Acts 1:13

<p align="center"> </p> <a></a> Friday, 8 October 2021 <p> </p> <p>And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James. Acts 1:13</p> <p> </p> <p>The words now are dependent on what was said in the previous verse. The apostles returned to Jerusalem. Upon their return, Luke next says, “And when they had entered.” This is referring to Jerusalem the city. It is upon entering it that, “they went up into the upper room.”</p> <p> </p> <p>The KJV incorrectly states “an upper room.” The use of the article defines this as a room set aside for them that they specifically used in order to meet. The Greek word is huperóon. It signifies the upper part of the house. This word is only found in Acts where it is used four times – Acts 1:13, 9:37, 9:39, 20:8. From the uses, it can be determined that such a room was set aside for gatherings. They may be for meetings, parties, funerals, and so on.</p> <p> </p> <p>In Luke 24, it says –</p> <p> </p> <p>“And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.” Luke 24:52, 53</p> <p> </p> <p>Because of this, some take this as being an upper room of the temple. It is then assumed that this is where the events of Acts 2:1 take place –</p> <p> </p> <p>“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”</p> <p> </p> <p>This connection is not necessary. The wording of Luke 24:53 simply means that they went to the temple to worship often, not that they were living there. What occurs in Acts 2 is certainly at the temple though. There is a place where they met as a group, and the temple is where they went to worship. The two are probably distinct thoughts.</p> <p> </p> <p>It is in this room “where they were staying.” Again, the older KJV incorrectly says “where abode.” Rather, it i