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Jesús oquimijlij ica huajlas on Espíritu Santo

NotlajsojcaTeófilo, ipan on achtoj tlajcuilolamatl oniquijcuiloj nochi ica on tlajtlamach tlen Jesús oquichiu niman oquitemachtij ijcuac opeu itequiu hasta ijcuac yejhua otlejcoc ne ilhuicac. Ijcuac yejhua xe tlejcohuaya ne ilhuicac, ica ipoder on Espíritu Santo, Jesús oquinnahuatij tlinon quichihuasquej on tlacamej yejhuan oquintlapejpenij quen iapóstoles. Oquinnotitij saquin ijcuac yotlajyohuij niman yomic, niman oquichiu miyec tlajtlamach para yejhuamej quimatisquej ica melahuac yolticaj. Ijcon quinnonextijtinemiya hasta ipan ompoajli tonaltin, niman quinnojnotzaya quen Dios tlanahuatia.

Chica oc nemiya ihuan on iapóstoles ijquin oquinnahuatij Jesús:

―Ma ca xquisacan Jerusalén, yej xchacan para nenquiselisquej on Espíritu Santo yejhuan toTajtzin oquijtoj ica mechajtitlanilis ijcon quen nejhua onemechijlij. On melahuac ica Juan otlacuatequij ican atl, pero xhuejcajticaj yes nemejhuamej nentlacuatequiltiyesquej ican on Espíritu Santo.

Jesús otlejcoc ne ilhuicac

Ijcuac on apóstoles onosentlalijquej ihuan Jesús, ijquin oquitlajtoltijquej:

―ToTeco, ¿ipan in tonaltin ticmanahuis yejhua in país de Israel para ocsejpa iselti noyecanas?

Jesús oquinnanquilij:

―Aman xnemotequiu nenquimatisquej quemanon niman tlen tonajli toTajtzin oquitlalij para nochihuas. San yejhua quipia tequihuajyotl para quijtohua quemanon nochihuas. Yej, ijcuac on Espíritu Santo huajlas nemopan, nenquiselisquej on poder. Niman nennechteixpantilisquej ne Jerusalén, niman imanyan Judea, niman Samaria, niman nochihuiyan ipan in tlalticpactli.

Ijcuac yotlan quijtohua on tlajtlamach, Jesús otlejcotiaj ne ipan cielo chica on apóstoles sa conitzticatcaj. Niman quemaj se moxtli oquitlapachoj niman xoc ohuel más oquitaquej. 10 Chica Jesús tlejcotiaya ne ilhuicac niman yejhuamej ontlachixticatcaj, omemej tlacamej tlaquenistaquej ohuajnonextijquej intech, 11 niman oquimijlijquej:

―Tlacamej galileos, ¿man tlica sa nemonajcotlachixtoquej ne ipan cielo? Yejhua in Jesús sa no yejhua quen nemotzajlan yoquis para otlejcoc ne ilhuicac, ocsejpa huajlas sa no ijqui quen onenquitaquej oyaj.

Oquitejtemojquej on aquin quipatlas Judas

12 Ijcuacon on apóstoles ohuajtemoquej ne ipan on tepetl, yejhuan quitocayotiaj Olivos, niman ocsejpa oyajquej ne Jerusalén. On tepetl Olivos oncaj sa ompaca nisiu ne Jerusalén, san on quech itlanahuatil Moisés quitecahuilia para se nejnemis ipan sábado ijcuac on hebreos nosehuiaj. 13 Ijcuac oajsiquej ne ipan on hueyican, otlejcoto ipan on cajli yejhuan oncaj ipan ome caltlanepantli campa nosentlaliayaj. Ompa nemiyaj Pedro, Jacobo, Juan, Andrés, Felipe, Tomás, Bartolomé, Mateo, Jacobo on iconeu Alfeo, Simón on yejhuan nopohua ipan on partido itoca cananista, niman Judas iconeu Jacobo. 14 Nochimej yejhuamej san se inyojlo quipiayaj niman nosentlaliayaj mojmostla para quichihuayaj oración. Ijcon oquichijquej ihuan icnihuan Jesús, niman María on inan Jesús niman ihuan ocsequimej sihuamej.

