Geneva Bible Notes: Acts 1

Acts 1:1 (a) Whereby is ment Christs doctrine, & his miracles declared for the confirmation of the same.

Acts 1:2 (c) Who as thei were called by God, so had thei their consciences assured by his holie Spirit.

Acts 1:2 (b) To preache the Gospel.

Acts 1:3 (e) Because thei shuld be all witnesses of his ascension.

Acts 1:3 (d) Whereby God reigneth in vs.

Acts 1:5 (f) That is, with those spiritual graces which Jesus donely giueth by his Spirit.

Acts 1:6 (g) This declareth mans impaciencie who can not abide quietly til Gods appointed time come, but wolde haue all things accomplished according to their affections, read {Zach. 6,4}

Acts 1:7 (h) For this passeth our capacitie, and god reserueth it to him self.

Acts 1:7 (!) The wordes of Christ & his Angels to the Apostles.

Acts 1:8 (i) To stand in the face of the whole worlde which signifieth that thei must entre into heauen by afflictions, & therefore must fight before thei get the victorie.

Acts 1:8 (k) Hereby thei might learne that the Messias was not onely for the Jewes, but also for the Gentiles.

Acts 1:9 (!) His ascension.

Acts 1:9 (l) Whereby they knewe certeinely whether he went.

Acts 1:10 (m) Which were Angels in mens forme.

Acts 1:11 (n) And seking him with carnal eyes.

Acts 1:11 (o) As the true redemer to gather vs vnto him.

Acts 1:12 (p) Which was two mile, according to the Jewes tradition, albeit it was not so appointed by the Scriptures.

Acts 1:14 (/) Or, wiues.

Acts 1:14 (!) Wherein the Apostles are occupied til the holie Gost be sent.

Acts 1:14 (q) A liuelie patron to learne hot to dispose our selues to receiue the giftes of the holie Gost.

Acts 1:14 (r) Partely to obteine the holie Gost, & partely to be deliuered from the present dangers.

Acts 1:15 (/) Or, men.

Acts 1:16 (s) The offense, which might haue come by Judas fall, is hereby taken away, because the Scripture had so forewarned.

Acts 1:17 (/) Or, porcion.

Acts 1:18 (t) Perpetual infamie is the rewarde of all suche as by vnlawfully gotten goods bye anie thing.

Acts 1:21 (/) Greke, went in & went out.

Acts 1:22 (u) In that he mencioneth the principal article of our faith, he comprehendeth also the rest.

Acts 1:24 (x) To the intent that he that shulde take in hand that excellent office of an Apostle, might be chosen by the autoritie of God.

Acts 1:26 (!) And of the election of Matthias.