Acts 1:10

And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
while	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
stedfastly	ἀτενίζοντες atenizontes	G816	to gaze intently · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
toward	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
heaven	οὐρανὸν ouranon	G3772	the sky · noun — accusative singular masculine
as	πορευομένου poreuomenou	G4198	to traverse · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, genitive singular masculine
he	αὐτοῦ, autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
up	πορεύομαι poreúomai	G4198	to traverse
behold	ἰδοὺ idou	G2400	used as imperative lo! · interjection
two	δύο duo	G1417	"two" · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
men	ἄνδρες andres	G435	a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — nominative plural masculine
by	παρειστήκεισαν pareistēkeisan	G3936	to stand beside · verb — pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
them	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
white	λευκαῖς, leukais	G3022	white · adjective — dative plural feminine
apparel	ἐσθήσεσι esthēsesi	G2066	dress · noun — dative plural feminine

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Cross-references

Luke 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
John 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
Mark 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes,…
Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like th…
Matthew 17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Matthew 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
Acts 10:30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:6-11

In Jerusalem Christ, by his angel, had appointed his disciples to meet him in Galilee; there he appointed them to meet him in Jerusalem again, such a day. Thus he would try their obedience, and it was found ready and cheerful; they came together, as he appointed them, to be the witnesses of his ascension, of which we have here an account. Observe, I. The question they asked him at this interview. They came together to him, as those that had consulted one another about it, and concurred in the question nemine contradicente - unanimously; they came in a body, and put it to him as the sense of the house, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? Two ways this may be take…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:10

while they looked steadfastly toward heaven--following Him with their eager eyes, in rapt amazement. Not, however, as a mere fact is this recorded, but as a part of that resistless evidence of their senses on which their whole subsequent testimony was to be borne. two men in white apparel--angels in human form, as in Luk 24:4.

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:10

Looked steadfastly - Keeping their eyes intensely fixed on their ascending Lord; continuing to look even after he had ascended above the region of the inferior clouds. Two men stood by them - Doubtless, angels in human shape. In white apparel - As emblematical of their purity, happiness, and glory.

John Gill on Acts 1:10

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven,.... For though he was taken out of their sight by the cloud, they kept looking upwards, and after him, if they could see him again, or any more of him: as he went up; they looked up to heaven after him, as he went up from the earth, before the cloud took him out of their sight; and still they continued looking, as the cloud carried him up, until it was out of the reach of their sight, being willing to see the last of him in this way: behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; that is, two angels in the form of men; it being usual with them to appear in human form: these on a sudden appeared and stood on the earth just by them; though th…

The Church Fathers

Men, appearing as angels because of the vision, speak through the experience, according to the kindred nature of the vision, so that they do not completely astonish those already struck by the uniqueness of the ascension.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

Any one who takes into view the ascension into Heaven of our Lord Christ, and the angels clothed in white raiment announcing to the Apostles his second coming, would never cease magnifying Jesus who showed and opened up to men the ascent into the future heavenly state, which He had prepared from the foundation of the world;
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 6

After that, Pentecost is a most joyous space for conferring baptisms; wherein, too, the resurrection of the Lord was repeatedly proved among the disciples, and the hope of the advent of the Lord indirectly pointed to, in that, at that time, when He had been received back into the heavens, the angels told the apostles that "He would so come, as He had withal ascended into the heavens; " at Pentecost, of course.
— Tertullian, On Baptism

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Dictionary and topics

Angel — A word signifying, both in the Hebrew and Greek, a “messenger,” and hence employed to denote any agent God sends forth to execute his purposes. It is used of an ordinary messenger (Job 1:14: 1 Sam.…
Resurrection of Christ — One of the cardinal facts and doctrines of the gospel. If Christ be not risen, our faith is vain (1 Cor. 15:14). The whole of the New Testament revelation rests on this as an historical fact. On the…
Ascension · Of Jesus — Of Jesus
Ascension Of Christ, The · His second coming shall be in like manner as — His second coming shall be in like manner as
Second Coming Of Christ, The · Foretold by: Angels — Foretold by: Angels
Translation · Of Jesus — Of Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 1:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:6-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:10

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:10

John Gill on Acts 1:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 1:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:6-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:10

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:10

John Gill on Acts 1:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 1:9-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 1:10