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Acts 1 is the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke.
Chapter 1 – The Ascension of Jesus. Chapter 1 witnesses the ascension of our Lord Jesus into heaven after He instructs the apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit. The apostles return to Jerusalem and choose Matthias to replace Judas Iscariot among the Twelve.
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The Acts of the Apostles [a] ( Koinē Greek: Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis Apostólōn; [2] Latin: Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. [3] Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-part work, Luke–Acts ...
Acts 1 serves as the opening chapter of the Book of Acts, recounting the final moments of Jesus' earthly ministry and His ascension into heaven. After His resurrection, Jesus spent forty days appearing to His apostles and speaking about the kingdom of God. Before His ascension, He promises the gift of the Holy Spirit and commands His disciples ...
The Gospel of Luke recounts the birth, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Acts continues the story as Jesus ascends to heaven, the Holy Spirit descends onto His followers, and those followers spread the message of Jesus' saving sacrifice. Acts 1 is a kind of segue between the two accounts.
A. Prologue. 1. (1) Reference to former writings. The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach. a. The former account I made: The former account is the Gospel of Luke. At one time the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts were joined together as one book with two volumes. i.
Acts 1 details Jesus’ commission. 2-7 focus on the arrival of the Spirit and birth of the Chur ch. 8-12 describe life within the Jesus movement. 13-20 recount the mission of the Church. And 21-28 end with Paul’s arrest. Acts 1: Jesus Commissions His Disciples and Ascends to Heaven.
