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He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. <A name="5"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And while they were gathered together,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> He commanded them: <span class="red">“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span>”</span> <A name="7"></a><p class="hdg">The Ascension<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../mark/16.htm#19">Mark 16:19–20</a>; <a href ="../luke/24.htm#50">Luke 24:50–53</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Jesus replied, <span class="red">“It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses to Me<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”</span> <A name="10"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">Matthias Replaces Judas<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 of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and James, John and Andrew,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>With one accord they all continued in prayer and petition,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. <A name="16"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>In those days Peter stood up among the disciples<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said, <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Brothers, this<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">i</a></span> Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” <A name="19"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) <A name="21"></a><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: <p class="indent1stline">‘May his place be deserted; <p class="indent2"> let there be no one to dwell in it,’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">j</a></span> <p class="reg"> and, <p class="indent1stline">‘May another take his position.’<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">k</a></span> <A name="22"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.” <A name="24"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabas<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">l</a></span> (also known as Justus) and Matthias. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>to receive a portion in this<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">m</a></span> ministry and apostleship that Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.” <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/1-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>eating together</i><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>For John baptized in water, but in a few days you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit</i>; cited in Acts 11:16<br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> CT <i>My witnesses</i><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Or <i>staring</i>; or <i>gazing up</i><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <i>A Sabbath day’s journey</i> is 2,000 cubits (approximately 3,000 feet or 914.4 meters)<br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> CT <i>Peter and John, James and Andrew</i><br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> CT does not include <i>and petition</i>.<br><span class="fnverse">15</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> CT <i>the brothers</i><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">i</span> CT <i>the</i><br><span class="fnverse">20</span> <span class="footnotesbot">j</span> Psalm 69:25<br><span class="fnverse">20</span> <span class="footnotesbot">k</span> Psalm 109:8<br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">l</span> CT and GOC <i>Barsabbas</i>.<br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">m</span> CT <i>to take up this</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="//majoritybible.com">The Holy Bible, Majority Standard Bible, MSB</a> is produced in cooperation with <a href="//biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a>, <a href="//discoverybible.com">Discovery Bible</a>, <a href="//openbible.com">OpenBible.com</a>, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. 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