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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Acts 1

Chapter 1

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

former

Luke 1:24

O Theophilus

Luke 1:3

of

2:22 Matthew 4:23,24 11:5 Luke 7:21-23 24:19 John 10:32-38 18:19-21 1 Peter 2:21-23

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:

the day

9 Mark 16:19 Luke 9:51 24:51 John 6:62 13:1,3 16:28 17:13 20:17 Ephesians 4:8-10 1 Timothy 3:16 Hebrews 6:19,20 9:24 1 Peter 3:22

through

10:38 Isaiah 11:2,3 42:1 48:16 59:20,21 61:1 Matthew 3:16 12:28 John 1:16 3:34 Revelation 1:1 2:7,11,17,29 3:16,13,22

given

Matthew 28:19 Mark 16:15-19 Luke 24:45-49

the apostles

13 10:40-42 Matthew 10:1-4 Mark 3:14-19 Luke 6:13-16 John 6:70 13:18 John 20:21 Galatians 1:1 Ephesians 2:20 2 Peter 3:2 Revelation 21:14

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:

he shewed

13:31 Matthew 28:9,16 Mark 16:10-14 Luke 24:1-53 John 20:1-21 1 Corinthians 15:5-7 1 John 1:1

forty

Deuteronomy 9:9,18 1 Kings 19:8 Matthew 4:2

speaking

28:31 Daniel 2:44,45 Matthew 3:2 21:43 Luke 17:20,21 24:44-49 Romans 14:17 Colossians 1:13 1 Thessalonians 2:12

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.

being assembled together

or, eating together.

10:41 Luke 24:41-43

commanded

Luke 24:49

the promise

2:33 Matthew 10:20 Luke 11:13 12:12 John 7:39 14:16,26-28 15:26 John 16:7-15 20:22

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

John

11:15 19:4 Matthew 3:11 Luke 3:16 John 1:31 1 Corinthians 12:13 Titus 3:5

but

2:1-4,16-21 10:45 11:15 Joel 2:28-32 3:18

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

Lord

Matthew 24:3 John 21:21

restore

Genesis 49:10 Isaiah 1:26 9:6,7 Jeremiah 23:5,6 33:15-17,26 Ezekiel 37:24-27 Daniel 7:27 Hosea 3:4 Joel 3:16-21 Amos 9:11 Obadiah 1:17-21 Micah 5:2 Zephaniah 3:15-17 Zechariah 9:9 Matthew 20:21 Luke 22:29

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.

It

17:26 Deuteronomy 29:29 Daniel 2:21 Matthew 24:36 Mark 13:32 Luke 21:24 Ephesians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 5:1,2 1 Timothy 6:15 2 Timothy 3:1

which

Matthew 20:23 Mark 10:40

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.

ye shall

2:1-4 6:8 8:19 Micah 3:8 Zechariah 4:6 Luke 10:19 Revelation 11:3-6

power, etc

or, the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you.

Luke 1:35 24:29 Romans 15:19

and ye

22 2:32 3:15 4:33 5:32 10:39-41 13:31 22:15 Matthew 28:19 Mark 16:15 Luke 24:46-49 John 15:27

in Samaria

8:5-25

unto

Psalms 22:27 98:3 Isaiah 42:10 49:6 52:10 66:19 Jeremiah 16:19 Matthew 24:14 Romans 10:18 15:19

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

when

2 Psalms 68:18 Mark 16:19 Luke 24:50,51 John 6:62 Ephesians 4:8-12

a cloud

Exodus 19:9 34:5 Isaiah 19:1 Daniel 7:13 Luke 21:27 Revelation 1:7 11:12 14:4

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

while

2 Kings 2:11,12

two

10:3,30 Daniel 7:9 Matthew 17:2 28:3 Mark 16:5 Luke 24:4 John 20:12 Revelation 3:4 Revelation 7:14

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.

