He led captive a troop of captives and gave gifts to his people.”
• 1 Timothy 3:16Now beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness: He was revealed in the flesh, Vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Trusted throughout the world, Taken up in glory.
• Hebrews 6:19We have this hope as an anchor of the soul, both firm and steady—a hope that enters the inner place behind the curtain.
• Hebrews 9:24For Messiah did not enter into Holies made with hands—counterparts of the true things—but into heaven itself, now to appear in God’s presence on our behalf.
• 1 Peter 3:22He has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels and authorities and powers subjected to Him.
• Acts 10:38You know how God anointed Yeshua of Natzeret with the Ruach ha-Kodesh and power—how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
• Isaiah 11:2The Ruach of Adonai will rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and insight, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Adonai.

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

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• Holy Ghost
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• Passion
• Pertain
• Promise
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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