Bible Strands
Acts 1:13
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes the apostles relocating from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem to occupy a specific lodging space following Jesus’ departure.
The words — ὑπερῷον (huperōon) literally means upper room, designating the upper chamber where the group remained. ἀνέβησαν (anebēsan) indicates they went up to enter it.
The thread — The upper room setting reappears in Acts 20:8 during a nighttime gathering, and in Luke 22:12 and Mark 14:15 regarding meal preparation. The immediate context frames this location as the base for the unified prayer described in Acts 1:14.
Why it lands — The text records a concrete shift from an outdoor mountain setting to an enclosed indoor space, requiring the reader to track the group's physical consolidation before the next narrative event.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
Cross-references
- Acts 20:8 Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
- Luke 22:12 And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”
- Mark 14:15 And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
- Matthew 10:2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
- Mark 2:14 As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
- Mark 3:16 These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
- Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 10:9 The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
- Acts 12:17 Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
- James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.