The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Apostles 01
1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus,
concerned all that Jesus began
both to do and to teach,
2 until the day in which he was received up,
after he had given commandment through the
Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he
had chosen.
3 To these he also showed himself alive
after he suffered, by many proofs,
appearing to them over a period
of forty days and speaking about
God’s Kingdom.
4 Being assembled together with them,
he commanded them, “Don’t depart from
Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the
Father, which you heard from me.
5 For John indeed baptized in water, but
you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not
many days from now.”
6 Therefore, when they had come together,
they asked him, “Lord, are you now
restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, “Itisn’tfor you to know
times or seasons which the Father has set
within his own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be
witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea
and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of
the earth.”
9 When he had said these things, as they
were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud
received him out of their sight.
10 While they were looking steadfastly
into the sky as he went, behold,† two men
stood by them in white clothing,
11 who also said, “You men of Galilee,
why do you stand looking into the sky?
This Jesus, who was received up from you
into the sky, will come back in the same
way as you saw him going into the sky.”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from
the mountain called Olivet, which is near
Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
13 When they had come in, they went
up into the upper room where they were
staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew,
Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew,
James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the
Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 All these with one accord continued
steadfastly in prayer and supplication,
along with the women and Mary the
mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 In these days, Peter stood up in the
middle of the disciples (and the number
of names was about one hundred twenty),
and said,
16 “Brothers, it was necessary that this
Scripture should be fulfilled, which the
Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of
David concerning Judas, who was guide to
those who took Jesus.
17 For he was counted with us, and
received his portion in this ministry.
18 Now this man obtained a field with
the reward for his wickedness; and falling
headlong, his body burst open and all his
intestines gushed out.
19 It became known to everyone who
lived in Jerusalem that in their language
that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is,
‘The field of blood.’
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms,
‘Let his habitation be made desolate.
Let no one dwell in it;’* and,
‘Let another take his office.’*
21 “Of the men therefore who have
accompanied us all the time that the Lord
Jesus went in and out among us,
22 beginning from the baptism of John to
the day that he was received up from us, of
these one must become a witness with us
of his resurrection.”
23 They put forward two: Joseph called
Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and
Matthias.
24 They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who
know the hearts of all men, show which
one of these two you have chosen
25 to take part in this ministry
and apostleship from which Judas
fell away, that he might go to
his own place.”
26 They drew lots for them, and the lot
fell on Matthias; and he was counted with
the eleven apostles.