1The former narrative I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus both did and taught from the beginning

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Luke 1:3, Luke 1:3, Luke 24:19, Luke 24:19, Matthew 4:23

2until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

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Acts 1:9, Acts 1:9, Hebrews 9:24, Acts 10:38, John 20:21

3to whom also he showed himself living, after he had suffered, by many sure proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

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1 Corinthians 15:5, 1 Corinthians 15:7, 1 Corinthians 15:5, 1 Corinthians 15:7, Acts 13:31

4And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [said he] ye heard from me;

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Luke 24:49, Luke 24:49, John 14:16, John 14:16, John 15:26

5for John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.

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Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:11, Acts 11:15, Acts 11:16, Acts 11:15

6They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying, Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the kingdom to Israel?

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Luke 19:11, Luke 19:11, Luke 17:20, Luke 17:20, Daniel 7:27

7But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.

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Matthew 24:36, Matthew 24:36, 1 Thessalonians 5:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:1

8But ye will receive power when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

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Matthew 28:19, Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:15, Romans 15:19

9And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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Daniel 7:13, Daniel 7:13, Luke 24:50, Luke 24:51, Luke 24:50

10And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo! two men stood by them in white apparel,

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Luke 24:4, Luke 24:4, John 20:12, John 20:12, Mark 16:5

11who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.

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Revelation 1:7, Revelation 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, Mark 13:26

12Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a sabbath-day’s journey.

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Luke 24:52, Luke 24:52, Matthew 21:1, Matthew 21:1, Luke 24:50

13And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the brother of James.

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Acts 20:8, Acts 20:8, Luke 22:12, Luke 22:12, Mark 2:14

14These all continued with one accord in prayer, with women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

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Ephesians 6:18, Acts 6:4, Ephesians 6:18, Acts 6:4, Acts 2:42

15And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said, (the number of the names together was about one hundred and twenty,)

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1 Corinthians 15:6, 1 Corinthians 15:6, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 32:6, Psalms 32:5

16Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.

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Psalms 41:9, Psalms 41:9, John 13:18, John 13:18, Psalms 55:12

17For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment of this ministry.

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Acts 1:25, Acts 1:25, Acts 20:24, Mark 3:19, Acts 21:19

18Now this man purchased a field with the wages of the iniquity; and falling headlong he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.

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Matthew 27:3, Matthew 27:10, Matthew 27:3, Matthew 27:10, Psalms 55:23

19And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their own tongue, Aceldamach, that is, Field of Blood.

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Matthew 28:15, Acts 21:40, Acts 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:16, Matthew 28:15

20For it is written in the book of Psalms, "Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein;" and, "Let another take his office."

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Psalms 69:25, Psalms 69:25, Psalms 109:8, Psalms 109:15, Psalms 109:8

21Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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John 15:27, John 15:27, Deuteronomy 31:2, John 10:1, John 10:9

22from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

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Acts 1:2, Acts 1:2, Acts 1:8, Acts 1:9, Acts 4:33

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

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Acts 15:22, Acts 15:22, Acts 1:26, Acts 1:26

24And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen

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1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Samuel 16:7, Acts 15:8, Acts 15:8, Jeremiah 17:10

25to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.

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Romans 1:5, 1 Corinthians 9:2, John 17:12, John 6:70, John 6:71

26And they cast lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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Leviticus 16:8, Leviticus 16:8, Joshua 18:10, Joshua 18:10, 1 Samuel 14:41