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‏ Acts 1

CHAPTER 1 A Second Letter to Theophilus

1 Indeed the first matter I made concerning all the things, O Theophilus, which Jesus began to both do and to teach, 2 until which day giving charge to the apostles through [²spirit ¹holy] whom he chose, he was taken up; 3 to whom also he rendered himself living after his suffering, with many evidences, during [²days ¹forty] being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Promise of Holy Spirit

4 And being assembled together, he exhorted them [³from ⁴Jerusalem ¹to not ²separate], but to remain about for the promise of the father, which he says, You heard of me. 5 For John indeed immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in [²spirit ¹holy] not after these many days. 6 They indeed then having come together, asked him, saying, O Lord, is it in this time you restore the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said to them, [²not ³for you ¹It is] to know times or seasons which the father put in his own authority. 8 But you shall receive power [⁴coming ¹of the ²holy ³spirit] upon you. And you will be to me witnesses in both Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.

The Ascension of Jesus

9 And [²these things ¹having said], of their looking, he was lifted up, and a cloud undertook him from their eyes. 10 And as they were gazing into the heaven at his going, and behold, [²men ¹two] stood by them in [²attire ¹white], 11 ones who also said, Men, Galileans, why do you stand looking into the heaven? This Jesus, the one being taken up from you into the heaven, so shall come in which manner you saw him going into the heaven. 12 Then they returned unto Jerusalem from the mount, of the one being called Olive Grove, which is near Jerusalem, [²for a Sabbath ¹sufficing] journey.

The Upper Room

13 And when they entered, they ascended unto the upper room, where were staying both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Jude of James. 14 These all were attending constantly with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Peter Addresses the Multitude

15 And in those days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (and was the multitude of names together about a hundred twenty,) 16 Men, brethren, it was necessary to fulfill this scripture, which [⁴foretold ¹the ³spirit ²holy] through the mouth of David concerning Judas, the one becoming a guide to the ones seizing Jesus. 17 For he was counted with us, and obtained a lot of this service. 18 This one indeed then acquired a place from the wage of iniquity; and [²fallen headlong ¹being], he split open in the middle, and [³poured out ¹all ²his intestines]. 19 And [²known ¹it became] to all the ones dwelling in Jerusalem, so as to call that place, in [²own ³dialect ¹their], Akeldama; that is, Place of Blood. 20 For it has been written in the book of Psalms, Let [³become ²property ¹his] desolate, and let there not be one dwelling in it! and, [⁴his overseeing ¹May ³receive ²another]. 21 It is necessary then of the [²coming together ³with us ¹men] during all the time in which [⁴entered ⁵and ⁶went forth ⁷among ⁸us ¹the ²Lord ³Jesus], 22 beginning from the immersion of John until the day of which he was taken up from us, [⁴a witness ⁷of his resurrection ³to become ⁵with ⁶us ¹for one ²of these].

Matthias Chosen by Lot

23 And they established two, Joseph the one being called Barsabas, who was called Justus, and Matthias. 24 And praying, they said, You, O Lord, are a knower of hearts of all, make manifest! whom you chose of these -- [²of the ³two ¹the one], 25 to receive the lot of this service and commission, from of which Judas violated to go unto [²place ¹his own]. 26 And they gave their lots, and [³fell ¹the ²lot] upon Matthias, and he was alloted with the eleven apostles.