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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;
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 h`me,raj … avnelh,mfqh {A} The text of the opening sentence of Acts circulated in several different forms in the early church. The ordinary text, witnessed by all extant ancient Greek manus...
Verse Acts 1:2. _AFTER THAT HE, THROUGH THE HOLY GHOST_, c.] This clause has been variously translated: the simple meaning seems to be this-that Christ communicated the Holy Spirit to his disciples,...
UNTIL THE DAY - The 40th day after the resurrection, Acts 1:3. See Luke 24:51. IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP - In which he ascended to heaven. He was taken up into a cloud, and is represented as having bee...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS Part I The Witness to Jerusalem. The Advent of the Spirit and the Formation of the Church. The Offer to Israel and its Rejection. Chapter s 1-7 CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Intro...
INTRODUCTION. The writer refers to his former treatise, intimating rather than stating that he is beginning a second. The Ascension is his present starting-point, but instead of simply referring to th...
POWER TO GO ON (Acts 1:1-5)...
My Dear Theophilus, I have already given you an account of all the things that Jesus began to do and to teach, right up to the day when he was taken up to heaven, after he had, through the Holy Spirit...
TAKEN UP. received up. Compare Mark 16:19. AFTER THAT HE... HAD. having. THROUGH. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Acts 1:1. THE HOLY GHOST. Divine power. App-101. given commandments unto. commanded. THE APO...
Acts 1:1. Link connecting this book with St Luke's Gospel. Detailed account of the Ascension _The Title_. According to the best MSS. this should be simply "Acts of Apostles." The _Cod. Sin._gives only...
_the day in which he was taken up_ The Gospel of St Luke closes with a very brief notice of the Ascension: of which event fuller details are given in this chapter, so as to form a connection between t...
ἌΧΡΙ ἯΣ ἩΜΈΡΑΣ. An instance of the incorporation of the antecedent into the relative clause, where it must take the case of the relative. Cf. Matthew 7:2, ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε = ἐν τῷ μέτρῳ, ἐν ᾦ μετρε...
Acts 1:1-14. LINK CONNECTING THIS BOOK WITH ST LUKE’S GOSPEL. DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE ASCENSION...
_JESUS WAS PRESENTED ALIVE ACTS 1:1-3:_ The book of Acts is a letter addressed to one man, Theophilus. It is, however, a message for everyone. It is a continuation of where Luke had left off at the co...
ΈΝΤΕΙΛΆΜΕΝΟΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (temp.) от_ ΕΝΤΈΛΛΟΜΑΙ (G1781) наставлять, повелевать. ΔΙΑ ΠΝΕΎΜΑΤΟΣ ΆΓΙΟΥ через (посредством) Духа Святого; следует рассматривать в сочетании с _part. от_ ΈΝΤΕΙΛ...
THROUGH THE HOLY GHOST HAD GIVEN, &C.— By the influence and assistance of the Holy Spirit, with which he himself was anointed, "the fulness of the Godhead dwelling in him bodily." It is no wonder, con...
INTRODUCTION ACTS 1:1-5. Acts 1:1 The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, Acts 1:2 until the day in which he was received up, after that h...
See notes on verse 1...
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: UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP, [ aneleemfthee (G35...
1 Acts is a continuation of the account of our Lord's ministry as recorded by Luke, who presents Him as Son of Mankind. As Theophilus is mentioned elsewhere only in Luke's account, it seems that the l...
1:2 up; (a-21) The word means 'receiving,' but with the prefix ( _ ana_ ) 'up,' as here, it has the active sense of 'taking up.' It is so translated except in 1 Timothy 3:16 . The more passive recepti...
THE ASCENSION. ELECTION OF MATTHIAS 1-5. St. Luke's Introduction. He recapitulates the general contents of his Gospel, adding, however, this additional information, (1) that the appearances of the ri...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ ABOUT THIS BOOK THE WRITER Most people agree that Luke wrote Acts. Luke also wrote the third *Gospel. In Acts, he told how the good news about Jesus *C...
UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP. — We notice, as a matter of style, the same periodic structure that we found in the opening of the Gospel, made more conspicuous in the Greek by an arrangement...
CHAPTER 1 THE ORIGIN AND AUTHORITY OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Acts 1:1 THESE words constitute the very brief preface which the writer thought sufficient for the earliest ecclesiastical history ever...
ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας. In Matt. ἄχρι occurs once or twice, in Mark and and John not at all, in Luke four times, and in Acts sixteen; whilst the commoner μέχρι is found only once in the Gospels and twice in t...
BEGINNING AFRESH Acts 1:1-14 Luke informs Theophilus (the name means “a lover of God”) that his Gospel told the story of what the Lord _began_ to do and teach. Evidently this further book is a _conti...
In the opening verse Luke reveals the nature of his first treatise. It had to do with "all that Jesus began to do and to teach." This is followed by the last glimpse we have of the disciples before Pe...
Setting the Stage Luke tells his reader that his first book set forth those things Jesus did and taught. It seems significant that he would mention actions first, then words. Unlike those of us who ha...
Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up. As the Scripture was written without distinction of verses, and without any stops, or...
DEDICATION 1, 2. We see that this book is dedicated to Luke's friend Theophilus, to whom his Gospel is also dedicated. Doubtless this brother Theophilus, who is not elsewhere mentioned, was much belov...
