{"book":"Acts","slug":"acts","ch":1,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Acts of the Apostles","prev":"john/21","next":"acts/2","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,","f":[],"h":"Prologue","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"until the day He was taken up [to heaven], after giving instructions through [the] Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"After His suffering, He presented Himself to [them] with many convincing proofs [that] He was alive. He appeared to them over [a span ] of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"And while they were gathered together, He commanded them:“ Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the [gift] the Father promised, which you have heard Me [ discuss ].","f":["Or eating together"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And while they were gathered together, He commanded them:"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the [gift] the Father promised, which you have heard Me [ discuss ]."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with [the] Holy Spirit.”","f":["Or For John baptized in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit; cited in Acts 11:16"]},{"v":6,"t":"So [when] they came together, they asked Him,“ Lord, {will You} at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”","f":[],"h":"The Ascension","style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"[Jesus] replied,“ It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"But you will receive power [when] the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to [the] ends of the earth.”","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"[After] He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, [when] suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"“ Men of Galilee,” they said,“ why do you stand [here] looking into the sky? This [same] Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"Then they returned to Jerusalem from [the] Mount of Olives, which is near [the city], a Sabbath day’s journey away.","f":["A Sabbath day’s journey is 2,000 cubits (approximately 3,000 feet or 914.4 meters)"],"h":"Matthias Replaces Judas","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas [son] of James.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with [the] women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"In those days Peter stood up among the brothers ( a gathering of about a hundred [and] twenty ) [and] said,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"“ Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through [the] mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"( Now with [the] reward for [his] wickedness [Judas] bought a field; [there] he fell headlong and burst open in [the] middle, and all his intestines spilled out.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"[This] became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"“ For it is written in [the] book of Psalms:‘ {May} his place be deserted; let there be no [one] to dwell in it,’ and,‘ {May} another take his position.’","f":["Psalm 69:25","Psalm 109:8"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ For it is written in [the] book of Psalms:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"‘ {May} his place be deserted;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"let there be no [one] to dwell in it,’"},{"style":"reg","t":"and,"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"‘ {May} another take his position.’"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"Therefore it is necessary [to choose] one of the men who have accompanied us [the] whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"beginning from John’s baptism until the day [Jesus] was taken up from us. [For] one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"[So] they proposed two [men]: Joseph called Barsabbas ( - [also] known as Justus) and Matthias.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"And they prayed,“ Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show [us] which of these two You have chosen","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his [rightful] place.”","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. [So] he was added to the eleven apostles.","f":[],"style":"reg"}]}