7. He said to them, "You should not be concerned about times or dates. The Father has set them by his own authority.
8. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem. You will be my witnesses in all Judea and Samaria. And you will be my witnesses from one end of the earth to the other."
9. After Jesus said this, he was taken up to heaven. They watched until a cloud hid him from their sight.
10. While he was going up, they kept on looking at the sky. Suddenly two men dressed in white clothing stood beside them.
11. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking at the sky? Jesus has been taken away from you into heaven. But he will come back in the same way you saw him go."
12. The apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. It is almost a mile from the city.
13. When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Peter, John, James and Andrew were there. Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew were there too. So were James, son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas, son of James.
14. They all came together regularly to pray. The women joined them too. So did Jesus' mother Mary and his brothers.
15. In those days Peter stood up among the believers. About 120 of them were there.
16. Peter said, "Brothers, a long time ago the Holy Spirit spoke through David's mouth about Judas. What he said in Scripture had to come true. Judas was the guide for the men who arrested Jesus.
17. But Judas was one of us. He shared with us in our work for God."
18. Judas bought a field with the reward he got for the evil thing he had done. He fell down headfirst in the field. His body burst open. All his insides spilled out.