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Acts 1 — Sermon Preparation
The ascension of Jesus, his command to wait for the Spirit in Jerusalem, and the choosing of Matthias to replace Judas. Below is a research summary for Acts 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Acts 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierosólyma | G2414 | 5 | Jerusalem |
| χωρίον | chōríon | G5564 | 3 | field, land, parcel of ground, place |
| κλῆρος | klēros | G2819 | 3 | heritage, inheritance, lot, part |
| ἡμέρα | hēméra | G2250 | 5 | age, alway, day ), for ever |
| ἀναλαμβάνω | analambánō | G353 | 3 | receive up, take |
| ἀνήρ | anḗr | G435 | 4 | fellow, husband, man, sir |
| ἅγιος | hágios | G40 | 4 | holy, saint |
How preachers through history handled this text
28 public-domain excerpts on Acts 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The great thing the apostles were to attest to the world, was, Christ's resurrection; for that was the great proof of his being the Messiah, and the foundation of our hope in him. The apostles were ordained, not to wordly dignity and dominion, but to preach Christ, and the power of his resurrection. An appeal was made to God; "Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men," which we do not; and better than they know their own. It is fit that God should choose his own servants; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 1:15–40 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Galilee 1— Acts 1:11
- Jerusalem— Acts 1:12
- Mount of Olives— Acts 1:12
- Akeldama— Acts 1:19
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