Acts 1
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Acts 15:22-24 in Latin (left column) and Greek (right column) in Codex Laudianus, written about AD 550.
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| Book | Acts of the Apostles |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 5 |
| Category | Church history |
Acts 1 is the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the events of the ascension of Jesus Christ until before Pentecost.[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke.[2]
Text
The original text is written in Koine Greek and is divided into 26 verses. Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; extant: verses 3-26)
- Papyrus 56 (5th/6th century)
- Codex Laudianus (ca. AD 550)
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Acts 1:1–3 = Prologue
- Acts 1:4–8 = The Holy Spirit Promised
- Acts 1:9–11 = Jesus Ascends to Heaven (Luke 24:50–53)
- Acts 1:12–14 = The Upper Room Prayer Meeting
- Acts 1:15–26 = Matthias Chosen
Cross reference
See also
- Ascension of Jesus
- Bethany
- Mount of Olives
- Simon Peter
- Jerusalem
- Judas Iscariot
- Theophilus (biblical)
- Other related Bible parts: Psalm 69, Psalm 109, Isaiah 49, Matthew 27, Mark 16, Luke 1, Luke 24, Acts 2
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
