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Acts 1

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1 In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,IP2 Kings 2:11CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:1TTCrossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest) · Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration)

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2 until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.IP2 Kings 2:11CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:2TTCrossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest) · Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration)

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3 After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:3

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4 And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:4

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5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:5

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6 So when they came together, they asked Him, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:6

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7 Jesus replied, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:7

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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."IPJoel 2:28-29 · Isaiah 43:10 · Isaiah 32:15CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:8TTElisha (Double Portion of Spirit) · Jonah (Death, Resurrection, and Mission to Gentiles) · Living Water (Spirit and Life) · Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space)

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9 After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:9TTEnoch (Translation Without Death) · Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration)

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10 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.IP2 Kings 2:9-12CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:10TTCrossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest) · Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration) · Elisha (Double Portion of Spirit)

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11 "Men of Galilee," 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 in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven."CActs 01:01-11TOSKActs 1:11

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12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day's journey away.CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:12

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13 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:13

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14 With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:14

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15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,IPPsalms 2:2CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:15

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16 "Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.IPIsaiah 51:16CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:16

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17 He was one of our number and shared in this ministry."CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:17

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18 (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.IP2 Samuel 20:10CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:18

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19 This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:19

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20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms: 'May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,' and, 'May another take his position.'IPPsalms 69:25 · Psalms 109:8CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:20

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21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,IP2 Kings 19:27CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:21

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22 beginning from John's baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection."CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:22

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23 So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:23

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24 And they prayed, "Lord, You know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two You have chosenCActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:24

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25 to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place."IPExodus 32:8CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:25

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26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.IPLeviticus 16:8CActs 01:12-26TOSKActs 1:26

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Intertextuality Pairs

Quotations Acts 1:20a → Psalms 69:25, Acts 1:20b → Psalms 109:8

Allusions Acts 1:1-2 → 2 Kings 2:11, Acts 1:10 → 2 Kings 2:9-12, Acts 1:16 → Isaiah 51:16, Acts 1:26 → Leviticus 16:8, Acts 1:8 → Isaiah 43:10, Acts 1:8 → Joel 2:28-29

Echoes Acts 1:15 → Psalms 2:2, Acts 1:18 → 2 Samuel 20:10, Acts 1:21 → 2 Kings 19:27, Acts 1:25 → Exodus 32:8, Acts 1:8 → Isaiah 32:15

Trajectories

Crossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest), Elijah (Prophet of Fire and Restoration), Elisha (Double Portion of Spirit), Enoch (Translation Without Death), Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space), Jonah (Death, Resurrection, and Mission to Gentiles), Living Water (Spirit and Life)

Chiasms

Shaped Acts 01:01–11, Acts 01:12–26