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The Promise of the Holy Spirit

The first account, O (A)Theophilus, I [a]composed, about all that Jesus (B)began to do and teach, until the day when He (C)was taken up to heaven, after He (D)had [b]by the Holy Spirit given orders to (E)the apostles whom He had (F)chosen, to whom (G)He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over forty days and speaking about (H)the things concerning the kingdom of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:1 Lit made
  2. Acts 1:2 Or through

Prologue

The former account I made, O (A)Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, (B)until the day in which [a]He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit (C)had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, (D)to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many [b]infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:2 He ascended into heaven.
  2. Acts 1:3 unmistakable