Acts 1:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud.

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  • Dan 7:13 : 13 I saw in visions of the night, and there was coming with the clouds of heaven one like a man, and he came to the one who was very old, and they took him near before him.
  • Acts 1:2 : 2 Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:
  • Luke 24:50-51 : 50 And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing. 51 And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.
  • Exod 19:9 : 9 And the Lord said to Moses, See, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that what I say to you may come to the ears of the people and they may have belief in you for ever. And Moses gave the Lord word of what the people had said.
  • Exod 34:5 : 5 And the Lord came down in the cloud and took his place by the side of Moses, and Moses gave worship to the name of the Lord.
  • Ps 68:18 : 18 You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power.
  • Isa 19:1 : 1 The word about Egypt. See, the Lord is seated on a quick-moving cloud, and is coming to Egypt: and the false gods of Egypt will be troubled at his coming, and the heart of Egypt will be turned to water.
  • Mark 16:19 : 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.
  • Luke 21:27 : 27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.
  • Rev 1:7 : 7 See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.
  • Rev 11:12 : 12 And a great voice from heaven came to their ears, saying to them, Come up here. And they went up into heaven in the cloud, and were seen by those desiring their death.
  • Rev 14:4 : 4 These are they who have not made themselves unclean with women; for they are virgins. These are they who go after the Lamb wherever he goes. These were taken from among men to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
  • Eph 4:8-9 : 8 For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men. 9 (Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.) 11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching; 12 For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:
  • John 6:62 : 62 What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 1:10-12
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    10 And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,

    11 And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.

    12 Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

  • Luke 24:48-52
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    48 You are witnesses of these things.

    49 And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.

    50 And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.

    51 And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.

    52 And they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy.

  • Mark 16:19-20
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    19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.

    20 And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

  • Acts 1:2-4
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    2 Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:

    3 And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:

    4 And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

  • Acts 1:7-8
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    7 And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.

    8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Luke 9:34
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    34 And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud.

  • Acts 2:32-33
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    32 This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses.

    33 And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

  • Acts 7:55-56
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    55 But he was full of the Holy Spirit, and looking up to heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God.

    56 And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.

  • Rev 11:12
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    12 And a great voice from heaven came to their ears, saying to them, Come up here. And they went up into heaven in the cloud, and were seen by those desiring their death.

  • Acts 13:31
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    31 And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people.

  • Luke 24:31
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    31 And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.

  • Mark 9:1-2
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    1 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

    2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

  • Acts 1:21-22
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    21 For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

    22 Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.

  • Luke 9:28-29
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    28 And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

    29 And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining.

  • Luke 21:27
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    27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

  • Luke 9:51
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    51 And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,

  • Mark 13:26
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    26 And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

  • Mark 9:7-9
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    7 And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.

    8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves.

    9 And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

  • Acts 8:39
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    39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.

  • Luke 19:28
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    28 And when he had said this, he went on in front of them, going up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 9:7
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    7 And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

  • John 6:62
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    62 What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?

  • Luke 24:15
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    15 And while they were talking and questioning together, Jesus himself came near and went with them.

  • Mark 14:62
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    62 And Jesus said, I am: and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

  • Luke 9:31-32
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    31 Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.

    32 Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.

  • 2 Kgs 2:11
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    11 And while they went on their way, going on talking together, suddenly there were carriages and horses of fire separating them from one another and Elijah went up to heaven in a great wind.

  • Acts 2:14
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    14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • Matt 26:64
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    64 Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

  • Acts 10:16
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    16 And this was done three times: and then the vessel was taken back into heaven.

  • Luke 9:36
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    36 And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

  • Matt 17:8
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    8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, but Jesus only.

  • Acts 9:3
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    3 And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;