Acts 1
1 In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
The former treatise, O Theophilus, I made concerning all that Jesus undertook both to do and to teach;
2 until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
till the day in which He was taken up, after He had by the holy Spirit given instructions to the apostles whom He had chosen:
3 After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
to whom also He presented Himself alive, after He had suffered, by many certain proofs; being seen among them for forty days, and speaking of the things relating to the kingdom of God.
4 And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
And meeting them together He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said He, ye have heard from me;
5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
for John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall within a few days be baptized with the holy Spirit.
6 So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Being therefore come together they asked Him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
7 Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
And He said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or seasons, which the Father hath reserved in his own power.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
But ye shall receive power from the holy Spirit coming upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.
9 After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
And having said these things, as they were looking upon Him, He was lifted up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
10 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
And while they were looking stedfastly toward heaven, as He went up, behold two men in white stood by them;
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.”
who said, Ye men of Galilee, why do ye stand gazing up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in the manner ye have seen Him going into heaven.
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath-day's journey.
13 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
And when they were come in to the city, they went up into an upper room, where Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude the brother of James, usually abode.
14 With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
These all persevered with one accord in prayer and supplication with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.
15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, (now the number of the persons that were together was about an hundred and twenty, )
16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
and said, Men and brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the holy Ghost spake by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus:
17 He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”
for he was numbered with us, and had obtained a part of this ministry.
18 (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
(Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling down on his face, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out:
19 This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
(and it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field is called in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, the field of blood: )
20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
for it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let none dwell in it; and again, Let another take his office.)
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
Wherefore it is necessary that one of these men, who have been conversant with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and out among us,
22 beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
from the baptism of John, till the day that He was taken up from us, should be joined with us as a witness of his resurrection.
23 So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, shew us, which of these two Thou hast chosen,
25 to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
to take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas is fallen by his transgression, that he might go to his own place.
26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
And they gave out their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the apostles.
