Acts 1:9

When He had said this, and while they were looking at Him, He was carried up, and a cloud closing beneath Him hid Him from their sight.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

8and yet you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judaea and Samaria and to the remotest parts of the earth."

10But, while they stood intently gazing into the sky as He went, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them,

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Cross References

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

John 6:62"Does this seem incredible to you? What then if you were to see the Son of Man ascending again where He was before?

Ephesians 4:8For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host 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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