Verse 1

Acts 1:1

Bible in Basic English

1 I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Yashua (Jesus) did, and of his teaching from the first,

Original Language Text

greek

Τὸν μὲν πρῶτον λόγον ἐποιησάμην περὶ πάντων, ὦ Θεόφιλε, ὧν ἤρξατο ⸀ὁ Ἰησοῦς ποιεῖν τε καὶ διδάσκειν

English Translation

I have made the first account about all that Jesus began to do and teach, O Theophilus.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Yashua (Jesus) did, and of hi...

2 Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit,... Focus ↗

3 And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by... Focus ↗

4 And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to... Focus ↗

5 For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a litt... Focus ↗

6 So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to... Focus ↗

7 And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which t... Focus ↗

8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerus... Focus ↗

9 And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their vie... Focus ↗

10 And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothi... Focus ↗

11 And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Yashua (Jesus), who was taken f... Focus ↗

12 Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath... Focus ↗

13 And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; Peter and John and James a... Focus ↗

14 And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Yash... Focus ↗

15 And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them),... Focus ↗

16 My brothers, the word of God (Elohim) had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said befo... Focus ↗

17 For he was numbered among us, and had his part in our work. Focus ↗

18 (Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, c... Focus ↗

19 And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was name... Focus ↗

20 For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let... Focus ↗

21 For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Yashua (Jesus) went i... Focus ↗

22 Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of... Focus ↗

23 And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias. Focus ↗

24 And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of... Focus ↗

25 To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he... Focus ↗

26 And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbe... Focus ↗

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