Act 1:3-12 | ESV | STEP | He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs , appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God .

Acts 1:3-12

3 ^aHe presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

4 And while staying ^{▼▼Or eating} with them ^che ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; 5 for ^dJohn baptized with water, ^ebut you will be baptized ^fwith ^{▼▼Or in} the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

The Ascension

6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, ^hwill you at this time ⁱrestore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, ^j“It is not for you to know ^ktimes or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive ^lpower ^mwhen the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and ⁿyou will be ^omy witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and ^pSamaria, and ^qto the end of the earth.” 9 And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, ^rhe was lifted up, and ^sa cloud took him out of their sight. 10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, ^ttwo ^umen stood by them in ^vwhite robes, 11 and said, ^w“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, ^xwill ^ycome in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then ^zthey returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.