New Testament Bible Reading 09-19-2023
Acts 1
New King James Version
Prologue
1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
The Holy Spirit Promised
4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Jesus Ascends to Heaven
9 Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in 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, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
The Upper Room Prayer Meeting
12 Then 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 into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James. 14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
Matthias Chosen
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, 16 “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; 17 for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry.”
18 (Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his 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:
‘Let his dwelling place be desolate,
And let no one live in it’;
and,
‘Let another take his 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 He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
23 And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen 25 to 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.
Footnotes
Acts 1:2 He ascended into heaven.
Acts 1:3 unmistakable
Acts 1:8 NU My witnesses
Acts 1:14 purpose or mind
Acts 1:14 NU omits and supplication
Acts 1:15 NU brethren
Acts 1:18 reward of unrighteousness
Acts 1:18 intestines
Acts 1:20 deserted
Acts 1:20 Gr. episkopen, position of overseer
Hechos 1
Reina Valera Actualizada
Promesa acerca del Espíritu Santo
1 En el primer relato escribí, oh Teófilo, acerca de todas las cosas que Jesús comenzó a hacer y a enseñar, 2 hasta el día en que fue recibido arriba, después de haber dado mandamientos por el Espíritu Santo a los apóstoles que había escogido. 3 A estos también se presentó vivo, después de haber padecido, con muchas pruebas convincentes. Durante cuarenta días se hacía visible a ellos y les hablaba acerca del reino de Dios. 4 Y estando juntos, les mandó que no se fueran de Jerusalén, sino que esperaran el cumplimiento de la promesa del Padre, “de la cual me oyeron hablar; 5 porque Juan, a la verdad, bautizó en agua , pero ustedes serán bautizados en el Espíritu Santo después de no muchos días”.
Jesús asciende al cielo
6 Por tanto, los que estaban reunidos le preguntaban diciendo:
—Señor, ¿restituirás el reino a Israel en este tiempo?
7 Él les respondió:
—A ustedes no les toca saber ni los tiempos ni las ocasiones que el Padre dispuso por su propia autoridad. 8 Pero recibirán poder cuando el Espíritu Santo haya venido sobre ustedes, y me serán testigos en Jerusalén, en toda Judea, en Samaria y hasta lo último de la tierra.
9 Después de decir esto, y mientras ellos le veían, él fue elevado; y una nube le recibió ocultándole de sus ojos. 10 Y como ellos estaban fijando la vista en el cielo mientras él se iba, he aquí dos varones vestidos de blanco se presentaron junto a ellos, 11 y les dijeron:
—Hombres galileos, ¿por qué se quedan de pie mirando al cielo? Este Jesús, quien fue tomado de ustedes arriba al cielo, vendrá de la misma manera como le han visto ir al cielo.
12 Entonces volvieron a Jerusalén desde el monte que se llama de los Olivos, el cual está cerca de Jerusalén, camino como de un kilómetro . 13 Y cuando entraron, subieron al aposento alto donde se alojaban Pedro, Juan, Jacobo y Andrés, Felipe y Tomás, Bartolomé y Mateo, Jacobo hijo de Alfeo y Simón el Zelote, y Judas hijo de Jacobo. 14 Todos estos perseveraban unánimes en oración junto con las mujeres y con María la madre de Jesús y con los hermanos de él.
Matías es nombrado entre los doce
15 En aquellos días se levantó Pedro en medio de los hermanos, que reunidos eran como ciento veinte personas, y dijo: 16 “Hermanos, era necesario que se cumplieran las Escrituras , en las cuales el Espíritu Santo habló de antemano por boca de David acerca de Judas, que fue guía de los que prendieron a Jesús; 17 porque era contado con nosotros y tuvo parte en este ministerio”. 18 (Este, pues, adquirió un campo con el pago de su iniquidad, y cayendo de cabeza, se reventó por en medio, y todas sus entrañas se derramaron. 19 Y esto llegó a ser conocido por todos los habitantes de Jerusalén, de tal manera que aquel campo fue llamado en su lengua Acéldama, que quiere decir Campo de Sangre) . 20 “Porque está escrito en el libro de los Salmos:
Sea hecha desierta su morada,
y no haya quien habite en ella .
Y otro ocupe su cargo .
21 Por tanto, de estos hombres que han estado junto con nosotros todo el tiempo que el Señor Jesús entraba y salía entre nosotros, 22 comenzando desde el bautismo de Juan hasta el día en que fue tomado de nosotros y recibido arriba, es preciso que uno sea con nosotros testigo de su resurrección”.
23 Propusieron a dos: a José que era llamado Barsabás, el cual tenía por sobrenombre, Justo; y a Matías. 24 Entonces orando dijeron: “Tú, Señor, que conoces el corazón de todos, muestra de estos dos cuál has escogido 25 para tomar el lugar de este ministerio y apostolado del cual Judas se extravió para irse a su propio lugar”.
26 Echaron suertes sobre ellos y la suerte cayó sobre Matías, quien fue contado con los once apóstoles.
Footnotes
Hechos 1:1 Cf. Luc. 1:1-4.
Hechos 1:5 Cf. Luc. 3:16.
Hechos 1:12 O sea, lo permitido para caminar en sábado.
Hechos 1:16 Cf. Sal. 41:9.
Hechos 1:19 Cf. Mat. 27:3-10.
Hechos 1:20 Sal. 69:25.
Hechos 1:20 Sal. 109:8.
Acts 1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Introduction and Theme
1 I wrote my first book, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began doing and teaching 2 until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After he had suffered, he presented himself alive to the apostles with many convincing proofs. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and told them things about the kingdom of God.
4 Once, when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what the Father promised, which you heard from me. 5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 So when they were together with him, they asked, “Lord, is this the time when you are going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Jesus Ascends to Heaven
9 After he said these things, he was taken up while they were watching, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 They were looking intently into the sky as he went away. Suddenly, two men in white clothes stood beside them. 11 They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
Matthias Is Chosen
13 When they entered the city, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John were there, also James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 All of them kept praying together with one mind, along with the women, with Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 In those days, when the group there numbered about 120 people, Peter stood up among the brothers and said, 16 “Gentlemen, brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 Judas was counted as one of us and was given a share in this ministry.
18 “Now this man acquired a field with what he was paid for his wicked act. When he fell headfirst, his middle burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. 19 This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, and so in their own language that field was called Akeldema, which means Field of Blood. 20 Indeed, it is written in the book of Psalms:
May his residence be deserted.
Let there be no one dwelling in it.
And,
let someone else take his position.
21 “Therefore it is necessary that one of the men who accompanied us during the entire time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from his baptism by John until the day Jesus was taken up from us, become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
23 They proposed two: Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this apostolic ministry from which Judas turned away to go to his own place.”
26 Then they assigned lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was counted with the eleven apostles.
Footnotes
Acts 1:12 That is, a distance less than a mile
Acts 1:15 Some witnesses to the text read disciples. (“Witnesses to the text” mentioned in footnotes may include Greek manuscripts, lectionaries, translations, and quotations in the church fathers.)
Acts 1:16 Literally Men
Acts 1:16 Some witnesses to the text read this Scripture.
Acts 1:20 Psalm 69:25
Acts 1:20 Psalm 109:8
Acts 1:25 Some witnesses to the text read portion or inheritance.
Acts 1:26 It is uncertain whether the procedure described in this verse refers to casting lots or voting.