The Ascension
Acts 1:10
In 9 translations
- BSB
- They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
- KJV
- And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
- WEB
- While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,“Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
- ASV
- And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold two men stood by them in white apparel;
- LSV
- and as they were looking steadfastly to the sky in His going on, then, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,
- YLT
- and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel,
- DBY
- And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
- DRC
- And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments.
- GNV
- And while they looked stedfastly towarde heauen, as hee went, beholde, two men stoode by them in white apparell,
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Where the editions differ
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- NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐσθήσεσι (“garments”); NA28, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐσθῆτι (“garment”).
- NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read λευκαῖς (“white”); NA28, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read λευκῇ (“white”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of παρειστήκεισαν: Westcott–Hort: παριστήκεισαν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐσθῆτι λευκῇ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ὡς ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν πορευομένου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐσθήσεσι λευκαῖς,
- RP2018
- Καὶ ὡς ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, πορευομένου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐσθῆτι λευκῇ,
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ὡς ἀτενίζοντες ἦσαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, πορευομένου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐσθῆτι λευκῇ,
- SCR1894
- και ως ατενιζοντες ησαν εις τον ουρανον πορευομενου αυτου και ιδου ανδρες δυο παρειστηκεισαν αυτοις εν εσθητι λευκη
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 24:4While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
- John 20:12and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
- Mark 16:5When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
- Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Matthew 28:3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
- Daniel 7:9As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels…
- Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
- Acts 10:30Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
- Revelation 3:4But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
- 2 Kings 2:11–12As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind. As Elisha watched, he cried out,…
- Acts 10:3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
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