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.
Cross-references
Acts 1:22 mentions Jesus being 'taken up'; Acts 1:2 refers to the same ascension event before giving commands.
Acts 1:22 seeks a witness to the resurrection; Acts 1:8 commissions the apostles to be witnesses globally.
Acts 1:22 says 'until the day when he was taken up'; Acts 1:9 narrates the ascension itself.
Acts 13:24 confirms that John's baptism marked the beginning of Jesus' public ministry — the starting point for apostolic witness.
Acts 1:22 requires a witness to the resurrection; Acts 4:33 shows the apostles giving powerful testimony to the resurrection.
In Acts 22:15, Paul is commissioned as a witness to all people – both verses stress being a witness of the resurrection.
Acts 13:31 mentions witnesses of the resurrected Jesus, fulfilling the same apostolic witness outlined here.
Acts 10:41 explicitly describes witnesses who ate with the risen Jesus, directly matching the resurrection witness role here.
Acts 2:32 declares the apostles as witnesses of the resurrection, fulfilling the role described here.
Acts 3:15 also proclaims the apostles as witnesses of the resurrection, reinforcing this requirement.
Acts 10:37 uses the same phrase 'beginning from the baptism of John' as the starting point for witness, echoing this verse.
Acts 13:25 records John's humble testimony about Jesus — the context in which the apostles began following Him.
In Acts 25:19, Festus reports Paul asserting Jesus is alive – echoing the resurrection testimony central to apostolic witness here.
Acts 10:39 speaks of being witnesses of Jesus' deeds and death, part of the comprehensive witness required here.
Acts 1:22 mentions the baptism of John; Mark 1:3-8 provides the Gospel account of that baptism and John's ministry.
Acts 1:22 requires being a witness from the baptism of John; John 15:27 promises disciples will bear witness because they have been with Jesus from the beginning.
Acts 1:22 begins at John's baptism; John 1:28-34 describes John's testimony and Jesus' baptism, and 1:35-51 the first disciples.
Acts 1:22 references John's baptism; Luke 3:1-18 details John's preaching and baptism, giving the broader context.
Matthew 3:1-17 narrates John's baptism of Jesus — the very event that begins the timeframe for apostolic witnesses.
Luke 24:48 directly states the disciples are witnesses of the resurrection, matching the requirement here.
In 1 Peter 5:1, Peter calls himself a witness of Christ's sufferings – linking to his role as a resurrection witness in Acts 1:22.
In 1 John 1:2, John testifies to having seen and proclaimed the eternal life – paralleling the eyewitness testimony of the resurrection.
Luke 1:2 also emphasizes eyewitnesses from the beginning, linking to the qualification for apostleship here.