Acts 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

Nearby Context

Acts 1:1 The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

Acts 1:2 till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

Acts 1:3 to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "till the day in which having given...", so "all things" and "former" 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 "all things" and "former" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.