Acts 1:10

Amplified Bible

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

Parallel Translations

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
And while they looked stedfastly towarde heauen, as hee went, beholde, two men stoode by them in white apparell,

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

Hebrew Names Version
While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

Darby Translation
And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,

Easy-to-Read Version
They were staring into the sky where he had gone. Suddenly two men wearing white clothes were standing beside them.

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

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

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.

Complete Jewish Bible
As they were staring into the sky after him, suddenly they saw two men dressed in white standing next to them.

International Standard Version
While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, two men in white robes were standing right beside them.Matthew 28:3; Mark 16:5; Luke 24:4; John 20:12; Acts 10:3,30;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And while they looked to the heavens [fn] as he went, two men were found standing with them in white vestments;

Murdock Translation
And while they were looking toward heav, as he departed, two men were found standing near them, in white garments,

King James Version (1611)
And while they looked stedfastly toward heauen, as he went vp, behold, two men stood by them in white apparell,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And while they loked stedfastly vp towarde heaue, as he went, beholde, two men stoode by them in whyte apparell,

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

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

Lexham English Bible
And as they were staring into the sky while he was departing, behold, two men in white clothing stood by them

Literal Translation
And as they were intently looking into the heaven, He having gone, even behold, two men in white clothing stood by them,

New Century Version
As he was going, they were looking into the sky. Suddenly, two men wearing white clothes stood beside them.

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

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

New Life Bible
They were still looking up to heaven, watching Him go. All at once two men dressed in white stood beside them.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, while they were looking steadfastly into heaven as he was going his way, then lo! two men had taken their stand beside them, in white garments, -

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

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

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And while they were stedfastly looking up to heaven, as he went up,

Weymouth's 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,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei biheelden hym goynge in to heuene, lo! `twei men stoden bisidis hem in white clothing, and seiden,

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,

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

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

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And while they looked stedfastly vp to heaven as he went beholde two men stode by them in white apparell

Update Bible Version
And while they were looking steadfastly into heaven as he went, look, two men stood by them in white apparel;

Bible in Basic English
And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing,

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,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whyle they loked after him, as he wente in to heauen, beholde, there stode by them two men in whyte garmentes,

Mace New Testament (1729)
and as they were looking stedfastly toward heaven, as he mounted up, on a sudden, two men appear'd before them robed in white, who said,

Simplified Cowboy Version
As they stood there trying to keep him in view, two cowboys on white horses suddenly stood in their presence.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, 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.

Contextual Overview

⁶So when they had come together, they asked Him repeatedly, "Lord, are You at this time reestablishing the kingdom and restoring it to Israel?" ⁷He said to them, "It is not for you to know the times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority. ⁸"But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth." ⁹And after He said these things, He was caught up as they looked on, and a cloud took Him up out of their sight. ¹⁰While they were looking intently into the sky as He was going, two men in white clothing suddenly stood beside them,¹¹who said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This [same] Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will return in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

while: 2 Kings 2:11, 2 Kings 2:12

two: Acts 10:3, Acts 10:30, Daniel 7:9, Matthew 17:2, Matthew 28:3, Mark 16:5, Luke 24:4, John 20:12, Revelation 3:4, Revelation 7:14

Reciprocal: Joshua 5:13 - a man 2 Kings 2:10 - if thou see Matthew 9:15 - when Mark 16:19 - he was Luke 19:12 - a far John 1:51 - and the Acts 7:55 - looked 1 Timothy 3:16 - seen Revelation 19:8 - white

Cross-References

Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness.

Deuteronomy 32:4
"The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice), Just and upright is He.

Psalms 104:31
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice and be glad in His works—

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 the Ethiopic version renders it, "they stood above them", as if they were in the air over their heads; and they appeared in white apparel, as the angel at the sepulchre in

Matthew 28:2 which was a symbol both of their purity and holiness, and of their lustre and glory. The Ethiopic version renders it, "they were clothed with lightning"; they appeared in such a dazzling form, that it looked as if they were covered with lightning; as the angel that appeared at Christ's resurrection, his countenance is said to be as lightning; which must at once fix the attention of the disciples to them, and strike them with surprise: hence a "behold" is prefixed to this: and hereby they knew that they were not common and ordinary men, or mere men, but angels in such a form.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Looked stedfastly - They fixed their eyes, or gazed intently toward heaven. Luke 4:20, “and the eyes of all them in the synagogue were fastened (Greek: the same word as here) on him.” It denotes the intense gaze when we are deeply interested, and wish to see clearly and distinctly. They were amazed and confounded; what had occurred was unlocked for; for they had just been inquiring whether he would not, at that time, restore the kingdom to Israel. With this mingled amazement, disappointment, and curiosity, and with an earnest desire to catch the last glimpse of their beloved master, they naturally continued to gaze on the distant clouds where he had mysteriously disappeared from their view. Never was a scene more impressive, grand, and solemn than this.

Toward heaven - Toward the distant clouds or sky which had received him.

As he went up - Literally, upon him going up; that is, they gazed on him as he ascended, and doubtless they continued to gaze after he had disappeared from their view.

Two men - From the raiment of these “men,” and the nature of their message, it seems clear that they were angelic beings, who were sent to meet and comfort the disciples on this occasion. They appeared in human form, and Luke describes them as they appeared. Angels are not infrequently called people. Luke 24:4, “two men stood by them in shining garments,” etc. Compare John 20:12; Matthew 28:5. As two angels are mentioned only as addressing the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus John 20:12; Luke 24:4, it is no unnatural supposition that these were the same who had been designated to the honorable office of bearing witness to his resurrection, and of giving them all the information about that resurrection, and of his ascension, which their circumstances needed.

In white apparel - Angels are commonly represented as clothed in white. See the John 20:12 note; Matthew 28:3 note; Mark 16:5 note. It is an emblem of purity; and the worshippers of heaven are represented as clothed in this manner. Revelation 3:4, “they shall walk with me in white”; Revelation 3:5, “He that overcometh shall be clothed in white raiment”; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 7:9, Revelation 7:13-14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 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.