Acts 1:22 (GNV)

Passage

Beginning from the baptisme of Iohn vnto the day that hee was taken vp from vs, must one of them bee made a witnesse with vs of his resurrection.

Nearby Context

Acts 1:20 For it is written in the booke of Psalmes, Let his habitation be void, and let no man dwel therein: also, Let another take his charge.

Acts 1:21 Wherefore of these men which haue companied with vs, all the time that the Lord Iesus was conuersant among vs,

Acts 1:22 Beginning from the baptisme of Iohn vnto the day that hee was taken vp from vs, must one of them bee made a witnesse with vs of his resurrection.

Acts 1:23 And they presented two, Ioseph called Barsabas, whose surname was Iustus, and Matthias.

Acts 1:24 And they praied, saying, Thou Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shewe whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beginning", "baptisme", "iohn", "vnto", "taken", "must", "witnesse", and "resurrection". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beginning" and "baptisme", 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 haue companied..." into verse 23's "And they presented two Ioseph called Barsabas...", so "beginning" and "baptisme" 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 "baptisme" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.