Atos 1

Prefácio

1 No primeiro livro relatei, ó *Lc 1.3Teófilo, todas as coisas que Jesus *Lc 3.23começou a fazer e a ensinar 2 até o dia em que *Mc 16.19;At 1.9,11,22foi recebido acima, depois de *Mt 28.19s.;Mc 16.15;Jo 20.21s.; cp.At 10.42haver dado preceitos pelo Espírito Santo aos *Mc 6.30apóstolos que *Jo 13.18; cp.At 10.41escolhera; 3 aos quais *Mt 28.17;Mc 16.12,14;Lc 24.34,36;Jo 20.19,26;21.1,14;1Co 15.5-7ele também, depois de haver padecido, apresentou-se vivo, dando disso muitas provas, aparecendo-lhes por espaço de quarenta dias e falando *cp.At 8.12;19.8;28.23,31das coisas concernentes ao reino de Deus. 4 Reunido a eles, ordenou-lhes *Lc 24.49que não saíssem de Jerusalém, mas que esperassem *At 2.33; cp.Jo 14.16,26;15.26a promessa feita pelo Pai, a qual (disse ele) de mim ouvistes; 5 pois *At 11.16;Mt 3.11João, na verdade, batizou com água, mas vós sereis batizados com o Espírito Santo, *At 2.1-4dentro de poucos dias.

A ascensão de Jesus

6 Eles, estando reunidos outra vez, perguntaram-lhe: Senhor, *Mt 17.11;Mc 9.12;Lc 17.20;19.11é agora, porventura, que restabeleces o reino a Israel? 7 Ele lhes respondeu: A vós não vos compete saber os tempos ou as épocas que *Mt 24.36;Mc 13.32o Pai fixou pela sua própria autoridade; 8 mas recebereis poder, *At 2.1-4ao descer sobre vós o Espírito Santo, e sereis *Lc 24.48;Jo 15.27minhas testemunhas tanto em Jerusalém como em toda a Judeia e *At 8.1,5,14Samaria e até *Mt 28.19;Mc 16.15; cp.Cl 1.23;Rm 10.18as extremidades da terra. 9 Tendo dito essas coisas, *At 1.2foi Jesus elevado à vista deles, e uma nuvem o recebeu e ocultou aos seus olhos. 10 Estando eles com os olhos fitos no céu, enquanto ele subia, eis que *cp.Lc 24.4;Jo 20.12dois varões com vestiduras brancas se puseram ao lado deles 11 e lhes perguntaram: *At 2.7; cp.13.31Galileus, por que estais olhando para o céu? Esse Jesus que dentre vós *Mc 16.19;At 1.2,9,22foi recebido no céu assim *Mt 16.27s.; cp.At 3.21virá do modo como o vistes ir para o céu.

Os apóstolos em Jerusalém

12 Então, *Lc 24.50,52voltaram para Jerusalém do *cp.Mt 21.1monte chamado Olival, que está perto de Jerusalém, na distância da jornada de um sábado. 13 Quando entraram, subiram ao *At 9.37,39;20.8; cp.Mc 14.15;Lc 22.12cenáculo, onde assistiam *At 1.13;Mt 10.2-4;Mc 3.16-19;Lc 6.14-16Pedro, João, Tiago e André; Filipe, Tomé, Bartolomeu e Mateus; Tiago, filho de Alfeu, e Simão, o zelote, e *Jo 14.22Judas, filho de Tiago. 14 Todos estes *At 2.42;6.4;Rm 12.12;Cl 4.2; cp.Ef 6.18perseveravam unanimemente em oração com *Lc 8.2s.as mulheres, e com Maria, *Mt 12.46mãe de Jesus, e com os irmãos dele.

A escolha de Matias

15 Naqueles dias, levantou-se Pedro no meio dos *Jo 21.23;At 6.3;9.30;10.23;11.1,12,29;12.17;14.2;15.1,3,22-23,32-33,40;16.2,40;17.6,10,14;18.18,27;21.7,17;22.5;28.14-15, etc.;Rm 1.13; cp.At 11.26irmãos (estava ali reunida uma multidão de cerca de cento e vinte pessoas) e disse: 16 Irmãos, convinha que se cumprisse a *At 1.20; cp.Jo 13.18;17.12Escritura que o Espírito Santo predisse por boca de Davi acerca de Judas, que *Mt 26.47;Mc 14.43;Lc 22.47;Jo 18.3foi o guia daqueles que prenderam a Jesus 17 porque era ele *Jo 6.70s.contado entre nós e tomou parte *At 1.25;At 20.24;21.19neste ministério. 18 (Ora, esse homem *cp.Mt 27.3-10adquiriu um campo com *Mt 26.14s.o preço da sua iniquidade e, precipitando-se de cabeça para baixo, arrebentou pelo meio, e todas as suas entranhas se derramaram; 19 e tornou-se isso conhecido de todos os habitantes de Jerusalém, de maneira que em *cp.At 21.40;Mt 27.8sua própria língua esse campo era chamado Aceldama, isto é, Campo de Sangue.) 20 Pois está escrito *Sl 69.25;109.8no livro dos Salmos:

Fique deserta a sua habitação,

e não haja quem nela habite;

e:

Tome outro o seu ministério.

21 É necessário, pois, que, dos homens que nos acompanharam todo o tempo em que *Lc 24.3o Senhor Jesus viveu entre nós, 22 *Mc 1.1-4começando desde o batismo de João até o dia em que dentre nós *At 1.2foi recebido acima, um destes se torne *At 1.8;2.32testemunha conosco da sua ressurreição. 23 Apresentaram dois — José, também chamado Barsabás, que tinha por sobrenome Justo, e *At 1.26Matias. 24 E, *cp.At 6.6;13.3;14.23orando, disseram: Tu, Senhor, *At 15.8;Rm 8.27;1Sm 16.7;Jr 17.10que conheces os corações de todos, mostra qual destes dois tens escolhido, 25 para tomar o lugar *At 1.17deste ministério e *cp.Rm 1.5;1Co 9.2;Gl 2.8apostolado, do qual Judas se transviou para ir ao seu próprio lugar. 26 A respeito deles *Lv 16.8;Js 14.2;1Sm 14.41s.;Ne 10.34;11.1, etc.; cp.Pv 16.33deitaram sortes; caiu a sorte sobre Matias, e foi ele contado com *At 2.14os onze apóstolos.

1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, 2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom. 4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. 5 For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

7 He said to them, "It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."

9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold,*1:10 "Behold", from "ἰδοὺ", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. two men stood by them in white clothing, 11 who also said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky."

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

15 In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said, 16 "Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus. 17 For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry. 18 Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out. 19 It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’ 20 For it is written in the book of Psalms,

‘Let his habitation be made desolate.

Let no one dwell in it;’✝1:20 Psalms 69:25

and,

‘Let another take his office.’✝1:20 Psalms 109:8

21 "Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."

23 They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. 24 They prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place." 26 They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.