Acts 1:9

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And these things having said--they beholding--he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 1:9 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 19:9The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
  2. Exodus 34:5And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.
  3. Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
  4. Isaiah 19:1This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
  5. Daniel 7:13In 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.
  6. Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  7. Luke 21:27At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
  8. Luke 24:50When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
  9. John 6:62Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
  10. Acts 1:2until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
  11. Ephesians 4:8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
  12. Revelation 1:7Behold, 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.
  13. Revelation 11:12And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
  14. Revelation 14:4These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

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