Acts 1:1

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Acts 1:1

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Former

Luke 1:24

O theophilus

Luke 1:3

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Bible References

Former

After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and for five months she concealed herself.

O theophilus

and inasmuch as I have gone carefully over them all myself from the very beginning, I have decided, O Theophilus, to write them out in order for your excellency,

Of

Men of Israel, listen to my words. Jesus the Nazarene, a man accredited to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs which God performed by him among you (as you yourselves know),

Then he made a tour through the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing all the sickness and disease of the people.

the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, and the dead are raised.

Jesus at that moment was healing many people of diseases and complaints and evil spirits; he also bestowed sight on many blind folk.

"What is that?" he said to them. They replied, "All about Jesus of Nazaret! To God and all the people he was a prophet strong in action and utterance,

Jesus replied, "I have let you see many a good deed of God; for which of them do you mean to stone me?"

Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

It is your vocation; for when Christ suffered for you, he left you an example, and you must follow his footsteps.