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Introduction

The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach,

Introduction for Theophilus

I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,

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until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen.

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until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

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To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

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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;

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Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me;

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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.

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for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

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For John indeed baptised with water, but *ye* shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.

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So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

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The Ascension

They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?

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He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;

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And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;

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but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

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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.

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The Ascension

And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

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And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding [him], and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

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And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,

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They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

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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.

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The Upper Room

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

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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.

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When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, 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.

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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.

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These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

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These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with [several] women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

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At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,

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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,)

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“Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

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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;

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“For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry.”

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for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.

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(Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

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(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.

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And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

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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.)

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“For it is written in the book of Psalms,
‘LET HIS HOMESTEAD BE MADE DESOLATE,
AND LET NO ONE DWELL IN IT’;
and,
‘LET ANOTHER MAN TAKE HIS OFFICE.’

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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.

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“Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us —

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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,

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beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us — one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

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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.

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So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias.

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And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

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And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

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And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,

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to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

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to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.

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And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.

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And they gave lots on them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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Acts 1

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