Parallel Verses

World English Bible

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.

New American Standard Bible

until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen.

King James Version

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

Holman Bible

until the day He was taken up, after He had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

International Standard Version

up to the day when he was taken up to heaven after giving orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

A Conservative Version

until a day in which he was taken up, having commanded, through Holy Spirit, the apostles whom he chose,

American Standard Version

until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

Amplified

until the day when He ascended to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given instruction to the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen.

An Understandable Version

up until the day He returned to heaven. [Just before that time] He had given [certain] instructions to His [specially] selected apostles through [the direction of] the Holy Spirit.

Anderson New Testament

till the day on which he was taken up, after he had, through the Holy Spirit, given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen.

Bible in Basic English

Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:

Common New Testament

until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

Daniel Mace New Testament

after he had given the apostles he had chosen, the orders they were to execute by the holy spirit.

Darby Translation

until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

Godbey New Testament

from the day on which, having given commandment through the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom He had chosen, He was received up.

Goodspeed New Testament

until the day when through the holy Spirit he gave the apostles he had chosen their instructions, and was taken up to heaven.

John Wesley New Testament

Until the day he was taken up, after having thro' the Holy Ghost given commandment to the apostles, whom he had chosen:

Julia Smith Translation

Till the day having commanded the sent whom he chose through the Holy Spirit, he was taken up:

King James 2000

Until the day in which he was taken up, after he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

Lexham Expanded Bible

until the day he was taken up, [after he] had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,

Modern King James verseion

until the day He was taken up, having given directions to the apostles whom He chose, through the Holy Spirit;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

until the day in the which he was taken up; after that he, through the holy ghost, had given commandments unto the apostles, which he had chosen:

Moffatt New Testament

down to the day when, after issuing his orders by the holy Spirit to the disciples whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.

Montgomery New Testament

after giving instructions through the Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.

NET Bible

until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

New Heart English Bible

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.

Noyes New Testament

until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

Sawyer New Testament

till the day that having given charge to the apostles whom he chose by the Holy Spirit he was taken up;

The Emphasized Bible

Until the day when, having given command unto the apostles, whom through Holy Spirit he had chosen, he was taken up;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

until that day, when having given a charge to his apostles through the Holy Ghost, whom he had chosen, he was taken up:

Twentieth Century New Testament

Down to that day on which he was taken up to Heaven, after he had, by the help of the Holy Spirit, given instructions to the Apostles whom he had chosen.

Webster

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:

Weymouth New Testament

after giving instruction through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom He had chosen, He was taken up to Heaven.

Williams New Testament

up to the day when through the Holy Spirit He gave the apostles whom He had chosen their orders, and then was taken up to heaven.

Worrell New Testament

until the day in which He was taken up, after having given commandment, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom He chose;

Worsley New Testament

till the day in which He was taken up, after He had by the holy Spirit given instructions to the apostles whom He had chosen:

Youngs Literal Translation

till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἄχρι ἄχρις 
Achri 
until, unto, till, till 9 , until 9, while 9, even to,
Usage: 43

the day
ἡμέρα 
hemera 
day, daily 9, time, not tr,
Usage: 287

in which
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

he was taken up
ἀναλαμβάνω 
Analambano 
take up, receive up, take, take in, take into
Usage: 13

after that he
ἐντέλλομαι 
Entellomai 
Usage: 10

διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

the
πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

G40
ἅγιος 
Hagios 
Usage: 209

πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

ἐντέλλομαι 
Entellomai 
Usage: 10

ἀπόστολος 
Apostolos 
Usage: 78

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

References

Context Readings

The Preface

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.

Cross References

John 13:18

I don't speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.'

John 20:21

Jesus therefore said to them again, "Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."

Acts 1:9

When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Acts 10:38

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Isaiah 11:2-3

The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.

Isaiah 42:1

"Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights -- I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 48:16

"Come near to me and hear this: "From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I." Now the Lord Yahweh has sent me, with his Spirit.

Isaiah 59:20-21

"A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob," says Yahweh.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;

Matthew 3:16

Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

Matthew 10:1-4

He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

Matthew 12:28

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

Matthew 28:19-20

Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mark 3:14-19

He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,

Mark 6:30

The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

Mark 16:15-19

He said to them, "Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

Luke 6:13-16

When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

Luke 9:51

It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Luke 24:45-49

Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.

Luke 24:51

It happened, while he blessed them, that he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.

John 1:16

From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

John 3:34

For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.

John 6:62

Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

John 6:70

Jesus answered them, "Didn't I choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"

John 13:1

Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

John 13:3

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and was going to God,

John 16:28

I came out from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father."

John 17:13

But now I come to you, and I say these things in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, "Don't hold me, for I haven't yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

Acts 1:11

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."

Acts 1:13

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.

Acts 10:40-42

God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed,

Galatians 1:1

Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),

Ephesians 2:20

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

Ephesians 4:8-10

Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."

1 Timothy 3:16

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

Hebrews 6:19-20

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;

Hebrews 9:24

For Christ hasn't entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

1 Peter 3:22

who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

2 Peter 3:2

that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:

Revelation 1:1

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Revelation 2:7

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.

Revelation 2:11

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won't be harmed by the second death.

Revelation 2:17

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.

Revelation 2:29

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:13

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

Revelation 3:16

So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth.

Revelation 3:22

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies."

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

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