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1 Distinguido Teófilo: En mi primera carta te hablé de todo lo que Jesús empezó a hacer y enseñar
1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 y de cómo regresó al cielo después de darles instrucciones, a través del Espíritu Santo, a los apóstoles que había escogido.
2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3 Durante los cuarenta días que siguieron a sus sufrimientos, se presentó repetidas veces ante los apóstoles y les demostró que estaba vivo. En todas esas ocasiones les habló del reino de Dios.
3 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom.
4 Estando con ellos, les mandó que no salieran de Jerusalén hasta que, tal como ya les había dicho, recibieran la promesa del Padre.
4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.
5 ―Juan los bautizó con agua —les recordó—, pero dentro de poco ustedes serán bautizados con el Espíritu Santo.
5 For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 Los que se habían reunido con Jesús le preguntaron: ―Señor, ¿vas ahora a restaurar el reino de Israel?
6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
7 ―El Padre ha fijado ese tiempo —les contestó—, y a ustedes no les corresponde saberlo.
7 He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
8 Sin embargo, cuando el Espíritu Santo descienda sobre ustedes recibirán poder para ser mis testigos no sólo en Jerusalén, sino también en toda Judea, en Samaria y hasta lo último de la tierra.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
9 Y mientras les decía esto, ascendió al cielo y desapareció envuelto en una nube.
9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 Los discípulos seguían con la mirada fija viendo cómo se perdía en las alturas, y en eso, dos varones vestidos de blanco se pusieron junto a ellos.
10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,
11 ―Galileos —les dijeron—, ¿por qué se han quedado mirando al cielo? Jesús regresará de la misma forma en que lo han visto ascender al cielo.
11 who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
12 Como estaban en el monte de los Olivos, para regresar a Jerusalén caminaron casi un kilómetro, que era lo que se permitía caminar en el día de reposo.
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
13 Allí, en el aposento alto de la casa, se reunieron para orar. Estuvieron presentes: Pedro, Juan, Santiago, Andrés, Felipe, Tomás, Bartolomé, Mateo, Santiago el hijo de Alfeo, Simón el Zelote, Judas el hijo de Santiago y los hermanos de Jesús, además de varias mujeres, entre las que se encontraba la madre de Jesús.
13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 Not in this translation
14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 En aquellos días, en una ocasión en que había ciento veinte personas presentes, Pedro se puso de pie y les dijo:
15 In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
16 «Hermanos, era necesario que se cumplieran las Escrituras en cuanto a Judas, el que sirvió de guía a la turba que apresó a Jesús, porque su traición la predijo hace mucho tiempo el Espíritu Santo por boca de David.
16 “Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.
17 »Judas era uno de nosotros, y participaba del mismo servicio que hacíamos nosotros.
17 For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry.
18 Sin embargo, con el dinero que recibió en pago por su traición, compró un terreno en el que, al precipitarse de cabeza, se le reventó el vientre y se le salieron las entrañas.
18 Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out.
19 La noticia de su muerte corrió rápidamente entre los habitantes de Jerusalén, quienes le dieron a aquel lugar el nombre de “Campo de Sangre”.
19 It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’
20 »El libro de los Salmos lo había predicho así: “Quede desierta su casa y no haya quien more en ella”. Y luego añade: “¡Que otro se encargue de su trabajo!”.
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’
21 »Entre nosotros tenemos personas que nos han acompañado todo el tiempo que el Señor Jesús estuvo con nosotros.
21 “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 Es necesario que seleccionemos a alguien que haya estado con nosotros desde que Juan bautizó al Señor hasta que este ascendió al cielo. Así, junto con nosotros, será testigo de su resurrección».
22 beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
23 Y escogieron a dos: a José Justo (llamado también Barsabás) y a Matías.
23 They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.
24 Luego oraron: «Señor, tú que conoces los corazones, muéstranos a cuál de estos hombres has escogido
24 They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen
25 para asumir el apostolado de Judas el traidor, quien ya está donde le corresponde estar».
25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”
26 Y a continuación echaron suertes y la suerte cayó sobre Matías. Desde entonces, Matías se sumó a los once apóstoles.
26 They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Joseph Barsabbas
One of the two men proposed to replace Judas; he was also called Justus.
Cited in the guide: Acts 1:23
Matthias
Chosen by lot to take the place of Judas among the twelve apostles.
