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| 1In my first book, Theophilus, I wrote about everything Jesus did and taught from the beginning, | 1In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, |
| 2up to the day when he was taken up to heaven after giving orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. | 2until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. |
| 3After he had suffered, he had shown himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during a period of 40 days and telling them about the kingdom of God. | 3He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. |
| 4While he was meeting with them, he ordered them, "Don't leave Jerusalem. Instead, wait for what the Father has promised, about which you heard me speak, | 4And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; |
| 5because John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit a few days from now." | 5for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” |
| 6Now those who had gathered together began to ask Jesus, "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" | 6So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” |
| 7He answered them, "It isn't for you to know what times or periods the Father has fixed by his own authority. | 7He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. |
| 8But you'll receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you'll be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." | 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” |
| 9After saying this, Jesus was taken up while those who had gathered together were watching, and a cloud took him out of their sight. | 9And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. |
| 10While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, two men in white robes stood right beside them. | 10And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, |
| 11They asked, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you saw him go up into heaven." | 11and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” |
| 12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. | 12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. |
| 13When they came into the city, these men went to the upstairs room where they had been staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. | 13And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, 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. |
| 14With one mind, all of them kept devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women (including Mary the mother of Jesus) and his brothers. | 14All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. |
| 15At that time, Peter got up among the brothers (there were about 120 people present) and said, | 15In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, |
| 16"Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the voice of David about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus, | 16“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. |
| 17because he was one of our number and was appointed to share in this ministry." | 17For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.” |
| 18(Now this man bought a field with the money he got for his crime. Falling on his face, he burst open in the middle, and all his intestines gushed out. | 18(Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. |
| 19This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that this field is called in their language Hakeldama, that is, "The Field of Blood".) | 19And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) |
| 20"For in the Book of Psalms it is written, 'Let his estate be desolate, and let no one live on it,' and, 'Let someone else take over his office,' | 20“For it is written in the Book of Psalms, “‘May his camp become desolate, and let there be no one to dwell in it’; and “‘Let another take his office.’ |
| 21who was one of the men associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus came and went among us, | 21So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, |
| 22beginning when he was baptized by John until the day he was taken up from us. Therefore, someone like this must become a witness with us to his resurrection." | 22beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.” |
| 23So they nominated two men—Joseph called Barsabbas, who also was called Justus, and Matthias. | 23And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. |
| 24Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the hearts of all people. Show us which one of these two men you have chosen | 24And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen |
| 25to serve in this office of apostle, from which Judas left to go to his own place." | 25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” |
| 26So they drew lots for them, and when the lot fell on Matthias, he was enrolled with the eleven apostles. | 26And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. |
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