8. 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. 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 that you have seen him go.”
14. The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind. The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers.
15. One day there were about a hundred and twenty of the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to them.
18. Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell head-first 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. In the book of Psalms it says,“Leave his house empty,and don't let anyonelive there.”It also says,“Let someone elsehave his job.”