“Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:”
Until the day he was taken up, after giving commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen — Jesus' resurrected teaching is Spirit-directed, establishing the pattern for the post-resurrection church. The apostles are chosen not by their merit but by Jesus' sovereign selection, continuing the pattern from the Gospel. The focus on commands through the Spirit prefigures the entire book's emphasis on Spirit-directed proclamation.
Church Fathers on Acts 1:2
Until the day in which He was taken up, after that He, through the Holy Spirit, had given commandments unto the Apostles whom He had chosen. After He had given commandments through the Spirit Acts 1:2; i.e. they were spiritual words that He spoke unto them, nothing human; either this is the meaning, or, that it was by the Spirit that He gave them commandments. Do you observe in what low terms he still speaks of Christ, as in fact Christ had spoken of Himself? But if I by the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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