Acts 1:2

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until the day he was carried up into heaven. Before he went, he talked to the apostles he had chosen. With the help of the Holy Spirit, he told them what they should do.

Cross References

Acts 1:9

After Jesus said this, he was lifted up into the sky. While they were watching, he went into a cloud, and they could not see him.

Hebrews 9:24

Christ went into the Most Holy Place. But it was not the man-made one, which is only a copy of the real one. He went into heaven, and he is there now before God to help us.

Acts 10:38

You know about Jesus from Nazareth. God made him the Messiah by giving him the Holy Spirit and power. Jesus went everywhere doing good for people. He healed those who were ruled by the devil, showing that God was with him.

John 20:21

Then Jesus said again, “Peace be with you. It was the Father who sent me, and I am now sending you in the same way.”

John 13:18

“I am not talking about all of you. I know the people I have chosen. But what the Scriptures say must happen: ‘The man who shared my food has turned against me.’

John 13:3

The Father had given Jesus power over everything. Jesus knew this. He also knew that he had come from God. And he knew that he was going back to God.

Isaiah 48:16

Come here and listen to me! I was there when Babylon began as a nation. And from the beginning, I spoke clearly so that people could know what I said.” Now, the Lord GOD sends me and his Spirit to tell you these things.

Revelation 21:14

The walls of the city were built on twelve foundation stones. On the stones were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 3:22

Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.”

Revelation 3:16

But you are only warm—not hot, not cold. So I am ready to spit you out of my mouth.

Revelation 3:13

Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

Revelation 2:29

Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.

Revelation 2:11

“Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. Those who win the victory will not be hurt by the second death.

Revelation 2:7

“Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To those who win the victory I will give the right to eat the fruit from the tree of life, which is in God’s paradise.

Revelation 1:1

This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen soon. And Christ sent his angel to show it to his servant John,

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to remember the words that the holy prophets spoke in the past. And remember the command that our Lord and Savior gave us. He gave us that command through your apostles.

1 Peter 3:22

Now he has gone into heaven. He is at God’s right side and rules over angels, authorities, and powers.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without a doubt, the secret of our life of worship is great: Christ was shown to us in human form; the Spirit proved that he was right; he was seen by angels. The message about him was told to the nations; people in the world believed in him; he was taken up to heaven in glory.

Ephesians 2:20

You believers are like a building that God owns. That building was built on the foundation that the apostles and prophets prepared. Christ Jesus himself is the most important stone in that building.

Galatians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, an apostle. I was chosen to be an apostle, but not by any group or person here on earth. My authority came from none other than Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Jesus from death.

Acts 1:13

When they entered the city, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. These are the ones who were there: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus), Simon, the Zealot, and Judas (the son of James).

Acts 1:11

They said, “Men from Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? You saw Jesus carried away from you into heaven. He will come back in the same way you saw him go.”

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “You don’t need to hold on to me! I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my followers and tell them this: ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father. I am going back to my God and your God.’”

John 17:13

“I am coming to you now. But I pray these things while I am still in the world. I say all this so that these followers can have the true happiness that I have. I want them to be completely happy.

John 16:28

I came from the Father into the world. Now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

John 13:1

It was almost time for the Jewish Passover festival. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus had always loved the people in the world who were his. Now was the time he showed them his love the most.

John 6:70

Then Jesus answered, “I chose all twelve of you. But one of you is a devil.”

John 6:62

Then what will you think when you see the Son of Man going up to where he came from?

John 3:34

God sent him, and he tells people what God says. God gives him the Spirit fully.

John 1:16

Yes, the Word was full of grace and truth, and from him we all received one blessing after another.

Luke 24:51

While he was blessing them, he was separated from them and carried into heaven.

Luke 9:51

The time was coming near when Jesus would leave and go back to heaven. He decided to go to Jerusalem.

Mark 6:30

The apostles Jesus had sent out came back to him. They gathered around him and told him about all they had done and taught.

Matthew 12:28

But I use the power of God’s Spirit to force out demons, and this shows that God’s kingdom has come to you.

Matthew 3:16

So Jesus was baptized. As soon as he came up out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw God’s Spirit coming down on him like a dove.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on me. The Lord has chosen me to tell good news to the poor and to comfort those who are sad. He sent me to tell the captives and prisoners that they have been set free.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I have chosen, and I am very pleased with him. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Revelation 2:17

“Everyone who hears this should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches! “I will give the hidden manna to everyone who wins the victory. I will also give each one a white stone that has a new name written on it. And no one will know this name except the one who gets the stone.