Acts 1

¹Certainly, O Theophilus, I composed the first discourse about everything that Jesus began to do and to teach,

²instructing the Apostles, whom he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, even until the day on which he was taken up.

³He also presented himself alive to them, after his Passion, appearing to them throughout forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God with many elucidations.

⁴And dining with them, he instructed them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but that they should wait for the Promise of the Father, “about which you have heard,” he said, “from my own mouth.

⁵For John, indeed, baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit, not many days from now.”

⁶Therefore, those who had assembled together questioned him, saying, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom of Israel?”

⁷But he said to them: “It is not yours to know the times or the moments, which the Father has set by his own authority.

⁸But you shall receive the power of the Holy Spirit, passing over you, and you shall be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth.”

⁹And when he had said these things, while they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.

¹⁰And while they were watching him going up to heaven, behold, two men stood near them in white vestments.

¹¹And they said: “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall return in just the same way that you have seen him going up to heaven.”

¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain, which is called Olivet, which is next to Jerusalem, within a Sabbath day’s journey.

¹³And when they had entered into the cenacle, they ascended to the place where Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Jude of James, were staying.

¹⁴All these were persevering with one accord in prayer with the women, and with Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

¹⁵In those days, Peter, rising up in the midst of the brothers, said (now the crowd of men altogether was about one hundred and twenty):

¹⁶“Noble brothers, the Scripture must be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit predicted by the mouth of David about Judas, who was the leader of those who apprehended Jesus.

¹⁷He had been numbered among us, and he was chosen by lot for this ministry.

¹⁸And this man certainly possessed an estate from the wages of iniquity, and so, having been hanged, he burst open in the middle and all his internal organs poured out.

¹⁹And this became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that this field was called in their language, Akeldama, that is, ‘Field of Blood.’

²⁰For it has been written in the book of Psalms: ‘Let their dwelling place be desolate and may there be no one who dwells within it,’ and ‘Let another take his episcopate.’

²¹Therefore, it is necessary that, out of these men who have been assembling with us throughout the entire time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²²beginning from the baptism of John, until the day when he was taken up from us, one of these be made a witness with us of his Resurrection.”

²³And they appointed two: Joseph, who was called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴And praying, they said: “May you, O Lord, who knows the heart of everyone, reveal which one of these two you have chosen,

²⁵to take a place in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas prevaricated, so that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶And they cast lots concerning them, and the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

Acts 1

¹The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach,

²Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up.

³To 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.

⁴And 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.

⁵For John indeed baptized with water: but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.

⁶They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Israel?

⁷But he said to them: It is not for you to know the time or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power:

⁸But 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.

⁹And when he had said these things, while they looked on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.

¹⁰And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments.

¹¹Who 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.

¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount that is called Olivet, which is nigh Jerusalem, within a sabbath day's journey.

¹³And 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.

¹⁴All these were persevering with one mind in prayer with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁵In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty):

¹⁶Men, 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:

¹⁷Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

¹⁸And 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.

¹⁹And 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.

²⁰For 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.

²¹Wherefore of these men who have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

²²Beginning 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.

²³And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the heart of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁵To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶And they gave them lot, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.