Acts 1:3 Cross References - AUV

³ Now, following His death on the cross [and resurrection], Jesus appeared alive [to His apostles] for forty days, and demonstrated by many convincing proofs [that He had been raised bodily from the dead]. [During that time] He also spoke to them about the [coming] kingdom of God.

² “You must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], for the kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”

² After He had fasted forty days and nights, He was [very] hungry.

⁴³ Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you [Jews] and will be given to a nation [i.e., the Gentiles] that will produce the fruit of the kingdom.

⁹ Suddenly Jesus met them and gave them greetings. They approached Him and took hold of His feet [and knelt] to worship Him.

¹⁶ But the eleven disciples [i.e., apostles] went to the mountain in Galilee where Jesus had ordered them to go. ¹⁷ And when they met Him [there], they [knelt down] to worship Him; but some [still] had doubts [i.e., about His resurrection. See John 20:25].

¹⁰ Then she went and told those disciples who had been with Him what had happened. They were sorrowful and began to cry. ¹¹ And when they heard that Jesus was alive and had been seen by Mary from Magdala, they refused to believe it. ¹² After these things happened, Jesus showed Himself in a different form to two disciples [Note: One was named Cleopas. See Luke 24:13-18], as they were walking out into the countryside [i.e., to the village of Emmaus, about seven miles northwest of Jerusalem. See Luke 24:13]. ¹³ And these two men went and told about their encounter with Jesus to the rest of the disciples, but they did not believe them either. ¹⁴ Later on Jesus showed Himself to the eleven apostles as they sat [i.e., reclined. See Matt. 23:6], eating a meal. He scolded them for their lack of faith and stubbornness because they refused to believe those who had seen Him [alive] after His resurrection.

²⁰ And when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus answered them, “The kingdom of God will not come the way you are looking for it. ²¹ People will not be saying, ‘Look, here [it is]!’ or ‘There [it is]!’ For in fact, the kingdom of God is [now] among you [i.e., as represented by the presence and ministry of Jesus].”

