1I produced the former account, O Theophilus, about all _that_ Jesus began to do and to teach,
2until the day he was taken up, [after he] had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,
3to whom he also presented himself alive after he suffered, with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
4And [while he] was with [them], he commanded them, "Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised by the Father, which you heard about from me.
5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit _not many days from now_."
6So [when] they had come together, they began asking him, saying, "Lord, [is it] at this time you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?
7But he said to them, "It is not for you to know [the] times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority.
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 farthest part of the earth.
9And [after he] had said these [things], [while] they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.
10And as they were staring into the sky [while] he was departing, behold, two men in white clothing stood by them
11who also said, "Men _of Galilee_, why do you stand there gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!
12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain that is called Olive Grove which is near Jerusalem, _a Sabbath day’s journey away_.
13And when they had entered, they went up to the upstairs room where they were staying—Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas [son] of James.
14All these were busily engaged with one mind in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and his brothers.
15And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (and it was a crowd of persons of about one hundred twenty at the same [place]) [and] said,
16Men [and] brothers, it was necessary [that] the scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit proclaimed beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,
17because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry.
18(Now this man acquired a field for the wages of [his] wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out.
19And it became known to all who live in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own language "Akeldama," that is, "Field of Blood.")
20For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his residence become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and, ‘Let another person take his position.’
21Therefore it is necessary for [one] of the men who have accompanied us during all the time [in] which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22beginning from the baptism of John until the day [on] which he was taken up from us—one of these [men] must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.
23And they proposed two [men], Joseph called Barsabbas (who was called Justus) and Matthias.
24And they prayed [and] said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen
25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place.
26And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added [to serve] with the eleven apostles.
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