Acts 1

Introduction

1 The first account I [a]composed, 1Theophilus, about all that Jesus 2began to do and teach,
2 until the day when He 3was taken up to heaven, after He 4had [b]by the Holy Spirit given orders to 5the apostles whom He had 6chosen.
3 To [c]these 7He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of 8the things concerning the kingdom of God.
4 [d]Gathering them together, He commanded them 9not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for [e]10what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me;
5 for 11John baptized with water, but you will be baptized [f]with the Holy Spirit [g]12not many days from now *."
6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, "Lord, 13is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which 14the Father has fixed by His own authority;
8 but you will receive power 15when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be 16My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and 17Samaria, and even to 18the remotest part of the earth."

The Ascension

9 And after He had said these things, 19He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
10 And as they were gazing intently into [h]the sky while He was going, behold, 20two men in white clothing stood beside them.
11 They also said, "21Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into [i]the sky? This Jesus, who 22has been taken up from you into heaven, will 23come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven."

The Upper Room

12 Then they 24returned to Jerusalem from the [j]25mount called [k]Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a [l]Sabbath day's journey away.
13 When they had entered the city, they went up to 26the upper room where they were staying; 27that is, Peter and John and [m]James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, [n]James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and 28Judas the [o]son of [p]James.
14 These all with one mind 29were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with 30the women, and Mary the 31mother of Jesus, and with His 32brothers.
15 [q]At this time Peter stood up in the midst of 33the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty [r]persons was there together * * ), and said,
16 "Brethren *, 34the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, 35who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.
17 "For he was 36counted among us and received his share in 37this ministry."
18 (Now this man 38acquired a field with 39the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.
19 And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in 40their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms, '41LET HIS HOMESTEAD BE MADE DESOLATE, AND LET NO ONE DWELL IN IT'; and, '42LET ANOTHER MAN TAKE HIS [s]OFFICE.'
21 "Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that 43the Lord Jesus went in and out [t]among us-
22 44beginning [u]with the baptism of John until the day that He 45was taken up from us-one of these must become a 46witness with us of His resurrection."
23 So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus ), and 47Matthias.
24 And they 48prayed and said, "You, Lord, 49who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen
25 to [v]occupy 50this ministry and 51apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."
26 And they [w]52drew lots for them, and the lot fell [x]to 53Matthias; and he was [y]added to 54the eleven apostles.

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Cross References 54

  • 1. Luke 1:3
  • 2. Luke 3:23
  • 3. Mark 16:19; Acts 1:9, 11, 22
  • 4. Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15; John 20:21; Acts 10:42
  • 5. Mark 6:30
  • 6. John 13:18; Acts 10:41
  • 7. Matthew 28:17; Mark 16:12, 14; Luke 24:34, 36; John 20:19, 26; John 21:1, 14; 1 Corinthians 15:5-7
  • 8. Acts 8:12; Acts 19:8; Acts 28:23, 31
  • 9. Luke 24:49
  • 10. John 14:16, 26; John 15:26; Acts 2:33
  • 11. Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:33; Acts 11:16
  • 12. Acts 2:1-4
  • 13. Matthew 17:11; Mark 9:12; Luke 17:20; Luke 19:11
  • 14. Matthew 24:36; Mark 13:32
  • 15. Acts 2:1-4
  • 16. Luke 24:48; John 15:27
  • 17. Acts 8:1, 5, 14
  • 18. Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15; Romans 10:18; Colossians 1:23
  • 19. Luke 24:50, 51; Acts 1:2
  • 20. Luke 24:4; John 20:12
  • 21. Acts 2:7; Acts 13:31
  • 22. Mark 16:19; Acts 1:9, 22
  • 23. Matthew 16:27; Acts 3:21
  • 24. Luke 24:52
  • 25. Matthew 21:1
  • 26. Mark 14:15; Luke 22:12; Acts 9:37, 39; Acts 20:8
  • 27. Acts 1:13: {Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16}
  • 28. John 14:22
  • 29. Acts 2:42; Acts 6:4; Romans 12:12; Ephesians 6:18; Colossians 4:2
  • 30. Luke 8:2
  • 31. Matthew 12:46
  • 32. Matthew 12:46
  • 33. John 21:23; Acts 6:3; Acts 9:30; Acts 10:23; Acts 11:1, 12, 26, 29; Acts 12:17; Acts 14:2; Acts 15:1, 3, 22, 23, 32f, 40; Acts 16:2, 40; Acts 17:6, 10, 14; Acts 18:18, 27; Acts 21:7, 17; Acts 22:5; Acts 28:14; Romans 1:13
  • 34. John 13:18; John 17:12; Acts 1:20
  • 35. Matthew 26:47; Mark 14:43; Luke 22:47; John 18:3
  • 36. John 6:70
  • 37. Acts 1:25; Acts 20:24; Acts 21:19
  • 38. Matthew 27:3-10
  • 39. Matthew 26:14
  • 40. Matthew 27:8; Acts 21:40
  • 41. Psalms 69:25
  • 42. Psalms 109:8
  • 43. Luke 24:3
  • 44. Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:1-4, 9; Luke 3:21
  • 45. Mark 16:19; Acts 1:2
  • 46. Acts 1:8; Acts 2:32
  • 47. Acts 1:26
  • 48. Acts 6:6; Acts 13:3; Acts 14:23
  • 49. 1 Samuel 16:7; Jeremiah 17:10; Acts 15:8; Romans 8:27
  • 50. Acts 1:17
  • 51. Romans 1:5; 1 Corinthians 9:2; Galatians 2:8
  • 52. Leviticus 16:8; Joshua 14:2; 1 Samuel 14:41; Nehemiah 10:34; Nehemiah 11:1; Proverbs 16:33
  • 53. Acts 1:23
  • 54. Acts 2:14

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Acts 1 Commentaries

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