Acts 1
1 The former treatise, O Theophilus, I made concerning all that Jesus undertook 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 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:
after giving instructions through the Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.
3 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.
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 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;
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 for John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall within a few days be baptized with the holy Spirit.
"For John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence."
6 Being therefore come together they asked Him, saying, Lord, wilt thou 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 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.
He answered. "It is not for you to know times and occasions which the Father has fixed in his own authority;
8 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.
"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 said these things, as they were looking upon Him, He was lifted up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
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 looking stedfastly toward heaven, as He went up, behold two men in white stood by them;
While they were gazing into the sky as he was going up, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them,
11 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.
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 to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath-day's journey.
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 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.
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 These all persevered with one accord in prayer and supplication with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.
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 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, )
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 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:
"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 for he was numbered with us, and had obtained a part of this ministry.
"For he was numbered among us, and he did get his allotted share of this ministry.
18 (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:
"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 (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: )
"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 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.)
"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 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,
"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 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.
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 proposed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
So they placed two in nomination, Joseph called Bar-Sabbas (surnamed Justas) and Matthias;
24 And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, shew us, which of these two 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 take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas is fallen by his transgression, that he might go to his own place.
"in this ministry of this apostles from which Judas went out to go to his own place."
26 And they gave out their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the apostles.
Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
