The New Testament
Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript
1918 by Henry Anderson

Acts Chapter 1

Act 1:1 The former discourse I made, O Theophilus, concerning all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
Act 1:2 till the day in which he was taken up, after he had, through the Holy Spirit, given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:
Act 1:3 to whom he also showed himself alive, after he had suffered, by many infallible proofs, appearing to them for forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Act 1:4 And being assembled together with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which, said he, you heard from me:
Act 1:5 for John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
Act 1:6 They that had come together therefore asked him, saying: Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
Act 1:7 He said to them: It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has appointed by his own authority;
Act 1:8 but you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
Act 1:9 And when he had said these things, as they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Act 1:10 And while they were looking steadfastly toward heaven as he departed, behold, two men stood by them in white garments,
Act 1:11 who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand looking towards heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you saw him go into heaven.
Act 1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey.
Act 1:13 And when they had come in, they went up into an upper room where they were abiding, both Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.
Act 1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Act 1:15 And in these days Peter rose up in the midst of the brethren and said (and there was a multitude of names together, about a hundred and twenty):
Act 1:16 Men, brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke before through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became leader to those that took Jesus;
Act 1:17 for he was numbered among us, and had obtained the part of this ministry.
Act 1:18 This man therefore purchased a field with the reward of iniquity, and, having fallen headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out:
Act 1:19 which also became known to all that dwell in Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their own language, Akeldama, that is, a field of blood.
Act 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let his habitation become deserted, and let no one dwell in it, and: His overseer’s office let another take.
Act 1:21 Therefore of these men who have accompanied us all the time, during which the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
Act 1:22 beginning from the baptism of John, till the day in which he was taken up from us, must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.
Act 1:23 And they appointed two, Joseph, who is called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Act 1:24 And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, make known which one of these two thou hast chosen,
Act 1:25 that he may take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned away to go to his own place.
Act 1:26 And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.