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Acts 1:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 1 The first account, O The·ophʹi·lus, I composed about all the things Jesus started to do and to teach+

Acts 1:1

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 1 Τὸν The μὲν indeed πρῶτον first λόγον word ἐποιησάμην I made περὶ about πάντων, all (things), ὦ O Θεόφιλε, Theophilus, ὧν of which ἤρξατο started Ἰησοῦς Jesus ποιεῖν to be doing τε and καὶ also διδάσκειν to be teaching

Acts 1:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 1 The first account, O The·ophʹi·lus,+ I composed about all the things Jesus started both to do and to teach,+

Acts 1:1

The Bible in Living English
- 1 I made my first relation, Theophilus, about all that Jesus had begun both doing and teaching

Acts 1:1

American Standard Version
- 1 The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

Acts 1:1

The Emphasized Bible
- 1 The first narrative indeed made I concerning all things, O Theophilus, which Jesus began both to do and teach,—

Acts 1:1

King James Version
- 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 1:1
  
  The first account: Luke here refers to his Gospel account of Jesus’ life. In his Gospel account, Luke focused on “all the things Jesus started to do and to teach.” In the book of Acts, Luke picks up where he left off and records what Jesus’ followers said and did. The accounts are similar in style and wording, and both are addressed to Theophilus. Whether Theophilus was a disciple of Christ is not stated explicitly. (See study note on Lu 1:3.) Luke begins the book of Acts by summarizing many of the events recorded at the end of his Gospel, clearly indicating that this second account is a continuation of the first. In this summary, however, Luke uses somewhat different wording and provides extra details.—Compare Lu 24:49 with Ac 1:1-12.
  
  Theophilus: Both Luke’s Gospel and Acts of Apostles are addressed to this man. At Lu 1:3, his name is preceded by the title “most excellent.”—For more information on the use of this expression and the background of Theophilus, see study note on Lu 1:3.