Deeds (Act) of Apostles 1:1-11

¹Theophilus, first I made a sermon or a word of all the things, that Jesus began to do and teach,

²into the day of his ascension, in which he commanded by the Holy Ghost to his apostles, whom he had chosen; till into the day, in which he commanding to the apostles by the Holy Ghost, whom he chose, was taken up;

³to whom he showed himself alive after his passion, by many arguments, or provings, appearing to them forty days, and speaking of the realm of God.

⁴And he ate with them, and commanded to them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but abide the promise of the Father, which ye heard, he said, by my mouth;

⁵for John baptized in water, but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Ghost, after these few days.

⁶Therefore they that were come together, asked him, and said, Lord, whether in this time thou shalt restore the kingdom of Israel? Therefore they that came together, asked him, saying, Lord, if in this time shalt thou restore the kingdom of Israel?

⁷And he said to them, It is not yours to know the times either moments, which the Father hath put in his power;

⁸but ye shall take the virtue of the Holy Ghost coming from above into you, and ye shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the utmost or the uttermost of the earth.

⁹And when he had said these things, in their sight he was lifted up, and a cloud received him from their eyes.

¹⁰And when they beheld him going into heaven, lo! two men stood beside them in white clothing,

¹¹and said, Men of Galilee, what stand ye beholding into heaven? This Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall come, as ye saw him going into heaven.