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Acts 1:1-7

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1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me;
4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
5 For John baptized withwater, but in a few days you will be baptized withthe Holy Spirit.”
6 So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
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