Acts 1:22 (KJV)

Passage

Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

Nearby Context

Acts 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

Acts 1:21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Acts 1:22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

Acts 1:23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Acts 1:24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beginning", "baptism", "john", "same", "taken", "must", "ordained", and "witness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beginning" and "baptism", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Wherefore of these men which have companied..." into verse 23's "And they appointed two Joseph called Barsabas...", so "beginning" and "baptism" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beginning" and "baptism" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.