1 Luke wrote to a man named Theophilus. He told what Jesus did and taught. ✍️ 2 This was until the day Jesus went up to Heaven. Before that, He told His friends what to do by God's Holy Spirit. ☁️⬆️️ 3 Jesus showed He was alive. He met them for 40 days. He told them about God's way. 4️⃣0️⃣️ 4 Jesus ate with them and said, <jesus>Do not leave the city. Wait. God will send God's Holy Spirit.</jesus> ️⏳️ 5 <jesus>John put people in water. Soon God will put God's Holy Spirit on you.</jesus> ️⏰ 6 The friends asked Jesus, "Is it time to make our land strong now?" ❓️ 7 Jesus said, <jesus>You do not need to know the time. God knows.</jesus> ⏰❌ 8 Jesus said, <jesus>God's Holy Spirit will come to you. You will have power. You will tell about Me here, in the city, and far away, all over the world.</jesus> ️⚡️️ 9 After He said this, Jesus went up. A cloud hid Him from them. ⬆️☁️ 10 They kept looking up. Two men in white clothes stood by them. ⬆️⚪ 11 The men said, "Men from Galilee, why look up? Jesus went to Heaven. He will come back the same way." ️⬆️☁️ 12 The friends went back to the city from the Olive Hill. It was not far. ♂️♀️️⛰️ 13 They went to an upstairs room. The friends were: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. ⬆️ 14 They all prayed. The women were there. Mary, Jesus' mom, was there. His brothers were there too. 15 One day Peter stood up to talk. About 120 people were there. ♂️️1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ 16 Peter said, "Friends, God's book said this long ago. It told about Judas, who led bad men to take Jesus." ⌛➡️♂️ 17 Judas was one of us. He had a job with us. 18 Judas got a field with bad money. He fell there. He died, and his body broke. ⬇️⚰️ 19 Everyone in the city heard. They called the place "Field of Blood". ️️ 20 Peter said, "God's book said, His place will be empty. Let another take his work." ⬜➡️ 21 So we need a man who was with us the whole time Jesus was with us. 22 He must be with us from John's water time to the day Jesus went up. He will tell that Jesus came back to life. ➡️⬆️️✨ 23 They picked two men: Joseph (Barsabbas, Justus) and Matthias. 2️⃣ 24 They prayed, "God, You know our hearts. Please show who You choose." ❤️ 25 He will take Judas's place and work. Judas left his work. ➡️ 26 They drew a name. The name was Matthias. He joined the 11 friends. ✅1️⃣1️⃣