Acts 1:9

And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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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 when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

10And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo! two men stood by them in white apparel,

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Cross References

Psalms 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captive the vanquished, Thou hast received gifts among men, Even the rebellious, that here thou mightst dwell, O LORD God!

Daniel 7:13I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven came one like a son of man, and came to the aged one, and they brought him near before him.

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

John 6:62What then if ye behold the Son of man ascending where he was before?

Ephesians 4:8Wherefore he saith: “When he ascended on high, he led captive a train of captives, and gave 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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