¹ Now at early dawn on the first day of the week [i.e., early Sunday morning], the women [See Mark 16:1] went to Jesus’ grave site, taking the spices which they had prepared [for His burial]. ² But they found the stone [had already been] rolled away from the [opening of the] grave site. ³ So, they went in [i.e., into the cave-like tomb], but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴ And it happened, while they wondered about the situation, suddenly two men in brilliant clothing [were seen] standing beside them. ⁵ As the women became terrified and bowed down with their faces toward the ground [i.e., in reverence and awe], the two men said to them, “Why are you looking for the living [One] where they bury dead people? ⁶ He is not here; for He has risen [from the dead]. [Do you not] remember what He told you when He was still in Galilee, saying, ⁷ ‘The Son of man must be turned over into the hands of sinful men to be crucified, but the third day [He will] rise again [from the dead]?’” ⁸ Then they remembered what He had said to them. ⁹ When they returned from the grave site, they told all this to the eleven apostles and to all the rest [of the disciples]. ¹⁰ Now the women who told these things to the apostles were Mary from Magdala; Joanna [Note: This was the wife of Chuzas, Herod’s property manager. See Luke 8:3], and other women who were with them. ¹¹ But these words seemed as nonsense to the apostles, and they refused to believe the women. {{Some ancient authorities do not include verse ¹² But Peter got up and ran to the grave site. He stooped down [i.e., because of the low opening in the cave-like tomb], looked in and saw the linen cloths [lying there] by themselves. Then he went home, puzzled over what had happened.}} ¹³ Then, on that same day, two disciples [See Mark 16:12] were [walking along], going to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles [northwest] of Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And they were discussing with each other everything that had [recently] happened. ¹⁵ And it happened, as they were talking and discussing together, that Jesus came near [them] and began walking along with them. ¹⁶ But they were [miraculously ?] prevented from recognizing who He was. ¹⁷ Then Jesus said to them, “What have you been talking about while [you were] walking along together?” And they stopped [suddenly], looking dejected. ¹⁸ Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered Jesus, “Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who does not know what all happened there the past few days?” ¹⁹ And He replied, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus, from Nazareth, who was a prophet speaking powerful words and performing powerful deeds in front of God and all the people. ²⁰ And the leading priests and our leaders turned him over to be sentenced to death and had him crucified. ²¹ But we had hoped that he was the one who would purchase the Israelites back [from their bondage]. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. ²² However, certain women of our group, who went to the grave site early [Sunday morning] amazed us. ²³ When they did not find Jesus’ body they came and told us that they had also seen a vision of angels who said Jesus was alive. ²⁴ Then some of our companions [i.e., Peter and John. See John 20:2-9] went to the grave site and found things just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus [either].” ²⁵ Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish men! How slow your minds are to believe everything the prophets have spoken [in their writings]! ²⁶ Was it not necessary for the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one] to suffer these things, and [then] to enter His glorious state [with the Father]?” ²⁷ Then, beginning from [the writings of] Moses and all the prophets, Jesus explained to the two men about the things referring to Himself [contained] in all these Scripture passages. ²⁸ And as they got close to the village [i.e., of Emmaus], where the men were going, Jesus appeared as though He were planning to continue on. ²⁹ So, the men urged Him to remain with them, saying, “Stay with us [i.e., overnight], because it is getting late and the day is almost over.” So, He went [to their house] to stay with them. ³⁰ And it happened when Jesus had reclined at the dinner table with them [Note: See Matt. 23:6], that He took a [small] loaf of bread, asked God’s blessing on it, then broke it and gave [pieces] to the two men. ³¹ [Immediately] their eyes were opened [i.e., they were given insight] so they could recognize Him. And [just then] He disappeared from their view [Note: The Greek says, “became invisible,” suggesting that He vanished miraculously]. ³² Then the two men said to each other, “Were not our hearts stirred up within us [i.e., our emotions thrilled] when Jesus spoke to us along the road and opened up the Scriptures [to our understanding]?” ³³ So, they got up at once and returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven apostles gathered together with some other disciples. ³⁴ The apostles [or, some think the two men] were saying, “The Lord truly has risen and has appeared to Simon [i.e., Peter].” ³⁵ Then the two men recounted what happened along the road and how Jesus was recognized by them when He broke the loaf of bread. ³⁶ And as the apostles were talking about these things, Jesus Himself [reappeared], standing among them, and said to them, “May there be peace in your lives.” ³⁷ But they became frightened and [even] terrified, and assumed they were seeing a spirit. ³⁸ Then Jesus said to them, “Why are you [so] upset? And why are you having doubts [about me] in your minds? ³⁹ Look at my hands and my feet and realize that it is I, myself. Feel me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.” {{Some ancient authorities omit verse ⁴⁰ And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.}} ⁴¹ And while they still could not believe [i.e., or, could hardly believe], out of joy and wonderment, Jesus said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” ⁴² So, they gave Him a piece of broiled fish. ⁴³ And He took it and ate it in front of them. ⁴⁴ Then Jesus said to the apostles, “These are the words that I told you while I was still with you, [when I said] that everything written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms about me needed to be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then He opened their minds [miraculously ?] so they would understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶ And He said to them, “This is what was written: The Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one] will suffer, and [then] rise again from the dead on the third day. ⁴⁷ And [the need for] a change of heart and life in order to receive the forgiveness of sins [from God] will be preached in Jesus’ name [i.e., by His authority] to people of all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸ You apostles are [to be] witnesses of these things [i.e., they were to give their testimony of these truths. See Acts 1:8]. ⁴⁹ And look, I [am going to] send upon you apostles what my Father promised [i.e., the Holy Spirit. See John 14:26]; but you should wait in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed with power from above.” [Note: This promise was fulfilled when the apostles were immersed in the Holy Spirit. See Acts 1:4 - 2:4]. ⁵⁰ Then Jesus led His apostles out [of Jerusalem] until they came near to Bethany [Note: This was a village fewer than two miles east of Jerusalem]. [There] He raised His hands and asked God’s blessing on them. ⁵¹ And it happened, as He was blessing them, that He left them and was taken up to heaven. ⁵² And the apostles worshiped Jesus, then returned to Jerusalem with great joy. ⁵³ And they were there in the Temple [area] continually praising God [i.e., for the next ten days. See Acts 2].