Ye men

2:7 13:31 Mark 14:70

why

3:12 Luke 24:5

shall

Daniel 7:13,14 Matthew 24:30 25:31 Mark 13:26 Luke 21:27 John 14:3 1 Thessalonians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 4:16 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 Revelation 1:7

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

from

Zechariah 14:4 Matthew 21:1 24:3 26:30 Luke 21:37 24:52

a sabbath

Luke 24:50 John 11:18

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.

an

9:37-39 20:8 Mark 14:15 Luke 22:12

Peter

2:14,38 3:1-10 4:13,19 8:14-25 9:32-43 10:9-33 12:2,3 15:7-11 Matthew 4:18-22 10:2-4 Mark 3:16-18 5:37 9:2 14:33 Luke 6:13-16 John 1:40-42 13:23-25 18:17,25-27 21:15-24 1 John 1:1-5 2 John 1:1-13 3 John 1:1-14 Revelation 1:1-3

Philip

John 1:43-46 6:5-7 12:21,22 14:8,9

Thomas

John 11:16 20:26-29 21:2

Matthew

Matthew 9:9 Mark 2:14 Luke 5:27-29

Levi

James

12:17 15:13 1 Corinthians 15:7 Galatians 1:19 2:9 James 1:1

Alphaeus

Mark 2:14 3:18

Simon

Matthew 10:4 Mark 3:18

Canaanite

Luke 6:15

Judas

Matthew 10:3

Lebbaeus whose surname was Thaddaeus

Mark 3:18

Thaddaeus

Jude 1:1

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

all

2:1,42,46 4:24-31 6:4 Matthew 18:19,20 21:22 Luke 11:13 18:1 24:53 Ephesians 6:18

with the

Matthew 27:55 Mark 15:40 16:1 Luke 8:2,3 23:49,55 24:10 John 19:25

Mary

John 19:25,26

with his

Matthew 13:55,56 Mark 3:31-35

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,)

Peter

Psalms 32:5,6 51:9-13 Luke 22:32 John 21:15-17

the names

Revelation 3:4 11:13 *Gr:

an

21:20 *Gr:; Matthew 13:31 John 14:12 1 Corinthians 15:6

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.

Men

2:29,37 7:2 13:15,26,38 15:7,13 22:1 23:1,6 28:17

this

2:23 13:27-29 Matthew 26:54,56 John 10:35 12:38-40 19:28-30,36

which the

2:30,31 4:25-28 28:25 2 Samuel 23:2 Mark 12:36 Hebrews 3:7,8 1 Peter 1:11 2 Peter 2:21

spake

Psalms 41:9 55:12-15 Matthew 26:47 John 13:18 18:2-8

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

he

Matthew 10:4 Mark 3:19 Luke 6:16 22:47 John 6:70,71 17:12

this

25 12:25 20:24 21:19 2 Corinthians 4:1 5:18 Ephesians 4:11,12

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.

this

Matthew 27:3-10

with

Numbers 22:7,17 Joshua 7:21-26 2 Kings 5:20-27 Job 20:12-15 Matthew 25:15 2 Peter 2:15,16

and falling

Psalms 55:15,23 Matthew 27:5

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.

it

2:22 Matthew 28:15

Aceldama

2 Samuel 2:16 *marg:

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.

in

13:33 Luke 20:42 24:44

Let his

Psalms 69:25 109:9-15 Zechariah 5:3,4

his

25 Psalms 109:8

bishoprick

or, office, or charge.

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

these

Luke 10:1,2 John 15:27

went

Numbers 27:17 Deuteronomy 31:2 2 Samuel 5:2 1 Kings 3:7 John 10:1-9

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.

Beginning

13:24,25 Matthew 3:1-17 Mark 1:1,3-8 Luke 3:1-18 John 1:28-51

unto

2,9

witness

8 4:33 John 15:27 Hebrews 2:3

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

Barsabas

15:22

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

they

13:2,3 Proverbs 3:5,6 Luke 6:12,13

Thou, Lord

15:8 Numbers 27:16 1 Samuel 16:7 1 Kings 8:39 1 Chronicles 28:9 29:17 Psalms 7:9 44:21 Proverbs 15:11 Jeremiah 11:20 17:10 20:12 John 2:24,25 21:17 Hebrews 4:13 Revelation 2:23

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

he may

17,20

from

16-21 Psalms 109:7 Matthew 27:3-5

by

1 Chronicles 10:13,14 2 Peter 2:3-6 Jude 1:6,7

go

Matthew 25:41,46 26:24 John 6:70,71 13:27 17:12

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

they

13:19 Leviticus 16:8 Joshua 18:10 1 Samuel 14:41,42 1 Chronicles 24:5 Proverbs 16:22 Jonah 1:7

Matthias