Acts 1:9

And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding [him], and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

In Context

8but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

10And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,

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Cross References

Exodus 19:9And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, I will come to thee in the cloud's thick darkness, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee also for ever. And Moses told the words of the people to Jehovah.

Psalms 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even [for] the rebellious, for the dwelling [there] of Jah Elohim.

Daniel 7:13I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven [one] like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

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

John 6:62If then ye see the Son of man ascending up where he was before?

Ephesians 4:8Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:7-12

Christ's Address to His Apostles; Christ's Ascension into Heaven. 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the… Read the whole commentary →

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