Acts 1:2
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
Acts 1:2 in other translations
| BSB | until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen. |
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| WEB | until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. |
| ASV | 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: |
| YLT | till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up, |
| DARBY | until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up; |
| BBE | Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection: |
| Webster | Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen: |
What does Acts 1:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:1-2
Ac 1:1-11. Introduction--Last Days of Our Lord upon Earth--His Ascension. 1-2. former treatise--Luke's Gospel. Theophilus--(See on Lu 1:3). began to do and teach--a very important statement, dividing the work of Christ into two great branches: the one embracing His work on earth, the other His subsequent work from heaven; the one in His own Person, the other by His Spirit; the one the "beginning," the other the…
Barnes' Notes
In which he was taken up. In which he ascended to heaven. He was taken up into a cloud, and is represented as having been borne or carried to heaven, Acts 1:9.
After that, etc. This whole passage has been variously rendered. The Syriac renders it, "After he had given commandment unto the apostles whom he had chosen by the Holy Spirit." So also the Ethiopic version. Others have joined the words "through the 'Holy Ghost" to the phrase "was taken up," making it mean that he was taken up by the Holy Ghost. But the most natural and correct translation seems to be that which is in our version.
Through the Holy Ghost. To understand this, it is necessary to call to mind the promise that Jesus made before his death, that after his departure, the Holy Ghost would descend to be a guide to his apostles. See Jn 16:7-11, Jn 16:7. It was to be his office to carry forward the work of redemption in applying it to the hearts of men. Whatever was done, therefore, after the atonement and resurrection of Jesus, after he had finished his great work, was to be regarded as under the peculiar influence and direction of the Holy Ghost. Even the instructions of Jesus, his commission to the apostles, etc., were to be regarded as coming within the department of the sacred Spirit, within the province of his peculiar work. The instructions were given by Divine authority, by infallible guidance, and as a part of the work which the Holy Spirit designed. Under that Spirit the apostles were to go forth; by his aid they were to convert the world, to organize the church, to establish its order and its doctrines. And hence the entire work was declared to be by his direction. Though in his larger and more mighty influences, the Spirit did not descend until the day of Pentecost, Lk 24:49; comp. Acts 2 yet in some measure his influence was imparted to them before the ascension of Christ, Jn 20:22.
Had given commandments. Particularly the command to preach the gospel to all nations, Mt 28:19, Mk 16:15-19. It may be worthy of remark, that the word commandments, as a noun in the plural number, does not occur in the original. The single word which is translated "had given commandments" is a participle, and means simply having commanded. There is no need, therefore, of supposing that there is reference here to any other command than to that great and glorious injunction to preach the gospel to every creature. That was a command of so much importance as to be worthy of a distinct record, as constituting the sum of all that the Saviour taught them after his resurrection.
The apostles. The eleven that remained after the treason and death of Judas.
Whom he had chosen. Mt 10; Lk 6:12-16.
(b) "Until the day" Acts 1:9, Lk 24:51, 1Timm 3:16 (c) "commandments unto the apostles" Mt 28:19, Mk 16:15-19
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 1:1-5
Our Lord told the disciples the work they were to do. The apostles met together at Jerusalem; Christ having ordered them not to depart thence, but to wait for the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. This would be a baptism by the Holy Ghost, giving them power to work miracles, and enlightening and sanctifying their souls. This confirms the Divine promise, and encourages us to depend upon it, that we have heard it from…
Acts 1:2 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 1:2
- Acts 1:9
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
- Acts 10:38
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
- John 20:21
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
- Hebrews 9:24
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
- Isaiah 59:20-21
And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord. As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
- John 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
- Matthew 28:19-20
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Ephesians 4:8-10
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
- Isaiah 48:16
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
- John 13:3
Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
- Luke 24:45-49
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. …
- Matthew 12:28
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9; Mr 16:19; Lu 9:51; 24:51; Joh 6:62; 13:1,3; 16:28; 17:13; 20:17
Eph 4:8-10; 1Ti 3:16; Heb 6:19,20; 9:24; 1Pe 3:22
through.
10:38; Isa 11:2,3; 42:1; 48:16; 59:20,21; 61:1; Mt 3:16; 12:28
Joh 1:16; 3:34; Re 1:1; 2:7,11,17,29; 3:16,13,22
given.
Mt 28:19; Mr 16:15-19; Lu 24:45-49
the apostles.
13; 10:40-42; Mt 10:1-4; Mr 3:14-19; Lu 6:13-16; Joh 6:70; 13:18
Joh 20:21; Ga 1:1; Eph 2:20; 2Pe 3:2; Re 21:14
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Context
- Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
- Acts 1:2
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
- Acts 1:3
To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
Acts 1:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hasta el día en que, habiendo dado mandamientos por el Espíritu Santo á los apóstoles que escogió, fué recibido arriba; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | jusqu’au jour où il fut élevé au ciel, après avoir donné, par l’Esprit Saint, des ordres aux apôtres qu’il avait choisis; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | bis zu dem Tage, an welchem er aufgenommen wurde, nachdem er den Aposteln, die er sich auserwählt, durch den Heiligen Geist Befehl gegeben hatte; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | usque in diem qua præcipiens Apostolis per Spiritum Sanctum, quos elegit, assumptus est: |