Cited in the guide: Acts 1:23; Acts 1:26
Theophilus
The person to whom Luke wrote his orderly account so that he would know the certainty of what he had been taught.
Cited in the guide: Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1
Places
Jerusalem
Set high in the Judean hills (~2,500 ft), Jerusalem was David's royal city, the site of the First and Second Temples, and the stage for Jesus' passion and the church's birth at Pentecost.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Luke 19:41; Acts 1:8
Mount of Olives
Rising ~2,700 ft just east of the Old City, the Mount of Olives is where Jesus gave the Olivet Discourse, prayed in Gethsemane on its slope, and ascended near Bethany.
Cited in the guide: Zechariah 14:4; Luke 22:39; Acts 1:12
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 1:3; Luke 24:19; Matthew 4:23–24; Luke 3:23; Matthew 11:5
- 2 Acts 1:9; Acts 10:38; John 20:21; Hebrews 9:24; Isaiah 59:20–21
- 3 1 Corinthians 15:5–7; Acts 13:31; John 20:26; 1 John 1:1; John 21:14
- 4 Luke 24:49; John 14:16; John 15:26; John 14:26–28; John 7:39
- 5 Matthew 3:11; Acts 11:15–16; Luke 3:16; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Titus 3:5
- 6 Luke 19:11; Daniel 7:27; Luke 17:20; Matthew 24:3; Ezekiel 37:24–27
- 7 Matthew 24:36; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–2; Mark 13:32; Deuteronomy 29:29; Mark 10:40
- 8 Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15; Romans 15:19; Acts 4:33; Acts 5:32
- 9 Daniel 7:13; Luke 24:50–51; Mark 16:19; Ephesians 4:8–12; John 6:62
- 10 Luke 24:4; John 20:12; Mark 16:5; Revelation 7:14; Daniel 7:9
- 11 Revelation 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Mark 13:26; John 14:3; Matthew 24:30
- 12 Luke 24:52; Matthew 21:1; Luke 24:50; Luke 21:37; Zechariah 14:4
- 13 Acts 20:8; Luke 22:12; Mark 14:15; Matthew 10:2–4; Mark 2:14
- 15 1 Corinthians 15:6; Acts 21:20; Revelation 3:4; Psalm 32:5–6; Revelation 11:13
- 16 Psalm 41:9; John 13:18; Psalm 55:12–15; Acts 1:20; John 12:38–40
- 17 Acts 1:25; Acts 20:24; John 6:70–71; John 17:12; Mark 3:19
- 18 Matthew 27:3–10; Psalm 55:23; Matthew 26:14–15; Psalm 55:15; Joshua 7:21–26
- 19 Matthew 28:15; Acts 2:22; 2 Samuel 2:16; Acts 21:40
- 20 Psalm 69:25; Psalm 109:8–15; Acts 1:25; Luke 24:44
- 21 John 15:27; Luke 10:1–2; Numbers 27:17; Deuteronomy 31:2; 2 Samuel 5:2
- 22 Acts 1:2; Acts 4:33; Acts 1:8–9; Mark 1:1–8; John 15:27
- 23 Acts 15:22; Acts 1:26
- 24 1 Samuel 16:7; Acts 15:8; Hebrews 4:13; Jeremiah 17:10; Revelation 2:23
- 25 1 Corinthians 9:2; Romans 1:5; John 17:12; John 6:70–71; Acts 1:16–21
- 26 Leviticus 16:8; Joshua 18:10; Jonah 1:7; 1 Samuel 14:41–42; 1 Chronicles 24:5
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What the Fathers said
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… Judas to be, after being separated from her Enthymesis, was restored or recalled [to her former position]; but Judas was deprived [of his office], and cast out, while Matthias was ordained in his place, according to what is written, "And his bishopric let another take." They ought therefore to maintain that the twelfth Æon was cast out of the Pleroma, …
… the Father hath put in His own power; but ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even unto the ends of the earth." First of all, the Church spread herself abroad from Jerusalem; and when very many in …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
"For a cloud and darkness are round about Him;" and, "He sitteth on a light cloud;" and again, "Who maketh clouds His chariot;" and, "A cloud received Him out of their sight;" and, "As the Son of Man coming in the clouds." In order then that they might believe that the voice proceeds from God, it comes from thence.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For it is not for you, He says, to know times or seasons, which the Father hath put in His own power.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)