KJ3 Literal Translation
Acts 1
1 Christ commands his apostles to expect the Holy Spirit. 9 After His ascension 12 they return, and choose Matthias apostle in the place of Judas.
1Indeed, O Theophilus, I made the first report concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2until the day He was taken up, having given directions to the apostles whom He had chosen, through the Holy Spirit,
3to whom also He presented Himself living after His suffering, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them through forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God.
4And assembling together with them, He charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, “which you heard of Me;
5for John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days after.”
6Then, indeed, having come together they questioned Him, saying, Lord, do You restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?
7And He said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons which the Father placed in His own authority;
8but you will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and you will be witnesses of Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
9And having said these things, as they looked on, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him from their eyes.
10And as they were intently looking into the heaven, He having gone, even behold, two men in white clothing stood by them,
11who also said, Men, Galileans, why do you stand looking up to the heaven? This Jesus, the One being taken from you into the heaven, will come in the way you saw Him going into the heaven.
12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount, the one being called Of Olive Grove, which is near Jerusalem, having a journey of a sabbath.
13And when they went in, they went up to the upper room where they were waiting: both Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.
14These all were continuing steadfastly in prayer and in supplication with one mind, with the women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
15And in these days, standing up in the midst of the disciples, (and the number of names together being about a hundred and twenty), Peter said,
16Men, brothers, it was necessary for this Scripture to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke before through David’s mouth concerning Judas, the one having become guide to the ones seizing Jesus;
17for he was numbered with us, and obtained the portion of this ministry.
18Indeed, then, this one bought a field out of the reward of unrighteousness; and falling headlong, he burst in the middle, and all his bowels poured out.
19And it became known to all the ones living in Jerusalem, so as that field to be called in their own dialect, Akel Dama, this is, Field of Blood.
20For it is written in the Book of Psalms, “Let his dwelling become deserted, and he not be living in it.” And, “Let another take his office of overseer.” LXX-Psa. 68:26; Psa. 108:8; MT-Psa. 69:25; Psa. 109:8
21Therefore, it is necessary that of the men accompanying us all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,
22beginning from the baptism of John until the day when He was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness of His resurrection with us.
23And they set two: Joseph, the one being called Barsabas, who was called Justus, and Matthias.
24And having prayed, they said, You, Lord, knower of all hearts, show which one You chose from these two,
25to take the share of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.
26And they gave their lots. And the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
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