The first account
I 1composed
, aTheophilus
, about
all
that Jesus
bbegan
to do
and teach
,
until the day
when He awas taken
up to heaven, after He bhad 1by the Holy
Spirit
given
orders
to cthe apostles
whom
He had dchosen
.
To 1these aHe also
presented
Himself
alive
after
His suffering
, by many
convincing
proofs
, appearing
to them over
a period of forty
days
and speaking
of bthe things concerning
the kingdom
of God
.
1Gathering them together
, He commanded
them anot to leave
Jerusalem
, but to wait
for 2 bwhat the Father
had promised
, "Which
," He said, "you heard
of from Me;
for aJohn baptized
with water
, but you will be baptized
1with the Holy
Spirit
2 bnot many
days
from now
."
So when they had come
together
, they were asking
Him, saying
, "Lord
, ais it at this
time
You are restoring
the kingdom
to Israel
?"
He said to them, "It is not for you to know
times
or
epochs
which
athe Father
has fixed
by His own
authority
;
but you will receive power
awhen the Holy
Spirit
has come
upon you; and you shall be bMy witnesses
both
in Jerusalem
, and in all
Judea
and cSamaria
, and even
to dthe remotest
part
of the earth
."
And after He had said these
things
, aHe was lifted
up while they were looking
on, and a cloud
received
Him out of their sight
.
And as they were gazing intently
into 1the sky
while He was going
, behold
, atwo
men
in white
clothing
stood
beside
them.
They also said
, " aMen
of Galilee
, why
do you stand
looking
into 1the sky
? This
Jesus
, who bhas been taken
up from you into heaven
, will ccome
in just
the same
way
as you have watched
Him go
into heaven
."
Then they areturned
to Jerusalem
from the 1 bmount
called
2Olivet
, which
is near
Jerusalem
, a 3Sabbath
day's journey
away.
When they had entered
the city, they went
up to athe upper
room
where
they were staying
; bthat is, Peter
and John
and 1James
and Andrew
, Philip
and Thomas
, Bartholomew
and Matthew
, 1James
the son of Alphaeus
, and Simon
the Zealot
, and cJudas
the 2son of 1James
.
These all
with one
mind
awere continually
devoting
themselves
to prayer
, along
with bthe women
, and Mary
the cmother
of Jesus
, and with His cbrothers
.
1At this time
Peter
stood
up in the midst
of athe brethren
(a gathering
of about
one
hundred
and twenty
2persons
was there together
), and said
,
"Brethren, athe Scripture
had
to be fulfilled
, which
the Holy
Spirit
foretold
by the mouth
of David
concerning
Judas
, bwho became
a guide
to those
who arrested
Jesus
.
"For he was acounted among
us and received
his share
in bthis
ministry
."
(Now this
man
aacquired
a field
with bthe price
of his wickedness
, and falling
headlong
, he burst
open
in the middle
and all
his intestines
gushed
out.
And it became known
to all
who were living
in Jerusalem
; so
that in atheir own
language
that field
was called
Hakeldama
, that is, Field
of Blood
.)
"For it is written in the book
of Psalms
, ` aLET HIS HOMESTEAD
BE MADE
DESOLATE
, AND LET NO
ONE
DWELL
IN IT'; and, ` bLET ANOTHER
MAN
TAKE
HIS 1OFFICE
.'
"Therefore it is necessary
that of the men
who have accompanied
us all
the time
that athe Lord
Jesus
went
in and out 1among
us--
abeginning 1with the baptism
of John
until
the day
that He bwas taken
up from us--one
of these
must become
a cwitness
with us of His resurrection
."
So they put
forward
two
men
, Joseph
called
Barsabbas
(who
was also called
Justus
), and aMatthias
.
And they aprayed and said
, "You, Lord
, bwho
know
the hearts
of all
men
, show
which
one
of these
two
You have chosen
to 1occupy athis
ministry
and bapostleship
from which
Judas
turned
aside
to go
to his own
place
."
And they 1 adrew lots
for them, and the lot
fell
2to bMatthias
; and he was 3added
to cthe eleven
apostles
.