Acts 1:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

Until the day when He was taken up, after He had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας, ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ Πνεύματος Ἁγιου οὓς ἐξελέξατο, ἀνελήφθη:

Transliteration

Until which hēmeras, having enteilamenos the apostolois through Pneumatos Hagiou whom exelexato, he anelēphthē:

Grammar Details

• *hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - day
• *enteilamenos*: aorist, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having commanded/instructed
• *apostolois*: dative, masculine, plural - apostles
• *Pneumatos Hagiou*: genitive, neuter, singular - Holy Spirit
• *exelexato*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - he chose/selected
• *anelēphthē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - he was taken up

Word Meanings

• *enteilamenos*: having commanded/instructed/charged
• *exelexato*: chose/selected/elected
• *anelēphthē*: was taken up/was received up/was lifted up

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Until the day He was taken up to heaven, after He had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  vntyll the daye in the which he was taken vp after that he thorowe the holy goost had geven commaundementes vnto the Apostles which he had chosen:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  vntyll ye daye that he was taken vp, after that he (thorow the holy goost) had geuen commaundementes to to the Apostles, whom he had chosen:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Vntill the day that hee was taken vp, after that hee through the holy Ghost, had giuen commaundements vnto the Apostles, whome hee had chosen:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Untyll the day in which he was take vp, after that he through the holy ghost, had geuen commaundementes vnto the Apostles, whom he had chosen,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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:

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 1:9 : 9 And when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
• John 20:21 : 21 Then Jesus said to them again, Peace be to you! As my Father has sent me, I also send you.
• John 13:18 : 18 I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.
• Acts 10:38 : 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.
• Acts 10:40-42 : 40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who was ordained by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.
• Gal 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle, not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,
• Eph 2:20 : 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone;
• Eph 4:8-9 : 8 Therefore he says, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what does it mean but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is the same also who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
• Heb 6:19-20 : 19 This hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the inner sanctuary behind the veil, 20 Where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, made a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
• Heb 9:24 : 24 For Christ has not entered into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
• 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 Who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
• 2 Pet 3:2 : 2 That you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:
• Rev 1:1 : 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his servants things which must soon happen; and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John:
• Rev 2:7 : 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
• Rev 2:11 : 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.
• John 16:28 : 28 I came forth from the Father and have come into the world: again, I leave the world and go to the Father.
• John 17:13 : 13 And now I come to you; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
• John 20:17 : 17 Jesus said to her, Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
• Rev 2:29 : 29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:13 : 13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 3:16 : 16 So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth.
• Rev 3:22 : 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Rev 21:14 : 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
• Isa 11:2-3 : 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge by what his eyes see, nor reprove by what his ears hear:
• Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
• Isa 48:16 : 16 Come near to me, hear this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, I am there: and now the Lord GOD and his Spirit have sent me.
• Isa 59:20-21 : 20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob, says the Lord. 21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord: My Spirit that is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of the descendants of your descendants, says the Lord, from this time forth and forever.
• Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
• Matt 3:16 : 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him:
• Matt 10:1-4 : 1 And when he had called his twelve disciples to him, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
• Matt 12:28 : 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
• Matt 28:19-20 : 19 Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 20 Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
• Mark 3:14-19 : 14 And he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons: 16 And Simon he surnamed Peter; 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder: 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, 19 And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him: and they went into a house.
• Mark 6:30 : 30 And the apostles gathered together to Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
• Mark 16:15-19 : 15 And he said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned. 17 And these signs shall follow those who believe: In my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God.
• Luke 6:13-16 : 13 And when it was day, he called his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles; 14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot, 16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor.
• Luke 9:51 : 51 And it happened, when the time had come for him to be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
• Luke 24:45-49 : 45 Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures, 46 And said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day: 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but stay in the city of Jerusalem until you are endowed with power from on high.
• Luke 24:51 : 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them and carried up into heaven.
• John 1:16 : 16 And of his fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
• John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
• John 6:62 : 62 What then if you shall see the Son of Man ascend up where he was before?
• John 6:70 : 70 Jesus answered them, Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
• John 13:1 : 1 Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
• John 13:3 : 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was going to God;
• Acts 1:11 : 11 Who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.
• Acts 1:13 : 13 And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
• Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the hidden manna to eat, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.