Acts 1
Prologue
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The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all
that Jesus began both to do and teach,
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until the day in which He was taken up, after He
through the Holy Spirit had given commandments
to the apostles whom He had chosen,
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to whom He also presented Himself alive after
His suffering by many infallible proofs, being
seen by them during forty days and speaking of
the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
The Holy Spirit Promised
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And being assembled together with them,
He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem,
but to wait for the Promise of the Father,
“which,” He said, “you have heard from
Me; 5
for John truly baptized with water, but you
shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many
days from now.”
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Therefore, when they had come together, they
asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time
restore the kingdom to Israel?”
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And He said to them, “It is not for you to know
times or seasons which the Father has put in His
own authority.
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But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to
Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the end of the earth.”Jesus
Ascends to Heaven
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Now when He had spoken these things, while they
watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received
Him out of their sight.
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And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven
as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in
white apparel,
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who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand
gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus,
who was taken up from you into heaven, will so
come in like manner as you saw Him go into
heaven.”The Upper Room Prayer Meeting
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Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount
called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a
Sabbath day’s journey.
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And when they had entered, they went up into the
upper room where they were staying: Peter,
James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas;
Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of
Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the
son of James.
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These all continued with one accord in prayer
and supplication, with the women and Mary the
mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
Matthias Chosen
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And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of
the disciples (altogether the number of names
was about a hundred and twenty), and said,
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“Men and brethren, this Scripture had to
be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before
by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who
became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;
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for he was numbered with us and obtained a part
in this ministry.”
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(Now this man purchased a field with the wages
of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open
in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.
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And it became known to all those dwelling in
Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own
language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)
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“For it is written in the Book of Psalms:
‘ Let his dwelling place be
desolate,
And let no one live in it’;
and,
‘ Let another take his office.’
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“Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us
all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out
among us,
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beginning from the baptism of John to that day
when He was taken up from us, one of these must
become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
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And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas,
who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
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And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, who know
the hearts of all, show which of these two You
have chosen
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to take part in this ministry and apostleship
from which Judas by transgression fell, that he
might go to his own place.”
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And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on
Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven
apostles.
