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| Acts 1:1 | The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, | My former narrative, Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus did and taught as a beginning, down to the day on which, | I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first, |
| Acts 1:2 | until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen: | after giving instruction through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom He had chosen, He was taken up to Heaven. | Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection: |
| Acts 1:3 | To whom he also showed 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: | He had also, after He suffered, shown Himself alive to them with many sure proofs, appearing to them at intervals during forty days, and speaking of the Kingdom of God. | And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God: |
| Acts 1:4 | 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: | And while in their company He charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promised gift. "This you have heard of," He said, "from me. | And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge: |
| Acts 1:5 | For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence. | For John indeed baptized with water, but before many days have passed you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit." | For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time. |
| Acts 1:6 | They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? | Once when they were with Him, they asked Him, "Master, is this the time at which you are about to restore the kingdom of Israel?" | So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel? |
| Acts 1:7 | And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority. | "It is not for you," He replied, "to know times or epochs which the Father has reserved within His own authority; | And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control. |
| Acts 1:8 | But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit 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. | and yet you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judaea and Samaria and to the remotest parts of the earth." | But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. |
| Acts 1:9 | And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. | When He had said this, and while they were looking at Him, He was carried up, and a cloud closing beneath Him hid Him from their sight. | And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud. |
| Acts 1:10 | And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; | But, while they stood intently gazing into the sky as He went, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them, | And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing, |
| Acts 1:11 | who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven. | who said, "Galilaeans, why stand looking into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into Heaven will come in just the same way as you have seen Him going into Heaven." | And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven. |
| Acts 1:12 | Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off. | Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Oliveyard, which is near Jerusalem, about a mile off. | Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. |
| Acts 1:13 | 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. | They entered the city, and they went up to the upper room which was now their fixed place for meeting. Their names were Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James. | And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; 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. |
| Acts 1:14 | These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. | All of these with one mind continued earnest in prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers. | And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. |
| Acts 1:15 | 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), | It was on one of these days that Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren the entire number of persons present being about 120 and said, | And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said, |
| Acts 1:16 | Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus. | "Brethren, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled the prediction, I mean, which the Holy Spirit uttered by the lips of David, about Judas, who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus. | My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus, |
| Acts 1:17 | For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry. | For Judas was reckoned as one of our number, and a share in this ministry was allotted to him." | For he was numbered among us, and had his part in our work. |
| Acts 1:18 | (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. | (Now having bought a piece of ground with the money paid for his wickedness he fell there with his face downwards, and, his body bursting open, he became disembowelled. | (Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there. |
| Acts 1:19 | 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.) | This fact became widely known to the people of Jerusalem, so that the place received the name, in their language, of Achel-damach, which means `The Field of Blood.') | And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.) |
| Acts 1:20 | 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. | "For it is written in the Book of Psalms, "`Let his encampment be desolate: let there be no one to dwell there'; and "`His work let another take up.' | For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another. |
| Acts 1:21 | Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, | "It is necessary, therefore, that of the men who have been with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us | For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, |
| Acts 1:22 | 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. | beginning from His baptism by John down to the day on which He was taken up again from us into Heaven one should be appointed to become a witness with us as to His resurrection." | Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death. |
| Acts 1:23 | And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. | So two names were proposed, Joseph called Bar-sabbas and surnamed Justus and Matthias. | And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias. |
| Acts 1:24 | And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen, | And the brethren prayed, saying, "Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, show clearly which of these two Thou hast chosen | And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you, |
| Acts 1:25 | to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place. | to occupy the place in this ministry and Apostleship from which Judas through transgression fell, in order to go to his own place." | To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place. |
| Acts 1:26 | And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. | Then they drew lots between them. The lot fell on Matthias, and a place among the eleven Apostles was voted to him. | And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles. |
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