In my first book I wrote about all the things that Jesusdid and taught from the time he began his work 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before he was taken up, he gave instructions by the power of the Holy Spirit to the men he had chosen as his apostles. 3 For forty days after his death he appeared to them many times in ways that proved beyond doubt that he was alive. They saw him, and he talked with them about the Kingdom of God. 4 Lk 24.49And when they came together,1.4: when they came together; or while he was staying with them, or while he was eating with them.he gave them this order: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift I told you about, the gift my Father promised. 5 Mt 3.11;Mk 1.8;Lk 3.16;Jn 1.33Johnbaptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
Jesus Is Taken Up to Heaven
6 When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?"
7 Jesus said to them, "The times and occasions are set by my Father’s own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be. 8 Mt 28.19;Mk 16.15;Lk 24.47,48But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judeaand Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." 9 Mk 16.19;Lk 24.50,51After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
10 They still had their eyes fixed on the sky as he went away, when two men dressed in white suddenly stood beside them 11 and said, "Galileans, why are you standing there looking up at the sky? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way that you saw him go to heaven."
Judas' Successor
12 Then the apostles went back to Jerusalemfrom the Mount of Olives, which is about half a mileaway from the city. 13 Mt 10.2-4;Mk 3.16-19;Lk 6.14-16They entered the city and went up to the room where they were staying: Peter, John, Jamesand Andrew, Philipand Thomas, Bartholomewand Matthew, Jamesson of Alphaeus, Simonthe Patriot, and Judasson of James. 14 They gathered frequently to pray as a group, together with the women and with Marythe mother of Jesusand with his brothers.
15 A few days later there was a meeting of the believers, about a hundred and twenty in all, and Peterstood up to speak. 16 "My friends," he said, "the scripture had to come true in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, made a prediction about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 Judas was a member of our group, for he had been chosen to have a part in our work."
( 18 Mt 27.3-8With the money that Judas got for his evil act he bought a field, where he fell to his death; he burst open and all his insides spilled out. 19 All the people living in Jerusalemheard about it, and so in their own language they call that field Akeldama, which means "Field of Blood.")
20 Ps 69.25;Ps 109.8"For it is written in the book of Psalms,
‘May his house become empty;
may no one live in it.’
It is also written,
‘May someone else take his place of service.’
21,22 Mt 3.16;Mk 1.9;Lk 3.21;Mk 16.19;Lk 24.51"So then, someone must join us as a witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. He must be one of the men who were in our group during the whole time that the Lord Jesus traveled about with us, beginning from the time Johnpreached his message of baptism1.21-22: John preached his message of baptism; or John baptized him.until the day Jesus was taken up from us to heaven."
23 So they proposed two men: Joseph, who was called Barsabbas(also known as Justus), and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone, so show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to serve as an apostle in the place of Judas, who left to go to the place where he belongs." 26 Then they drew lots to choose between the two men, and the one chosen was Matthias, who was added to the group of eleven apostles.
Pessoa
Tribo de Judah
Jesus
ἸησοῦςIēsoûsיֵשׁוּעַyeshua
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
John the Baptist, son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, preached repentance in the wilderness, baptized Jesus in the Jordan, and was beheaded by order of Herod (Matthew 3:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Judea is the land where Bethlehem is located, the town where Jesus was born during the time of King Herod. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and there the Jews sought to kill Jesus (Matthew 2:1).
Samaria is the region Jesus passed through and where, in a city, Philip preached the Christ; when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John (Acts 8:14).
Galilee is the land of Nazareth and Cana, from where Jesus came to be baptized by John in the Jordan and from where crowds and women followed him (Mark 1:9).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
The Mount of Olives is a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus spent the nights while teaching each day at the temple and where David went up weeping, his head covered (Luke 21:37).
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
John, son of Zebedee and brother of James, left his father’s boat to follow Jesus, was one of the twelve apostles, and was with him at the transfiguration (Mark 1:19).
James, the son of Zebedee and brother of John, was one of the twelve apostles, called by Jesus by the Sea of Galilee, and died by the sword by order of Herod (Acts 12:2).
James, the son of Zebedee and brother of John, was one of the twelve apostles, called by Jesus by the Sea of Galilee, and died by the sword by order of Herod (Acts 12:2).
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
James, the son of Zebedee and brother of John, was one of the twelve apostles, called by Jesus by the Sea of Galilee, and died by the sword by order of Herod (Acts 12:2).
Mary, a virgin of Nazareth betrothed to Joseph, was the mother of Jesus, whom she conceived by the Holy Spirit, and stood by her son’s cross (Luke 1:27).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Peter, called Simon, a fisherman of Galilee, was one of the twelve apostles; he confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him three times, and later preached at Pentecost (Matthew 16:16).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, was one of the Twelve and betrayed Jesus: he went to the chief priests, arrived with an armed crowd, and kissed Jesus (Matthew 26:49).
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, was born of Mary in Bethlehem, proclaimed the kingdom of God, died by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, and was raised on the third day (Matthew 1:16).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
John the Baptist, son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, preached repentance in the wilderness, baptized Jesus in the Jordan, and was beheaded by order of Herod (Matthew 3:1).
Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, was one of the Twelve and betrayed Jesus: he went to the chief priests, arrived with an armed crowd, and kissed Jesus (Matthew 26:49).