The former treatise have 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 that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unt...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
2_Even until that day. _Therefore, the ascension of Christ is the end of the history of the gospel. For he hath ascended, saith Paul, that he might fulfill all things, (Ephesians 4:10.) Our faith gath...
Let us now examine the Chapter s in their course. Chapter 1 supplies us with the narrative of that which relates to Jesus risen, and the actions of the apostles before the descent of the Holy Ghost. T...
UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP,.... That is, into heaven. The historian suggests, that his former treatise took in the main and principal things Jesus did and taught, until such time that he a...
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: Ver. 2. _Had given commandments_] As the Church's Lawgiver, I...
_The former treatise have I made_, &c. The treatise here referred to is undoubtedly the gospel, which was written by Luke, and dedicated by him to Theophilus. See note on Luke 1:1. That treatise ends,...
THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP; taken up to heaven. Luke 24:51....
Verse 1 establishes the fact that Luke (a Gentile) is the writer, "the former treatise" being his Gospel (Luke 1:1). In that case Theophilus is addressed as "most excellent," manifestly a public offic...
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, 1. Until - Jesus did not stop teaching at this death. Following his...
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: 'UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS RECEIVED UP'-The Gospel of L...
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. T...
THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP; that is, the day of his ascension. This is a translation from the former book (his Gospel) unto this, showing how far he had proceeded in setting down the doctrine of...
Acts 1:2 until G891 day G2250 which G3739 up G353 (G5681) through G1223 Holy G40 Spirit G4151 commandments...
‘The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spir...
INTRODUCTORY WORDS (1:1-3)....
Acts 1:2. UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP. The ascension of Jesus is the turning-point at which the gospel history of the work and teaching of Jesus on earth ends, and where the Acts, the story...
UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH (αχρ ης ημερας). Incorporation of the antecedent into the relative clause and the change of case η (locative) to ης (genitive).WAS RECEIVED UP (ανελημπθη). First aorist pass...
Acts 1:1 _(with Luke 24:15)_ Ascension Day I. It is quite necessary to seize firmly and hold fast by this thought, that the acts of Apostles and all subsequent acts of their true successors, are, as...
Acts 1:1. The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandmen...
CONTENTS: Resurrection ministry of Christ. The apostolic commission. Promise of the Lord's second coming. Waiting for the coming of the Spirit. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Spirit, Luke, Theophilus, John...
Acts 1:1. _The former treatise have I made of all that Jesus began to do and teach._ St. Luke, a companion of St. Paul, here continues his history. It comprises a display of providence and grace in th...
HE GAVE INSTRUCTIONS. The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:47-49). BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Jesus was given the unlimited power of the Holy Spirit ...
_The former treatise have I made._ A TRUE COMMENCEMENT MUST HAVE RESPECT TO WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE In any new beginning of study or work, it is important to have in mind what has been done before in th...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 1:2 THE DAY WHEN HE WAS TAKEN UP refers to Jesus’ ascension (Luke 24:51). The beginning of Acts
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 1:1 Preparation for Witness. Acts 1:1 opens with the account of the Spirit’s descent at Pentecost. Chapter...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 1:1. THE FORMER TREATISE HAVE I MADE.—Better, _the first_ (πρῶτος for πρότερος, as in John 1:15, unless πρῶτος was intended to point to a τρίτος: Ramsay) _treatise_ (λόγος in a...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 1:3. BEING SEEN OF THEM, or showing Himself to them, not in a subjective vision, but objectively and really, during (διά with gen. as in Acts 5:19; Acts 16:9) FORTY DAYS—_i.e._...
EXPOSITION ACTS 1:1 _I made_ for _have I made, _A.V.; _concerning _for _of, _A.V.; _to teach _for _teach, _A.V. THE FORMER TREATISE; literally, _the first _history, narrative, or discourse. The form...
Shall we turn to the book of Acts, chapter one, as we begin our study of the early church. Luke, the author of the book of Acts, a companion of Paul the apostle, who was author also of the Gospel Acco...
1 Peter 3:22; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 3:2; Acts 10:38; Acts 1:13;...
Had given commandment [ε ν τ ε ι λ α μ ε ν ο ς]. Special injunctions or charges. Compare Matthew 4:6; Mark 13:34; Hebrews 11:22. Through the Holy Ghost. Construe with had given commandment : by means...
RESULTS OF THE RESURRECTION Acts 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. If Christ had not been raised. When Jesus Christ lay-dead in the tomb, a darkness as dense as that which shrouded the earth in chaotic tim...
MISSIONS IN THE BOOK OF ACTS Acts 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will set before you the steps which were preparatory to the coming of the Spirit, and the inauguration of the great missionary endeavor....
ALIVE AFTER HIS PASSION Acts 1:1; _Mark 16:9_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS After the last cry which Christ uttered upon the Cross, and the commending of His Spirit unto the Father, the body of our Lord was la...
After having given commandment — In Acts 1:3 St. Luke expresses in general terms what Christ said to his apostles during those forty days. But in the 4th Acts 1:4 and following verses he declares what...
Observe here, The special concern and care which Christ had for his church on earth, before he ascended into heaven. The very first night that he appeared to his disciples, after his resurrection, he...