Mga Gawa 1

1 Mahal kong Teofilo,
Sat aking unang aklat ay isinalaysay ko ang lahat ng ginawa at itinuro ni Jesus buhat sa pasimula 2 hanggang sa araw na siya'y umakyat sa langit. Bago siya umakyat, ang mga apostol na kanyang hinirang ay pinagbilinan niya sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng Espiritu Santo. 3 Sa loob ng apatnapung araw pagkatapos ng kanyang pagkamatay, maraming ulit siyang nagpakita sa kanila at pinatunayan niyang siya'y talagang buháy. Siya'y nagpakita sa kanila at tinuruan niya tungkol sa paghahari ng Diyos. 4 Samantalangt siya'y kasama pa nila, pinagbilinan sila ni Jesus, “Huwag muna kayong aalis sa Jerusalem. Sa halip, hintayin ninyo roon ang ipinangako ng Ama na sinabi ko na sa inyo.

5 Sit Juan ay nagbautismo sa tubig, ngunit di na magtatagal at babautismuhan kayo sa Espiritu Santo.”

Ang Pag-akyat ni Jesus sa Langit

6 Nang muling magkatipon si Jesus at ang mga alagad, nagtanong sila kay Jesus, “Panginoon, itatatag na po ba ninyong muli ang kaharian ng Israel?”
7 Sumagot si Jesus, “Ang mga panahon at pagkakataon ay itinakda ng Ama sa kanyang sariling kapangyarihan, at hindi na kailangan pang malaman ninyo kung kailan iyon.

8 Subalitt tatanggap kayo ng kapangyarihan pagbaba sa inyo ng Espiritu Santo, at kayo'y magiging mga saksi ko sa Jerusalem, sa buong Judea at sa Samaria, at hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig.”

9 Pagkasabit nito, si Jesus ay iniakyat sa langit habang ang mga alagad ay nakatingin sa kanya, at natakpan siya ng ulap.
10 Sila'y nakatitig sa langit habang siya'y iniaakyat sa langit. Walang anu-ano'y dalawang lalaking nakaputi ang lumitaw sa tabi nila.

11 Sabi nila, “Kayong mga taga-Galilea, bakit kayo nakatayo rito at nakatingin sa langit? Itong si Jesus na umakyat sa langit ay magbabalik gaya ng nakita ninyong pag-akyat niya.”

Ang Kapalit ni Judas

14 Lagi silang nagsasama-sama sa pananalangin kasama ang mga babae at si Maria na ina ni Jesus; gayundin ang mga kapatid ni Jesus.
15 Makalipas ang ilang araw, nang nagkakatipon ang may 120 kapatid, tumayo sa harap nila si Pedro at nagsalita, 16 “Mga kapatid, kailangang matupad ang sinasabi sa Kasulatan na ipinahayag ng Espiritu Santo sa pamamagitan ni David tungkol kay Judas na nanguna sa mga dumakip kay Jesus.

17 Si Judas ay kabilang sa amin at naging kasama namin sa paglilingkod.”
18 Angt kabayaran sa kanyang pagtataksil ay ibinili niya ng lupa. Doon siya nahulog nang patiwarik at sumabog ang kanyang tiyan at lumabas ang kanyang bituka.

19 Nabalita iyon sa buong Jerusalem, kaya nga't ang lupang iyon ay tinawag na Akeldama sa kanilang wika, na ang kahulugan ay Bukid ng Dugo.

20 Sinabit pa ni Pedro,
“Nasusulat sa Aklat ng mga Awit,
‘Ang tirahan niya'y tuluyang layuan,
at huwag nang tirhan ninuman.’
Nasusulat din,
‘Ibigay sa iba ang kanyang tungkulin.’

21-22 “Kaya'tt dapat tayong pumili ng isang makakasama namin bilang saksi sa muling pagkabuhay ni Jesus. Kailangang siya'y isa sa mga kasa-kasama namin sa buong panahong kasama kami ng Panginoong Jesus, mula nang bautismuhan ni Juan si Jesus hanggang sa siya ay iniakyat sa langit.”
23 Kaya't pumili sila ng dalawang lalaki, si Matias at si Jose na tinatawag na Barsabas, na kilala rin sa pangalang Justo. 24 Pagkatapos, sila'y nanalangin, “Panginoon, alam ninyo kung ano ang nasa puso ng lahat ng tao. Ipakita po ninyo sa amin kung sino sa dalawang ito ang inyong pinili

25 upang maging apostol na gaganap sa tungkuling tinalikdan ni Judas nang siya'y pumunta sa lugar na nararapat sa kanya.”
26 Nagpalabunutan sila at si Matias ang napili. Kaya't siya ang nadagdag sa labing-isang apostol.

ACTS 1

1  t Theophilus, I first wrote to yout about all that Jesus did and taught from the very first

2 until he was taken up to heaven. But before he was taken up, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen with the help of the Holy Spirit.
3 For 40 days after Jesus had suffered and died, he proved in many ways that he had been raised from death. He appeared to his apostles and spoke to them about God's kingdom.

4 t While he was still with them, he said:
Don't leave Jerusalem yet. Wait here for the Father to give you the Holy Spirit, just as I told you he has promised to do.

5 t John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Is Taken to Heaven

6 While the apostles were still with Jesus, they asked him, “Lord, are you now going to give Israel its own king again?”t
7 Jesus said to them, “You don't need to know the time of those events that only the Father controls. 8 t But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.” 9 t After Jesus had said this and while they were watching, he was taken up into a cloud. They could not see him,

10 but as he went up, they kept looking up into the sky.
Suddenly two men dressed in white clothes were standing there beside them.

11 They said, “Why are you men from Galilee standing here and looking up into the sky? Jesus has been taken to heaven. But he will come back in the same way you have seen him go.”

Someone To Take the Place //of Judas

12-13  t The Mount of Olives was about a kilometer from Jerusalem. The apostles who had gone there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon, known as the Eager One, t and Judas the son of James.
After the apostles returned to the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.
14 The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind.t The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers. 15 One day there were about 120 of the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to them.

16-17 He said:
My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus. 18 t Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell headfirst into the field. His body burst open, and all his insides came out.

19 When the people of Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which in the local language means “Field of Blood.”

20  t In the book of Psalms it says,
“Leave his house empty,
and don't let anyone
live there.”
It also says,
“Let someone else
have his job.”

21-22  t So we need someone else to help us tell others that Jesus has been raised from death. He must also be one of the men who was with us from the very beginning. He must have been with us from the time the Lord Jesus was baptized by John until the day he was taken to heaven.
23 Two men were suggested: One of them was Joseph Barsabbas, known as Justus, and the other was Matthias. 24 Then they all prayed, “Lord, you know what everyone is like! Show us the one you have chosen 25 to be an apostle and to serve in place of Judas, who got what he deserved.” 26 They drew names, and Matthias was chosen to join the group of the eleven apostles.