Acts 1:10

While they were staring intently at the sky as he ascended, two men dressed in white were suddenly standing beside them.

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In The King James Version

And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

In Context

9After Jesus had told them this, he was taken up as they were watching and a cloud hid him from their sight.

11“Men of Galilee, why are you standing here staring at the sky?” they asked. “This same Jesus who has been taken up from you to heaven shall come in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

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Cross References

2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along, talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire came between them, and Elijah was taken up in the whirlwind to heaven.

Matthew 17:2He was transformed in front of them. His face was shining like the sun. His clothes turned white as light.

Mark 16:5When they went into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a long white robe. They became very frightened.

John 20:12She saw two angels in white, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of where Jesus' body had been lying.

Acts 10:30“Four days ago, at about this time—three in the afternoon—I was praying in my house,” Cornelius explained. “Suddenly I saw a man standing in front of me, dressed in clothes that shone brightly.

Revelation 7:14I replied, “My Lord, you know the answer.” He told me, “These are the ones who have passed through great persecution. They washed their robes, making them white through the blood of the Lamb.

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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