Acts 1
1 Truly, I made the first history, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
My first account, O Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus began doing and teaching from the beginning down to the day when,
2 from the day on which, having given commandment through the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom He had chosen, He was received up.
after giving instructions through the Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.
3 To whom He also, after He suffered, manifested Himself alive in many testimonials, being seen by them forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:
After his sufferings he had also shown himself alive to them in many convincing manifestations, revealing himself to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God.
4 and being assembled together with them, He commanded them, Not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father which ye heard from me;
And once when he was eating with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father. "Of this," he said, "you have heard from me.
5 that John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
"For John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence."
6 Therefore indeed having assembled, they asked Him saying, Lord, do you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
So, when they came together, they began to ask him, "Master, are you at this time about to restore the kingdom of Israel?"
7 He said to them; It is not your province, to know the times or seasons, which the Father placed in His own authority.
He answered. "It is not for you to know times and occasions which the Father has fixed in his own authority;
8 But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost having come upon you, and shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and in Samaria, and into the extremity of the earth.
"yet you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you are to be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."
9 And having spoken these words, they looking, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him from their eyes.
When he had said this, and while they were looking at him, he was lifted up, and a cloud received him up out of their sight.
10 And while they were gazing up into the heaven, He going, and behold, two men stood by them in white garments, who also said,
While they were gazing into the sky as he was going up, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them,
11 Ye Galilean men, why stand you looking up into the heaven? this same Jesus, the One having been received up into the heaven, will so come in the manner in which you saw Him going up into the heaven.
and they said. "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into the sky will come back in just the same way as you have seen him going into the sky."
12 Then they returned into Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, being a journey of a Sabbath day.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, about a Sabbath Day’s journey distant.
13 And when they came in, they went up into the upper room, where Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James, were abiding.
On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were accustomed to meet. They were Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 They were all persevering of one accord in prayer along with the women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.
These all with one mind gave their constant attention to prayer, together with some women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
15 And during those days, Peter standing up in the midst of the brethren, said (and the number of names were about one hundred and twenty),
It was during these days that Peter stood up among the brothers - the whole number of persons present was about one hundred and twenty - and said.
16 Men, brethren, it behooved the scripture which the Holy Ghost predicted through the mouth of David concerning Judas, the one becoming leader to those arresting Jesus, to be fulfilled;
"Men and brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David in regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.
17 because he was numbered among us and received the lot of this ministry.
"For he was numbered among us, and he did get his allotted share of this ministry.
18 Then indeed he purchased a field by the reward of iniquity, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels burst out;
"Now this man bought a plot of ground with the price of his treachery, and falling there headlong he burst asunder and all his bowels gushed out.
19 which indeed was known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so that field, in their own dialect, is called Acheldamach; that is, field of blood.
"This fact became known to the people of Jerusalem so that the place was called in their language, Acheldamach, The Field of Blood.
20 For it has been written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let there be no one dwelling in it, and let another take his pastorate.
"For it is written in the Book of Psalms, Let his dwelling-place be desolate; Let no man dwell there, also, Let another take his work.
21 Therefore the men having come together with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in unto us and went out,
"It is necessary then that, of the men who have been associated with us during the whole time in which the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 beginning from the baptism of John, until the day on which He was taken up from us, it behooveth one of these to be witness of His resurrection along with us.
from his baptism by John down to the day on which he was taken up from us, one should join us a witness to his resurrection."
23 And they nominated two, Joseph, called Barsabas who was called Justus, and Matthias.
So they placed two in nomination, Joseph called Bar-Sabbas (surnamed Justas) and Matthias;
24 And praying they said, Thou, O Lord, Heart-searcher of all, show up the one of these two, whom thou hast chosen
and they prayed, saying. "Thou, O Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show clearly which of these two men thou hast chosen to fill the place
25 to receive the place of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas departed to go into his own place.
"in this ministry of this apostles from which Judas went out to go to his own place."
26 And they gave lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
