'In the1first3book,4O8Theophilus,9I have dealt5with6all7that10Jesus13began11to do14and16teach,17 until1the day3when2he was taken up,12[after] he had given commands4through7theHoly9Spirit8to the5apostles6whom10he had chosen.11 He presented3himself4alive5to them1after6his9suffering8by10many11proofs,12appearing16to them17during13forty15days14and18speaking19about21the22kingdom23of God.25 And1while staying with [them]2he ordered3them4not7to depart8from5Jerusalem,6but9to wait10for the11promise12of the13Father,14which,15he said,“you heard16from me;17 for1John2baptized4with water,5but7you6will be baptized10with8theHoly11Spirit9not12many14days16from now.”1315 So3when4they1had come together,4they asked5him,6“Lord,8will you914at10this13time12restore14the15kingdom16to Israel?”1718 He said1to3them,4“It is7not5for you6to know8times9or10seasons11that12the13Father14has fixed15by16his own18authority.19 But1you will receive2power3when4the5Holy6Spirit7has come4upon8you,9and10you will be11my12witnesses13in14Jerusalem16and17in18all19Judea21and22Samaria,23and24to25the end26of the27earth.”28 And1when he had said3these things,2as4they5were looking on,4he was lifted up,6and7a cloud8took9him10out9of11their14sight.13 And1while2they were4gazing3into5heaven7as8he9went,8behold,11two13men12stood by14them15in16white18robes,17 and2said,3“Men4of Galilee,5why6doyou stand7looking8into9heaven?11This12Jesus,14who was taken up16from17you18into19heaven,21will come23in the same way as2425you saw26him27go28into29heaven.”31 Then1they returned2to3Jerusalem4from5the7mount6called8Olivet,9which10is11near12Jerusalem,13a Sabbath day’s14journey [away].16 And1when2they had entered,3they went up7to4the5upper room,6where8they were9staying,10Peter13and14John15and16James17and18Andrew,19Philip20and21Thomas,22Bartholomew23and24Matthew,25James26[the son] of Alphaeus27and28Simon29the30Zealot31and32Judas33[the son] of James.34 All2these1with one accord5were3devoting4themselvesto prayer,7together with8the women9and10Mary11the12mother13of Jesus,15and16his19brothers.18 In2those5days4Peter7stood up6among89the10brothers11(the company15of persons16was13in all171819about20120)2122andsaid,12 “Brothers,2the5Scripture6had to3be fulfilled,4which7the9Holy12Spirit10spoke beforehand8by13the mouth of14David15concerning16Judas,17who became19a guide20to those21who arrested22Jesus.23 For1he was3numbered2among4us5and6was allotted7hisshare9in this12ministry.”11 (Now3this man1acquired4a field5with6the reward7of [his] wickedness,9and10falling headlong1112he burst open13in the middle14and15all17his20bowels19gushed out.16 And1it became3known2to all4the5inhabitants6ofJerusalem,7so that8the12field11was called9intheir16own14language15Akeldama,17that18is,19Field20of Blood.)21 “For2it is written1in3the Book4of Psalms,5‘May6his9camp8become6desolate,10and11let there be13no12one14to dwell15in16it’;17and18‘Let22another23take22his21office.’20 So2[one] of the3men6who have accompanied4us5during7all8the time9that10the16Lord17Jesus18went in11and12out13among14us,15 beginning1from2the3baptism4of John5until6the7day8when9he was taken up10from11us12— one20of these men21must become19with17us18a witness13to15his16resurrection.”15 And1they put forward2two,3Joseph4called6Barsabbas,7who8was [also] called9Justus,10and11Matthias.12 And1they prayed2andsaid,3“You,4Lord,5who know the hearts6of all,7show8which9one15of11these12two14you have chosen10 to take1the2place3in this6ministry5and7apostleship8from9which10Judas12turned aside11to go13to14his own18place.”16 And1they cast2lots3for them,4and5the7lot8fell6on9Matthias,10and11he was numbered12with13the14eleven15apostles.16