Acts 1:3 (DRB)

Passage

To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God.

Nearby Context

Acts 1:1 The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach,

Acts 1:2 Until the day on which, giving commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up.

Acts 1:3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion, by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God.

Acts 1:4 And eating together with them, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard (saith he) by my mouth.

Acts 1:5 For John indeed baptized with water: but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shewed", "himself", "alive", "after", "passion", "proofs", "forty", and "days". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shewed" and "himself", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Until the day on which giving commandments..." into verse 4's "And eating together with them he commanded...", so "shewed" and "himself" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shewed" and "himself" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.