Acts Chapter 1 /Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven

Acts Chapter 1

Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven

In my former book,
Theophilus,

I wrote about
all that Jesus began to do
and to teach

until
the day he was taken up
to heaven,

after
giving instructions
through the Holy Spirit
to the apostles he had chosen.

After his suffering,

he presented himself

to them

and gave
many convincing
proofs

that he was alive.

He appeared to them

over a period of forty days

and spoke about

the kingdom of God.

On one occasion,

while he was eating with them,

he gave them this command:

“Do not leave Jerusalem,

but wait

for the gift

my Father promised,

which
you have heard me
speak about.

For John baptized

with water,

but in a few days

you will be baptized

with the Holy Spirit.”

Then they
gathered around him

and
asked him,

“Lord,
are you at this time
going to restore the kingdom
to Israel?”

He said to them:

“It is not for you to know

the times or dates

the Father has set

by his own authority.

But

you will receive

power

when

the Holy Spirit

comes on you;

and

you will be
my witnesses in

Jerusalem,

and in all Judea

and Samaria,

and to the ends of

the earth.”

After he said this,

he was taken up

before their very eyes,

and a cloud hid him

from their sight.

They were looking intently

up into the sky

as he was going,

when suddenly two men
dressed in white stood beside them.

“Men of Galilee,”
they said,

“why do you stand here
looking into the sky?

This same Jesus,

who has been taken

from you into heaven,

will come back

in the same way

you have seen him

go into heaven.”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

Then
the apostles
returned to Jerusalem
from the hill called the Mount of Olives,
a Sabbath day’s walk from the city.

When they arrived,
they went upstairs to the room
where they were staying.

Those present were
Peter, John, James and Andrew;
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew

and
Matthew; James son of Alphaeus
and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

They all joined together
constantly in prayer,

along with the women
and Mary the mother of Jesus,

and
with his brothers.

In those days
Peter stood up among the believers
(a group numbering
about a hundred and twenty)

and said,
“Brothers and sisters,

the Scripture
had to be fulfilled

in which
the Holy Spirit
spoke long ago

through David
concerning Judas,

who
served as guide
for those who arrested
Jesus.

He was
one of our number
and shared in our ministry.”

(With the payment he received
for his wickedness,

Judas bought a field;

there he fell headlong,
his body burst open

and all his intestines
spilled out.

Everyone in Jerusalem
heard about this,

so they
called that field
in their language Akeldama,

that is, Field of Blood.)

“For,” said Peter,
“it is written in the Book
of Psalms:

“‘May

his place be

deserted;

let there be

no one to dwell in it,’

and, “‘May another

take his place of

leadership.’

Therefore
it is necessary to choose
one of the men

who have been
with us the whole time
the Lord Jesus was living
among us,

beginning from
John’s baptism to the time
when Jesus was taken up from us.

For one of these
must become a witness
with us of his resurrection.”

So they nominated two men:

Joseph called Barsabbas
(also known as Justus)

and Matthias.

Then they prayed,

“Lord,
you know everyone’s heart.

Show us
which of these two
you have chosen

to take over
this apostolic ministry,

which Judas left
to go where he belongs.”

Then they cast lots,
and the lot fell to Matthias;

so he was added
to the eleven apostles.

Acts 1:1-26

사도행전 1 장

예수께서 들리어 천국으로 오르시다

1:1

데오빌로여

내가 먼저 쓴 글에는
무릇 예수께서 행하시며
가르치시기를 시작하심부터

1:2

그가 택하신 사도들에게
성령으로 명하시고

승천하신 날까지의 일을
기록하였노라

1:3

그가 고난 받으신 후에

또한 그들에게 확실한 많은 증거로

친히 살아 계심을 나타내사

사십 일 동안 그들에게 보이시며

하나님 나라의 일을

말씀하시니라

1:4

사도와 함께 모이사

그들에게 분부하여

이르시되

예루살렘을 떠나지 말고

내게서 들은 바

아버지께서 약속하신 것을

기다리라

1:5

요한은

물로 세례를 베풀었으나

너희는 몇 날이 못되어

성령으로 세례를 받으리라

하셨느니라

1:6

그들이
모였을 때에
에수께 여쭈어 이르되

주께서
이스라엘 나라를
회복하심이 이 때니이까 하니

1:7

이르시되

때와 시기는
아버지께서 자기의 권한에
두셨으니

너희가 알 바 아니요

1:8

오직

성령이

너희에게 임하시면

너희가 권능을 받고

예루살렘과 온 유대와

사마리아와 땅 끝까지 이르러

내 증인이 되리라

하시니라

1:9

이 말씀을 마치시고

그들이 보는데

올려져 가시니

구름이 그를 가리어

보이지 않게 하더라

1:10

올라가실 때에

제자들이

자세히 하늘을 쳐다보고 있는데

흰 옷 입은 두 사람이

그들 곁에 서서

1:11

이르되 갈릴리 사람들아

어찌하여 서서 하늘을 쳐다보느냐

너희 가운데서 하늘로 올려지신 이 예수는

하늘로 가심을 본 그대로

오시리라 하였느니라

맛디아가 유다의 직분을 대신하도록 선택되다