Acts 1
1 I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first,
The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:
until the day in which, having given command through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He chose out, He was taken up,
3 And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:
to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, in many certain proofs, being seen by them through forty days, and speaking the things concerning the Kingdom of God.
4 And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:
And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, “Which you heard from Me;
5 For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.
because John, indeed, immersed in water, but you will be immersed in the Holy Spirit not many days after these.”
6 So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel?
They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning Him, saying, “Lord, do You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7 And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.
And He said to them, “It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father appointed in His own authority;
8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
but you will receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit on you, and you will be witnesses for Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
9 And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud.
And having said these things—they beholding—He was taken up, and a cloud received Him up from their sight;
10 And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,
and as they were looking steadfastly to the sky in His going on, then, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,
11 And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.
who also said, “Men, Galileans, why do you stand gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was received up from you into Heaven, will so come in what manner you saw Him going on to Heaven.”
12 Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from [that] called the Mount of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath’s journey;
13 And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas, the son of James.
and when they came in, they went up into the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas, of James;
14 And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
these were all continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
15 And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said,
And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said (also the multitude of the names at the same place was, as it were, one hundred and twenty),
16 My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
“Men, brothers, it was necessary [for] this Writing to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,
17 For he was numbered among us, and had his part in our work.
because he was numbered among us, and received the share in this ministry.
18 (Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there.
(This one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst apart in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,
19 And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.)
and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that this place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.
For it has been written in [the] Scroll of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and let another take his oversight.
21 For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
It is necessary, therefore, of the men who went with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22 Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.
beginning from the immersion of John, to the day in which He was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of His resurrection.”
23 And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias.
And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,
24 And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,
and having prayed, they said, “You, LORD, who are knowing the heart of all, show which one You chose of these two,
25 To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.
to receive the share of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, fell, to go on to his proper place”;
26 And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
and they gave their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
