Acts 1:22 (DBY)

Passage

beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.

Nearby Context

Acts 1:20 For it is written in [the] book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.

Acts 1:21 It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all [the] time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

Acts 1:22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beginning", "baptism", "john", "until", "taken", "should", "witness", and "resurrection". 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 "It is necessary therefore that of the..." into verse 23's "And they appointed two Joseph who was...", 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.