Acts 1:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 1:12

10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them ^ain white apparel,

11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, ^awill so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”

The Upper Room Prayer Meeting

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

13 And when they had entered, they went up ^ainto the upper room where they were staying: ^bPeter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and ^cSimon the Zealot; and ^dJudas the son of James.

14 ^aThese all continued with one¹ accord in prayer and supplication, with ^bthe women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with ^cHis brothers.

Matthias Chosen

15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the¹ disciples (altogether the number ^aof names was about a hundred and twenty), and said,

16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, ^awhich the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, ^bwho became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;

17 for ^ahe was numbered with us and obtained a part in ^bthis ministry.”

18 ^a(Now this man purchased a field with ^bthe wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his² entrails gushed out.

19 And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)

20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms:
^a‘Let his dwelling place be¹ desolate,
And let no one live in it’; and,
^b‘Let another take his¹ office.’

21 “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

22 beginning from the baptism of John to that day when ^aHe was taken up from us, one of these must ^bbecome a witness with us of His resurrection.”

23 And they proposed two: Joseph called ^aBarsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

24 And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, ^awho know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen

25 ^ato take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.”

26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Verse Comparison: Acts 1:12

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American Standard Version
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off.

Amplified® Bible
Then [the disciples] went back to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, [only] a Sabbath day's journey (three-quarters of a mile) away.

Contemporary English Version
The Mount of Olives was about half a mile from Jerusalem. The apostles who had gone there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon, known as the Eager One, and Judas the son of James. After the apostles returned to the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.

Darby English Version
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called [the mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.

Good News Bible
Then the apostles went back to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is about half a mile away from the city.

International Standard Version
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

King James Version
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

New American Standard Bible
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

New International Version
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city.

New King James Version
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which lies near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

Young's Literal Translation
Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey;

New English Translation
Then they returned to Jerusalem¹ from the mountain² called the Mount of Olives³ (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey⁴ away).

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