Acts 1
1 The first account which I drew up, Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus did and taught from the very first,
I indeed made the former treatise, O Theophilus, about all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 down to that day on which he was taken up to heaven, after he had, by the help of the Holy Spirit, given instructions to the apostles whom he had chosen.
until a day in which he was taken up, having commanded, through the Holy Spirit, the apostles whom he chose,
3 With abundant proofs, he showed himself to them, still living, after his death; appearing to them from time to time during forty days, and speaking of all that related to the kingdom of God.
to whom he also presented himself living, after his suffering, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days, and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
4 And once, when he had gathered them together, he charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the fulfilment of the Father’s promise – ‘that promise,’ he said, ‘of which you have heard me speak;
And being assembled together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, Which, he said, ye heard from me.
5 for, while John baptized with water, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit before many days have passed.’
Because John indeed immersed in water, but ye will be immersed in the Holy Spirit after not many of these days.
6 So, when the apostles had met together, they asked Jesus this question – ‘Master, is this the time when you intend to re-establish the kingdom for Israel?’
Indeed therefore having come together, they questioned him, saying, Lord, do thou restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?
7 His answer was, ‘It is not for you to know times or hours, for the Father has reserved these for his own decision;
And he said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father established in his own authority.
8 but you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit will have descended on you, and will be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’
But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.
9 No sooner had Jesus said this than he was caught up before their eyes, and a cloud received him from their sight.
And having said these things, as they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their eyes.
10 While they were still gazing up into the heavens, as he went, suddenly two men, clothed in white, stood beside them,
And while they were gazing at his going into the sky, behold, two men had also stood by them in white apparel,
11 and said, ‘People of Galilee, why are you standing here looking up into the heavens? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into the heavens, will come in the same way in which you have seen him go into the heavens.’
who also said, Men, Galileans, why stand ye gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into the sky will so come, in that same way as ye saw him going into the sky.
12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is about three quarters of a mile from the city.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem having a sabbath day journey.
13 When they reached Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room, where they were staying. There were there Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
And when they came in, they went up into the upper floor where they were lodging, including, Peter and James and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
14 They all united in devoting themselves to prayer, and so did some women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
All these men were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 About this time, at a meeting of the Lord’s followers, when there were about a hundred and twenty present, Peter rose to speak.
And in those days, Peter, having stood up in the midst of the disciples (and there was a multitude of names at the same place, about a hundred twenty), he said,
16 ‘Friends,’ he said, ‘it was necessary that the prediction of scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit made by the lips of David about Judas, who acted as guide to the men who arrested Jesus,
Men, brothers, it was necessary for this scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,
17 for he was one of our number and had his part allotted him in this work of ours.’
because he was numbered with us, and received a share of this ministry.
18 (This man had bought a piece of land with the price of his treachery; and, falling heavily, his body had burst open, and all his bowels protruded.
(Indeed therefore this man obtained a field from the reward of his unrighteousness, and having become headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
19 This became known to everyone living in Jerusalem, so that the field came to be called, in their language, “Akeldama,” which means the “Field of Blood.”)
And it became known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so as to call that field in their own dialect, Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)
20 ‘For in the book of Psalms,’ Peter continued, ‘it is said – “Let his home become desolate, and let no one live in it”; and also – “His office let another take.”
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let no man be dwelling in it, and, Let another take his office.
21 Therefore, from among the men who have been with us all the time that Jesus, our Master, went in and out among us –
It is necessary therefore, of the men who accompanied us during all the time during which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22 from his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us – someone must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection.’
having begun from the immersion of John to the day that he was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias;
And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 and they offered this prayer – ‘Lord, who reads all hearts, show which of these two men you have chosen
And having prayed, they said, Thou, Lord, knowing the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou have chosen
25 to take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place.’
to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.
26 Then they drew lots between them; and, the lot having fallen to Matthias, he was added to the number of the eleven apostles.
And they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
