KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 1:11
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
WEB World English Bible
who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
ASV American Standard Version
who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who also said, ‘Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.’
Surrounding context — Acts 1
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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἳG3739 · hos, hēwhichκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπαν·G2036 · eiponto sayἄνδρεςG435 · anērmanΓαλιλαῖοι,G1057 · GalilaiosGalileanτίG5101 · tiswhich?ἑστήκατεG2476 · histēmito standεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανόν;G3772 · ouranosheavenοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀναλημφθεὶςG353 · analambanōto take upἀφ᾽G575 · apoaway fromὑμῶνG4771 · suyouεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανὸνG3772 · ouranosheavenοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἐλεύσεταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichτρόπονG5158 · troposwayἐθεάσασθεG2300 · theaomaito look atαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heπορευόμενονG4198 · poreuōto travelεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανόν.¶G3772 · ouranosheaven
Cross-references
Revelation 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:Mark 13:26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.Matthew 24:30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.Matthew 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.Daniel 7:13-14I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.1 Thessalonians 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.Luke 21:27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.Acts 13:31And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.2 Thessalonians 1:7-10And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,Luke 24:5And as they were afraid, and bowed down [their] faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?Acts 3:12And when Peter saw [it], he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?Acts 2:7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?Mark 14:70And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art [one] of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth [thereto].
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