Easter · The Ascension of Our Lord · Year A
Acts 1:1-11
Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
May 14, 2026
Overview & Insights
“This Jesus... will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11)
Acts and the Third Gospel clearly come from the same hand. Not only their common dedication, but their common interests and their unity of language and style leave this beyond doubt. Moreover, the way in which they are introduced—the Gospel with its relatively detailed preface, Acts with its shorter introduction echoing the other’s language—points us to the fact that these are not simply two books by the same author, but two volumes of one book. This arrangement of a work into a number of “books” having a common preface, with the later books having their own brief introduction, was a not-uncommon feature of ancient writing (cf., e.g., Josephus, Against Apion 2.1–7; see BC , vol. 2, p. 491).
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Commentary
Commentary on Acts 1:1-11 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary reading of Luke's second prologue, the promise of the Spirit, and the ascension.
Acts 1:1-21 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on Jesus' resurrection and ascension as two parts of one glorious act.
Acts 1 - David Guzik Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Evangelical verse by verse study of the forty days, the promise of power, and the two men in white.
Acts 1 Commentary Precept Austin
Deep inductive digest on witnesses to the ends of the earth and the meaning of the ascension.
Acts 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators gathered on Luke's opening address to Theophilus and the ascension scene.
Background & Word Study
Acts 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek text with parsing for the promise of the Spirit and the language of being taken up.
Book of Acts Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of Acts showing how 1:8 maps the whole book from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.
Acts - Enter the Bible Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the authorship, purpose, and structure of Acts (background only).
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