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

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing into heaven? This Jesus which is taken up [a]from you into heaven, shall so come, as ye have seen him go into heaven.

12 ¶ Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount that is called the mount of Olives, which is near to Jerusalem, being from it a Sabbath [b]day’s journey.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:11 That is, out of your sight.
  2. Acts 1:12 About two miles.

10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white(A) stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,”(B) 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(C) in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

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12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem(D) from the hill called the Mount of Olives,(E) a Sabbath day’s walk[a] from the city.

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  1. Acts 1:12 That is, about 5/8 mile or about 1 kilometer