Acts 1:1–11

Prologue

1The former account I made, O ^aTheophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, ^2buntil the day in which ¹He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit ^chad given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, ^3dto whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many ²infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

The Holy Spirit Promised

^4eAnd being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have ^fheard from Me; ^5gfor John truly baptized with water, ^hbut you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” ⁶Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” ⁷And He said to them, ⁱ“It is not for you to ^jknow times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. ^8kBut you shall receive power ^lwhen the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and ^myou shall be ³witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and ⁿSamaria, and to the ^oend of the earth.”

Jesus Ascends to Heaven

^9pNow when He had spoken these things, while they watched, ^qHe was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. ¹⁰And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them ^rin white apparel, ¹¹who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, ^swill so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”