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Acts 1:1
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The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning
all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, |
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Acts 1:2
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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: |
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Acts 1:3
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To whom he also showed himself alive after his
passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking
the things concerning the kingdom of God: |
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Acts 1:4
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and,
being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem,
but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me: |
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Acts 1:5
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For John indeed baptized with water; but ye
shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence. |
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Acts 1:6
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They therefore, when they were come together,
asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
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Acts 1:7
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And he said unto them, It is not for you to
know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within His own authority. |
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Acts 1:8
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But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit
is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea
and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. |
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Acts 1:9
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And when he had said these things, as they were
looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. |
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Acts 1:10
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And while they were looking stedfastly into
heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; |
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Acts 1:11
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who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand
ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall
so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven. |
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Acts 1:12
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Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount
called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off. |
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Acts 1:13
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And when they were come in, they went up into
the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both Peter and John and James and
Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus,
and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. |
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Acts 1:14
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These all with one accord continued stedfastly
in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
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Acts 1:15
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And in these days Peter stood up in the midst
of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons gathered together,
about a hundred and twenty), |
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Acts 1:16
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Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture
should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David
concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus. |
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Acts 1:17
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For he was numbered among us, and received his
portion in this ministry. |
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Acts 1:18
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(Now this man obtained a field with the reward
of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all
his bowels gushed out. |
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Acts 1:19
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And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem;
insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field
of blood.) |
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Acts 1:20
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For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let
his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office
let another take. |
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Acts 1:21
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Of the men therefore that have companied with
us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, |
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Acts 1:22
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beginning from the baptism of John, unto the
day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us
of his resurrection. |
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Acts 1:23
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And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas,
who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. |
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Acts 1:24
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And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest
the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen, |
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Acts 1:25
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to take the place in this ministry and apostleship
from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place. |
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Acts 1:26
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And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell
upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. |
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