Acts 1:10
New International Version
They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.

New Living Translation
As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them.

English Standard Version
And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,

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

Berean Literal Bible
And as they were looking intently into heaven as He was going, then behold, two men in white apparel stood by them,

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

New King James Version
And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,

New American Standard Bible
And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, then behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them,

NASB 1995
And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

NASB 1977
And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was departing, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them;

Legacy Standard Bible
And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.

Amplified Bible
While they were looking intently into the sky as He was going, two men in white clothing suddenly stood beside them,

Christian Standard Bible
While he was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While He was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them.

American Standard Version
And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold two men stood by them in white apparel;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And as they were gazing into the sky, as he was going, two men were present standing with them in white clothing.

Contemporary English Version
but as he went up, they kept looking up into the sky. Suddenly two men dressed in white clothes were standing there beside them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And while they were beholding him going up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white garments.

English Revised Version
And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They were staring into the sky as he departed. Suddenly, two men in white clothes stood near them.

Good News Translation
They still had their eyes fixed on the sky as he went away, when two men dressed in white suddenly stood beside them

International Standard Version
While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, two men in white robes stood right beside them.

Literal Standard Version
and as they were looking steadfastly to the sky in His going on, then, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

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

New American Bible
While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them.

NET Bible
As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them

New Revised Standard Version
While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them.

New Heart English Bible
While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, look, two men stood by them in white clothing,

Webster's Bible Translation
And while they looked steadfastly towards heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

Weymouth New Testament
But, while they stood intently gazing into the sky as He went, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them,

World English Bible
While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

Young's Literal Translation
and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel,

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Context
The Ascension
9After 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. 11“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.”…

Cross References
2 Kings 2:10
"You have requested a difficult thing," said Elijah. "Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so."

Matthew 28:3
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

Luke 24:4
While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

John 20:12
and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.


Treasury of Scripture

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

while.

2 Kings 2:11,12
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven…

two.

Acts 10:3,30
He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius…

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 the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

Matthew 17:2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

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Acts 1
1. Christ, preparing his apostles to the beholding of his ascension, .
4. gathers them together unto the Mount of Olives,
6. commands them to expect in Jerusalem the sending down of the Holy Spirit,
9. and ascends into heaven in their sight
10. After his ascension they are warned by two angels to depart, and to set their minds upon his second coming.
12. They accordingly return, and, giving themselves to prayer,
23. choose Matthias apostle in the place of Judas.














(10) Two men stood by them in white apparel.--Better, were standing, the appearance being sudden, and their approach unnoticed. The forms were such as those as had been seen at the portals of the empty sepulchre, bright and fair to look upon, and clad in white garments, like the young priests in the Temple. (See Note on Luke 1:12.)

Verse 10. - Were looking for looked, A.V. ; into for toward, A.V.; went for went up, A.V. Two men. St. Luke describes them according to their appearance. They were really angels. In like manner, in Joshua 5:13 we read, "There stood a man over against him;" and in Genesis 18:2, 16; Genesis 19:10, 12, 16, we read of "the men;" and in Judges 13:6, 8, 10, 11, of "the man of God;" the persons spoken of in all these cases being angels (comp. Daniel 3:25; Daniel 8:15, 16; Daniel 9:21, etc.; Zechariah 1:8, 10; Mark 16:5; Luke 24:4). Gabriel, too, means "man of God." In white apparel, typical of perfect holiness, and of the glory which belongs to the inhabitants of heaven (comp. Daniel 10:5, 6; Matthew 17:2; Matthew 28:3; Mark 9:3; Mark 16:5; Luke 24:4; Revelation 7:9, 13; Revelation 3:5, 18; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:11; Revelation 19:8, etc.).

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Greek
They were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

looking intently
ἀτενίζοντες (atenizontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 816: To direct my gaze, look steadily. From a compound of a and teino; to gaze intently.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sky
οὐρανὸν (ouranon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

as He
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

was going,
πορευομένου (poreuomenou)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.

[when]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

suddenly
ἰδοὺ (idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

men
ἄνδρες (andres)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

dressed
ἐσθήσεσι (esthēsesi)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2066: Clothing, raiment, vestment, robe. From hennumi; dress.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

white
λευκαῖς (leukais)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3022: White, bright, brilliant. From luke; white.

stood beside
παρειστήκεισαν (pareistēkeisan)
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3936: Or prolonged paristano from para and histemi; to stand beside, i.e. to exhibit, proffer, recommend, substantiate; or to be at hand, aid.

them.
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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