Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

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

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:

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.

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.

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 My former narrative, Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus did and taught as a beginning, down to the day on which, 2 after giving instruction through the Holy Spirit to the Apostles whom He had chosen, He was taken up to Heaven. 3 He had also, after He suffered, shown Himself alive to them with many sure proofs, appearing to them at intervals during forty days, and speaking of the Kingdom of God.


Cross References

John 13:18

I am not speaking of all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but things are as they are in order that the Scripture may be fulfilled, which says, 'He who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me.'

John 20:21

A second time, therefore, He said to them, "Peace be to you! As the Father sent me, I also now send you."

Acts 1:9

When He had said this, and while they were looking at Him, He was carried up, and a cloud closing beneath Him hid Him from their sight.

Acts 10:38

It tells how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, so that He went about everywhere doing acts of kindness, and curing all who were being continually oppressed by the Devil--for God was with Jesus.

Matthew 3:16

and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,

Matthew 10:1-4

Then He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over foul spirits, to drive them out; and to cure every kind of disease and infirmity.

Matthew 12:28

But if it is by the power of the Spirit of God that I expel the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

Matthew 28:19-20

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations; baptize them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

Mark 3:14-19

He appointed twelve of them, that they might be with Him, and that He might also send them to proclaim His Message,

Mark 6:30

When the Apostles had re-assembled round Jesus, they reported to Him all they had done and all they had taught.

Mark 16:15-19

Then He said to them, "Go the whole world over, and proclaim the Good News to all mankind.

Luke 6:13-16

When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.

Luke 9:51

Now when the time drew near for Him to be received up again into Heaven, He proceeded with fixed purpose towards Jerusalem, and sent messengers before Him.

Luke 24:45-49

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

Luke 24:51

And while He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into Heaven.

John 1:16

For He it is from whose fulness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

John 3:34

For He whom God has sent speaks God's words; for God does not give the Spirit with limitations."

John 6:62

"Does this seem incredible to you? What then if you were to see the Son of Man ascending again where He was before?

John 6:70

"Did not I choose you--the Twelve?" said Jesus, "and even of you one is a devil."

John 13:1

Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

John 13:3

although He knew that the Father had put everything into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was now going to God,

John 16:28

I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."

John 17:13

"But now I am coming to Thee, and I speak these words while I am in the world, in order that they may have my gladness within them filling their hearts.

John 20:17

"Do not cling to me," said Jesus, "for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But take this message to my brethren: 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

Acts 1:11

who said, "Galilaeans, why stand looking into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into Heaven will come in just the same way as you have seen Him going into Heaven."

Acts 1:13

They entered the city, and they went up to the upper room which was now their fixed place for meeting. Their names were Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.

Acts 10:40-42

That same Jesus God raised to life on the third day, and permitted Him to appear unmistakably,

Galatians 1:1

Paul, an Apostle sent not from men nor by any man, but by Jesus Christ and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from among the dead--

Ephesians 2:20

You are a building which has been reared on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus Himself,

Ephesians 4:8-10

For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and gave gifts to men."

1 Timothy 3:16

And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion-- that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory.

Hebrews 6:19-20

That hope we have as an anchor of the soul--an anchor that can neither break nor drag. It passes in behind the veil,

Hebrews 9:24

For not into a Holy place built by men's hands--a mere copy of the reality--did Christ enter, but He entered Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.

1 Peter 3:22

who is at God's right hand, having gone into Heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

2 Peter 3:2

so that you may recall the words spoken long ago by the holy Prophets, and the commandments of our Lord and Saviour given you through your Apostles.

Revelation 1:1

The revelation given by Jesus Christ, which God granted Him, that He might make known to His servants certain events which must shortly come to pass: and He sent His angel and communicated it to His servant John.

Revelation 2:7

"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will give the privilege of eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, which is in the Paradise of God.'

Revelation 2:11

"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. He who overcomes shall be in no way hurt by the Second Death.'

Revelation 2:17

"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. He who overcomes--to him I will give some of the hidden Manna, and a white stone; and--written upon the stone and known only to him who receives it-- a new name.'

Revelation 2:29

Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'

Revelation 3:13

Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'

Revelation 3:16

Accordingly, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, before long I will vomit you out of My mouth.

Revelation 3:22

Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches.'"

Revelation 21:14

The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and engraved upon them were twelve names--the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

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