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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Acts 1 DRB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">DRB</a> > Acts 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../john/21.htm" title="John 21">◄</a> Acts 1 <a href="../acts/2.htm" title="Acts 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Douay-Rheims Bible</div><div class="chap"><a name="1" id="1"></a><p class="hdg">Introduction for Theophilus<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../luke/1.htm">Luke 1:1-4</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>THE former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach, <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God. </p> <p class="hdg">Wait for the Holy Spirit</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence. </p> <a name="6" id="6"></a><p class="hdg">The Ascension<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../mark/16.htm#19">Mark 16:19-20</a>; <a href="../luke/24.htm#50">Luke 24:50-53</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But he said to them: It is not for you to know the times or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power: <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into heaven. </p> <p class="hdg">Matthias Replaces Judas</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount that is called Olivet, which is nigh Jerusalem, within a sabbath day's journey. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Jude the brother of James. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>All these were persevering with one mind in prayer with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said: (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty:) <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Men, brethren, the scripture must needs be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended Jesus: <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of iniquity, and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst: and all his bowels gushed out. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so that the same field was called in their tongue, Haceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another take. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Wherefore of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. </p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Douay-Rheims Bible<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../acts/2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/acts/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>