Acts 1:11

9 After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

10 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.

“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

13 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
KJV
Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
WEB
who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
ASV
who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
DARBY
who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.
BLB
who also said, “Men, Galileans, why do you⁺ stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, having been taken up from you⁺ into heaven, will thus come in that manner you⁺ saw Him going into heaven.”
ÅB
og de sa: Dere galileiske menn! hvorfor står dere og ser opp mot himmelen? Denne Jesus som er opptatt fra dere til himmelen, skal komme igjen på samme måte som dere så ham fare opp til himmelen.
OTB
"Menn fra Galilea," sa de, "hvorfor står dere og ser opp mot himmelen? Denne samme Jesus, som er tatt opp fra dere til himmelen, vil komme tilbake på samme måte som dere har sett ham gå til himmelen."
B1930
og de sa: I galileiske menn! hvorfor står I og ser op mot himmelen? Denne Jesus som er optatt fra eder til himmelen, skal komme igjen på samme måte som I så ham fare op til himmelen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 1:7

    Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16

    For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

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  • Mark 13:26

    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

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  • John 14:3

    And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.

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  • Matthew 24:30

    At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

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  • Matthew 25:31

    When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

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  • Daniel 7:13–14

    In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.

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  • Matthew 16:27

    For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

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