¹ Now early [in the morning], while it was still dark on the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday], Mary from Magdala went to the [cave-like] tomb and saw the stone [had been] removed from [the entrance of] the tomb. ² So, she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved [i.e., probably the apostle John], and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we do not know where they have put Him.” ³ So, Peter and the other disciple left [hurriedly] and went to the grave site. ⁴ The two of them ran together, but the other disciple outran Peter and arrived at the grave site first. ⁵ He stooped down and looked inside [the cave-like tomb] and saw the linen cloths lying there [i.e., these were wrappings used to hold embalming spices against the body], but he did not go in. ⁶ Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, also arrived and went [straight] into the cave-like tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. ⁷ Now the cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was not lying with the [other] linen cloths, but was rolled up by itself. ⁸ Finally, the other disciple, who had arrived at the cave-like tomb first, went on into it. And [when] he saw [the grave clothes, but no body], he believed [in Jesus’ resurrection]. ⁹ But these disciples still did not understand the Scripture that [predicted] Jesus must rise again from the dead. ¹⁰ So, the disciples went back home again, ¹¹ but Mary [from Magdala] was standing outside of the cave-like tomb crying. While she was [still] crying she stooped down to look in the tomb, ¹² and there she saw two angels [dressed] in white [clothing] sitting where Jesus’ body had lain, one at His head and one at His feet. ¹³ They said to Mary, “[My dear] woman, why are you crying?” She answered, “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put Him.” ¹⁴ After she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but did not know it was Him. ¹⁵ [Then] Jesus said to her, “[My dear] woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?” Assuming He was the grounds keeper, she said to Him, “Sir, if you have carried Him away from here, tell me where you laid Him, and I will go and get Him.” ¹⁶ [Then] Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned toward Him and replied in the Hebrew language, “Rabboni,” which means “Teacher.” ¹⁷ Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not ascended to the Father yet [Note: Apparently Jesus was discouraging Mary from embracing Him in worship as was done in Matt. 28:9, and thereby causing a delay of when the rest of the disciples would learn of His resurrection], but go to my brothers and tell them [I said] ‘I am [about] to ascend to my Father and to your Father, and to my God and your God.’” ¹⁸ So, Mary from Magdala went and told the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her. [See Matt. 28:7-10]. ¹⁹ So, when it was evening on that day, [which was] the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday] and the doors [of someone’s house], where the disciples were gathered, were closed [i.e., probably locked] for fear of the Jewish authorities, Jesus came and stood among them. [Note: Probably Jesus passed through the closed door miraculously]. He said to them, “May there be peace in your hearts.” ²⁰ After saying this, Jesus showed them His hands and His side, so they rejoiced when they saw the Lord [i.e., now convinced that He had indeed risen from the dead]. ²¹ Jesus said to them again, “May there be peace in your hearts. Just as the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

²⁶ Eight days later [i.e., the following Sunday], Jesus’ disciples were inside [the house] again, [but this time] Thomas was with them. The doors were [still] closed when Jesus [suddenly] stood among them [See note on verse 19] and said, “May there be peace in your hearts.”

¹ After these things happened Jesus showed Himself to His disciples again at Lake Tiberias. [Note: This was another name for Lake Galilee]. Here is the way He did it.

¹⁴ This was then the third time that Jesus was made known to His disciples after He arose from the dead.

³¹ so that He was seen for many days by those [apostles] who came with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These men are now His witnesses before the people.

³¹ He preached to them about the kingdom of God and taught things about the Lord Jesus Christ, with no one preventing him.

¹⁷ For God’s kingdom is not a matter of what people eat or drink, but [instead, it is a matter] of doing what is right, having peace [of heart] and having [inner] joy, which come from the Holy Spirit.

⁵ and He appeared to Cephas [i.e., Peter. See Luke 24:34], and then to the twelve apostles. [See Luke 24:33]. ⁶ After that He appeared to over five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, but some have died. ⁷ Then He appeared to James [Note: This was probably Jesus’ half-brother. See Acts 12:17; Gal. 1:19], and then to all of the apostles. [See John 20:26].

¹³ He rescued us from the domain of [spiritual] darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves,

¹² and urging you to live up to the standards of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and splendor.

¹ We [apostles] proclaim to you [the truth about Jesus], who existed from the beginning [of time]. We have heard [Him] and seen [Him] with our [own] eyes. We looked at Him, and [even] touched Him with our hands. [See John 20:20]. [So, we proclaim that] He is the word of life [i.e., the life-giving Word]!