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Introduction for Theophilus
I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit.
until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.
to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;
Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before.
Wait for the Holy Spirit
and, being assembled with [them], commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which [said he] ye have heard of me.
and, being assembled with [them], commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which [said he] ye have heard of me.
For John indeed baptised with water, but *ye* shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.
The Ascension of Jesus
So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”
The Ascension
They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?
They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?
He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.
And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere — in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.
And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding [him], and a cloud received him out of their sight.
As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them.
And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.
Matthias Replaces Judas
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called [the mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called [the mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.
When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying.
Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James).
Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James).
And when they were come into [the city], they went up to the upper chamber, where were staying both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude [the brother] of James.
They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with [several] women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
And in those days Peter, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names [who were] together [was] about a hundred and twenty,)
“Brothers,” he said, “the Scriptures had to be fulfilled concerning Judas, who guided those who arrested Jesus. This was predicted long ago by the Holy Spirit, speaking through King David.
Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus;
Judas was one of us and shared in the ministry with us.”
for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.
(Judas had bought a field with the money he received for his treachery. Falling headfirst there, his body split open, spilling out all his intestines.
(This [man] then indeed got a field with [the] reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
The news of his death spread to all the people of Jerusalem, and they gave the place the Aramaic name Akeldama, which means “Field of Blood.”)
And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.)
For it is written in [the] book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.
“So now we must choose a replacement for Judas from among the men who were with us the entire time we were traveling with the Lord Jesus —
It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all [the] time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus’ resurrection.”
beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.
So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Then they all prayed, “O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen
And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,
as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.”
to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.