Acts 1:2 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

English Amplified

Until the day when He ascended, after He through the Holy Spirit had instructed and commanded the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Until the day when He ascended, after He through the Holy Spirit had instructed and commanded the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

English EASY 2024

Those are the things that Jesus did before God took him up into heaven. Jesus had chosen some men to be his apostles. With the power of the Holy Spirit he told them what they must do.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

until the day he was carried up into heaven. Before he went, he talked to the apostles he had chosen. With the help of the Holy Spirit, he told them what they should do.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before he was taken up, he gave instructions by the power of the Holy Spirit to the men he had chosen as his apostles.

English God's Word - GW 1995

until the day he was taken to heaven. Before he was taken to heaven, he gave instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles, whom he had chosen.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

until the day He was taken up, after He had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen.

English KJV 1611

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:

until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

until the day when He was taken up, after He had given commandments through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before Jesus left, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen. He did this through the Holy Spirit.

until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

English NKJ 1982

until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,

until the day he ascended to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions from the Holy Spirit.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Just before he ascended into heaven, Jesus left instructions through the Holy Spirit for the apostles he had chosen.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and how he returned to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions from the Holy Spirit.

English Tyndale 1537

until the day in the which he was taken up, after that he thorow the holy ghost, had given commandments unto the apostles, which he chose:(had chosen:)