The former
treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that
Jesus began both to do and teach,
02 Until the day in which he was taken up, after
that he through the Holy Ghost had given
commandments unto the apostles whom he had
chosen:
03 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his
passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of
them forty days, and speaking of the things
pertaining to the kingdom of God:
04 And, being assembled together with them,
commanded them that they should not depart from
Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of
the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
05 For John truly baptized
with water; but ye shall be baptized with the
Holy Ghost not many days hence.
06 When they therefore were come
together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt
thou at this time restore again the kingdom to
Israel?
07 And he said unto them, It is
not for you to know the times or the seasons,
which the Father hath put in his own power.
08 But ye shall receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be
witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost
part of the earth.
09 And when he had spoken these
things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a
cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven
as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in
white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand
ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which
is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come
in like manner as ye have seen him go into
heaven.
12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the
mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a
sabbath day's journey.
13 And when they were come in, they went up into
an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James,
and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas,
Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of
Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the
brother of James.
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14 These all continued with one accord in prayer
and supplication, with the women, and Mary the
mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst
of the disciples, and said, (the number of names
together were about an hundred and twenty,)
16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs
have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the
mouth of David spake before concerning Judas,
which was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained
part of this ministry.
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward
of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst
asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed
out.
19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at
Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in
their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say,
The field of blood.
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let
his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell
therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
21 Wherefore of these men which have companied
with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in
and out among us,
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that
same day that he was taken up from us, must one
be ordained to be a witness with us of his
resurrection.
23 And they appointed two, Joseph called
Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which
knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of
these two thou hast chosen,
25 That he may take part of this ministry and
apostleship, from which Judas by transgression
fell, that he might go to his own place.
26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot
fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the
eleven apostles.
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