Parallel Bible results for "acts 1:1-3"

Acts 1:1-3

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1 In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning
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 to heaven, after giving instructions 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 After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing 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.
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