beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
Parallel translations
- WEB beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
- KJV Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
- BSB beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
- NKJV beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
- NLT from the time he was baptized by John until the day he was taken from us. Whoever is chosen will join us as a witness of Jesus’ resurrection.”
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Quick answer
The replacement must have followed from John's baptism to the ascension and witnessed the resurrection. It defines the apostle's core task as testifying to the risen Christ.
Overview
Peter specifies that an apostle must witness to the resurrection, the central truth of the gospel. The candidate's involvement from John's baptism through the ascension qualifies him as a credible witness. This highlights that the church's message stands or falls on the reality of Christ's resurrection.
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Cross-references · 10
- Acts 1:2until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
- Acts 4:33With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.
- Mark 1:1–8The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- Acts 1:8–9But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
- John 15:27You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
- Luke 3:1–18Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
- Matt 3:1–17In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
- John 1:28–51These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
- Acts 13:24–25before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.
- Heb 2:3how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation — which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
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