Acts 1:9

No sooner had Jesus said this than he was caught up before their eyes, and a cloud received him from 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 you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit will have descended on you, and will be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’

10While they were still gazing up into the heavens, as he went, suddenly two men, clothed in white, stood beside them,

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Cross References

Psalms 68:18You did mount the height with trains of your captives, and gifts that you had received from the people. The rebels shall live with the Lord God.

Luke 21:27Then will be seen the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

John 6:62‘Is this a hindrance to you? What, then, if you should see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

Ephesians 4:8That is why it is said – “When he went up on high, he led his captives into captivity. And gave gifts to humanity.”

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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