Deeds (Act) of Apostles 1:7-26

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 (or but ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit coming from above goeth into you), and ye shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the utmost or to 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 (or And after they saw him go up into the heavens), 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 (back), as ye saw him going into heaven. (and said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye looking up into the heavens? This Jesus, who is taken up from you to heaven, shall come back, as ye saw him going to heaven.)

¹²Then they turned again to Jerusalem, from the hill that is called of Olivet, which is beside Jerusalem, an holiday’s journey or having the journey of a sabbath. (Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a holy day’s journey away.)

¹³And when they were entered into the house, where they dwelled, they went up into the solar, or into the higher things, (or they went up into the upper room), Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes (or and Simon the Zealot), and Judas of James.

¹⁴All these were lastingly continuing or dwelling together with one will, in prayer, with women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁵In those days Peter rose up in the middle of the brethren, and said, (or In those days Peter rose up into the midst of the brothers, and said); and there was a company of men together, almost an hundred and twenty;

¹⁶Brethren, it behooveth that the scripture be ful filled, which the Holy Ghost before-said by the mouth of David (or which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David), of Judas that was (the) leader of them that took Jesus;

¹⁷and was numbered among us, and got a part of this service or of this ministry. (and was numbered among us, and had a part in this ministry.)

¹⁸And this Judas had a field of the hire of wickedness, and he was hanged, and burst apart the middle, and all his entrails were shed abroad. (And this Judas bought a field with his wicked wages, and he hanged himself, and fell to the ground, and burst open his middle, and all his bowels, or all his innards, were poured out.)

¹⁹And it was made known to all men that dwelt in Jerusalem, so that that field was called Aceldama in the language of them, that is, the field of blood.

²⁰And it is written in the book of Psalms, The habitation of them be made desert or The habitation of him be made desert, and be there none that dwell in it, and another take his bishopric.

²¹Therefore it behooveth of these men, that be gathered together with us in all the time, in which the Lord Jesus entered in, and went out among us,

²²and began from the baptism of John till into the day in which he was taken up from us, that one of these be made a witness of his resurrection with us.

²³And they ordained twain, Joseph, that was called Barsabas, that was named Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, that knowest the hearts of all men, show whom thou hast chosen of these twain,

²⁵that one take the place of this service or of this ministry and apostlehood, of which Judas trespassed, that he should go into his place (or so that he can take his place).

²⁶And they gave lots to them, and the lot felled on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.