2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.


In Context

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach

2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

3 After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.

Acts 1:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:2until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:2until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Ghost unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:2Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen: