Acts 1
1 Dear Theophilus, in my previous book I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning
The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 until the day he was taken up to heaven. This was after he'd given instructions through the Holy Spirit to his chosen apostles.
until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Ghost unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
3 Over the course of forty days after the death he suffered, he showed himself to them, proving that he was alive with convincing evidence. He appeared to them, and told them about the kingdom of God.
To whom he also shewed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:
4 While he was still with them he instructed them, “Do not leave Jerusalem. Wait to receive what the Father promised, just as you heard it from me.
and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [said he], ye heard from me:
5 It's true that John baptized with water, but in just a few days' time you will be baptized by the Holy Spirit.”
For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
6 So when the disciples met with Jesus, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will re-establish Israel's kingdom?”
They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
7 “You don't need to know about the dates and times that are set by the Father's authority,” he told them.
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.
8 “But you will be given power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest places on earth.”
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 After Jesus had told them this, he was taken up as they were watching and a cloud hid him from their sight.
And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 While they were staring intently at the sky as he ascended, two men dressed in white were suddenly standing beside them.
And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 “Men of Galilee, why are you standing here staring at the sky?” they asked. “This same Jesus who has been taken up from you to heaven shall come in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”
which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, which was received up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
12 Then the disciples went back to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives which is about a Sabbath day's walk from Jerusalem.
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off.
13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the upper room where they were staying: 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 were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas [the son] of James.
14 They all joined together in prayer, together with the women and Mary, Jesus' mother, and his brothers.
These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 At this time Peter stood up and addressed a crowd of around one hundred and twenty believers who had gathered together.
And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons [gathered] together, about a hundred and twenty),
16 “My brothers and sisters,” he said, “The Scriptures, spoken by the Holy Spirit through David, had to be fulfilled regarding Judas, who guided those who arrested Jesus.
Brethren, it was needful that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 He was counted as one of us, and shared in this ministry.”
For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.
18 (Judas had bought a field with his ill-gotten gains. There he fell down headfirst, and his body burst apart, spilling out all his intestines.
(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 Everybody who lived in Jerusalem heard about this so that the field was called in their language “Akeldama,” which means, “Field of blood.”)
And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)
20 As it's written in the book of Psalms, “Let his home be abandoned, and no-one live there;” and “Let someone else take over his position.”
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.
21 “So now we have to choose someone who has been with us the whole time that Jesus was with us,
Of the men therefore which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22 from the time John was baptizing up until the day Jesus was taken up to heaven from us. One of these must be chosen to join together with us as we witness, giving evidence of Jesus' resurrection.”
beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 Two names were put forward: Joseph Justus, also known as Barsabbas, and Matthias.
And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 They prayed together and said, “Lord, you know everyone's thoughts please show us which of these two you have chosen
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,
25 to replace Judas as an apostle in this ministry that he gave up to go to where he belongs.”
to take the place in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.
26 They cast lots, and Matthias was chosen. He was counted as an apostle with the other eleven.
And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
