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Acts of the
Apostles 1
The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things
which Jesus began to do and to teach,
Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy
Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken
up.
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion,
by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and
speaking of the kingdom of God.
And eating together with them, he commanded them, that
they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait
for the promise of the Father, which you have heard
(saith he) by my mouth.
For John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be
baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.
They therefore who were come together, asked him, saying:
Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom
to Israel?
But he said to them: It is not for you to know the times
or moments, which the Father hath put in his own power:
But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming
upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost
part of the earth.
And when he had said these things, while they looked
on, he was raised up: and a cloud received him out of
their sight.
And while they were beholding him going up to heaven,
behold two men stood by them in white garments.
Who also said: Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking
up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into
heaven.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount that
is called Olivet, which is nigh Jerusalem, within a
sabbath day's journey.
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper
room, where abode Peter and John, James and Andrew,
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of
Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Jude the brother of
James.
All these were persevering with one mind in prayer with
the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his
brethren.
In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren,
said: (now the number of persons together was about
an hundred and twenty:)
Men, brethren, the scripture must needs be fulfilled,
which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of David
concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended
Jesus:
Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this
ministry.
And he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of
iniquity, and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst:
and all his bowels gushed out.
And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem:
so that the same field was called in their tongue, Haceldama,
that is to say, The field of blood.
For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation
become desolate, and let there be none to dwell therein.
And his bishopric let another take.
Wherefore of these men who have companied with us all
the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among
us,
Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein
he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a
witness with us of his resurrection.
And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who
was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the
hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast
chosen,
To take the place of this ministry and apostleship,
from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that
he might go to his own place.
And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias,
and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
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