15 Niman ipan on tonaltin ompa nemiyaj canaj se ciento ipan sempoajli yejhuan nosentlalijticatcaj. Niman quemaj Pedro ohuajnotelquetz intlajcotian nochimej, niman oquijtoj:

16 ―Nocnihuan, ye ijqui oncatca para nochihuas on tlen oquijtoca on Espíritu Santo itechcopa David ipan on Yectlajcuilojli yejhua ica on Judas on aquin oquinyecan on yejhuan ocajsiquej Jesús. 17 Judas, tej, tohuan nopohuaya, niman yejhua no otequit san secan tohuan. 18 Pero oquitlaxtlau se tlajli ica on tomin yejhuan oquitlanca ican on tlen xcuajli oquichiu. Niman ohuajnotlajcal campa tlacpac niman oijtitetzayan niman nochi on icuitlaxcol ochajchapan. 19 Niman nochimej on chanejquej ne Jerusalén cuajli oquimatquej quen onochiu, niman ijcon, tej, on tlajli oquitocayotijquej Acéldama, yejhuan ican intlajtol quijtosnequi Yestlajli. 20 Ipan on tlajcuilolamatl itoca Salmos ijquin quijtohua:

Ma tla cajtehua ne ichan niman ma ca sa yacaj chantis ompa. Niman ocsecan no ijquin quijtohua:
    Ma ocse cajsi itequiu.

21 'Yejhua ica nonequi, tej, ma tictlapejpenijcan se intech in tlacamej yejhuan onenquej sa secan tohuan nochipa ijcuac toTeco Jesús quistinemiya totzajlan. 22 Nonequi se yejhuan oixpantic nochi ijcuac Juan oquicuatequij Jesús hasta on tonajli ijcuac yejhua oyaj ne ilhuicac. Ijqui nonequi ma se nochihua teixpantiliquetl tohuan ica melahuac Jesús onoyolihuitij niman onoquetzteu ne ipan itlalcon.

23 Niman yejhuamej oquintlapejpenijquej omemej: sen tlacatl itoca José, yejhuan no itoca Barsabás yejhuan no san quixmatiyaj Justo, niman ocse yejhuan itoca Matías. 24 Niman quemaj ijquin oquichiquej oración:

―ToTeco, tejhua yejhuan tiquixmati inyojlo nochi tlacatl, xtechititi catlejhua tictlapejpenia intech in omemej 25 para ma quichihua on tequitl quen apóstol, pampa Judas oquipoloj on tequitl ipampa itlajtlacol niman oyaj ne campa quitocarohua. 26 Quemaj onotlatlanquej niman on suerte ohuetz ipan Matías. Yejhua ica Matías opeu inhuan nopohua on majtlactli huan se apóstoles.

Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven

In my former book,(A) Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach(B) until the day he was taken up to heaven,(C) after giving instructions(D) through the Holy Spirit to the apostles(E) he had chosen.(F) After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them(G) over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.(H) On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait(I) for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.(J) For John baptized with[a] water,(K) but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.”(L)

Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore(M) the kingdom to Israel?”

He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.(N) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;(O) and you will be my witnesses(P) in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,(Q) and to the ends of the earth.”(R)

After he said this, he was taken up(S) before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white(T) stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,”(U) they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back(V) in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem(W) from the hill called the Mount of Olives,(X) a Sabbath day’s walk[c] from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room(Y) where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.(Z) 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer,(AA) along with the women(AB) and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.(AC)

15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) 16 and said, “Brothers and sisters,[d](AD) the Scripture had to be fulfilled(AE) in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas,(AF) who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He was one of our number(AG) and shared in our ministry.”(AH)

18 (With the payment(AI) he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field;(AJ) there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language(AK) Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

20 “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:

“‘May his place be deserted;
    let there be no one to dwell in it,’[e](AL)

and,

“‘May another take his place of leadership.’[f](AM)

21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism(AN) to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness(AO) with us of his resurrection.”

23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed,(AP) “Lord, you know everyone’s heart.(AQ) Show us(AR) which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.(AS)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:5 Or in
  2. Acts 1:5 Or in
  3. Acts 1:12 That is, about 5/8 mile or about 1 kilometer
  4. Acts 1:16 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 6:3; 11:29; 12:17; 16:40; 18:18, 27; 21:7, 17; 28:14, 15.
  5. Acts 1:20 Psalm 69:25
  6. Acts 1:20 Psalm 109:8

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

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:

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

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.

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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.