Acts 1
1 Truly, I made the first history, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
The former narrative I composed, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began to do and teach,
2 from the day on which, having given commandment through the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom He had chosen, He was received up.
even to the day in which he was taken up, after he had, by the Holy Spirit, given charge to the Apostles, whom he had chosen.
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:
To whom, also, he presented himself alive, after his sufferings, by many infallible proofs; being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things concerning 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 having assembled them together, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, 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, immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, within a few days.
6 Therefore indeed having assembled, they asked Him saying, Lord, do you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
They, therefore, being assembled together, asked him, saying, Lord, wilt thou, at this time, restore the kingdom to 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.
But he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father has reserved to himself.
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.
But you shall receive power by the Holy Spirit coming upon you, and shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and even to the remotest parts of the earth.
9 And having spoken these words, they looking, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him from their eyes.
And, having said these things, while they beheld, he was lifted up, and a cloud received him 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,
And while they were steadfastly looking up to heaven, as he ascended, behold two men in white raiment stood near 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.
who also said, Galileans, why do you stand gazing up to heaven? This Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven, shall also come in the same manner as you have seen him going to heaven.
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 mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath day's journey.
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.
And when they were come into the city, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, son of Alpheus, and Simon, the Zealot, and Judas, brother 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 unanimously persevered in prayer, with the women, and with Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
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),
And in these days, Peter, rising up in the midst of the disciples, (now the number of persons assembled was about a hundred and twenty, ) 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;
Brethren, it was necessary this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit formerly spoke, by the mouth of David, with respect to Judas, who became the guide of those that apprehended Jesus:
17 because he was numbered among us and received the lot of this ministry.
(for he was numbered with us, and had obtained a part 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;
this man, therefore, purchased a field with the reward of iniquity, and falling down on his face, he burst asunder in the middle, 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.
and it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that field is called, in their language, Aceldama, that is, 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 habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell in it": and, "Let another take his office."
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, therefore, that one of the men who have continued with us all the time the Lord Jesus was conversant 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.
commencing from his immersion by John, until the day of his assumption, should be constituted a witness with us, of his resurrection.
23 And they nominated two, Joseph, called Barsabas who was called Justus, and Matthias.
And they set up two men, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, 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, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, show which of these two thou hast chosen,
25 to receive the place of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas departed to go into his own place.
that he may take part of the ministry and apostleship, from which Judas fell by transgression, that he might goes 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.
And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
