Acts 1:1 (GNV)

Passage

I have made the former treatise, O Theophilus, of al that Jesus began to doe and teach,

Nearby Context

Acts 1:1 I have made the former treatise, O Theophilus, of al that Jesus began to doe and teach,

Acts 1:2 Vntill the day that hee was taken vp, after that hee through the holy Ghost, had giuen commandements vnto the Apostles, whome hee had chosen:

Acts 1:3 To whome also he presented himselfe aliue after that he had suffered, by many infallible tokens, being seene of them by the space of fourtie daies, and speaking of those thinges which appertaine to the kingdome of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "former", "treatise", "theophilus", "jesus", "began", and "teach". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "former" and "treatise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Vntill the day that hee was taken...", so "former" and "treatise" should be read forward into that movement. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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