KJV King James Version
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
WEB World English Bible
The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
ASV American Standard Version
The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
Surrounding context — Acts 1
1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2 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:
3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
4 And, being assembled together with [them], commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he], ye have heard of me.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὲνG3303 · menon the other handπρῶτονG4413 · prōtosfirstλόγονG3056 · logoswordἐποιησάμηνG4160 · poieōto do/make: doπερὶG4012 · periaboutπάντων,G3956 · pasallὦG5599 · ōoh!Θεόφιλε,G2321 · TheophilosTheophilusὧνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἤρξατοG757 · archōbe firstὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusποιεῖνG4160 · poieōto do/make: doτεG5037 · teand/bothκαὶG2532 · kaiandδιδάσκεινG1321 · didaskōto teach
Cross-references
Luke 1:3It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,Luke 24:19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:Matthew 4:23-24And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.Luke 3:23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was [the son] of Heli,Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.Luke 7:21-23And in that same hour he cured many of [their] infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many [that were] blind he gave sight.1 Peter 2:21-23For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:John 10:32-38Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?John 18:19-21The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.Acts 2:22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:Luke 1:24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
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