Acts 1:3

To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

In Context

2Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up.

4And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 9:18And I fell down before the Lord se before, forty days and nights neither eating bread, nor drinking water, for all your sins, which you had committed against the Lord, and had provoked him to wrath:

Daniel 2:44But in the days of those kingdoms the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, and his kingdom shall not be delivered up to another people, and it shall break in pieces, and shall consume all these kingdoms, and itself shall stand for ever.

Matthew 4:2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.

Matthew 28:9And behold Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet, and adored him.

Mark 16:10She went and told them that had been with him, who were mourning and weeping.

Luke 24:1And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:2-6

Acts to Revelation PREFACE Acts to Revelation After much expectation, and many enquiries, the last volume of the late reverend Mr. Henry's Exposition now appears in the world. The common disadvantages that attend posthumous productions will doubtless be discerned in this; but we hope, though there are diversities of gifts, there will be found to be the same spirit. Some of the relations and hearers of that excellent person have been at the pains of transcribing the notes they took in short-hand of this part of the… Read the whole commentary →

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