Acts 1:1-5 Comparing Bibles without Verses Reader's Digest III, J. B. Phillips, KJV Simon & Schuster 1936
Acts 1:1-5 Reader's Digest III IN THE FIRST book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach,
until the day when he was taken up,
after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
He presented himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing and speaking to them during forty days. And while staying with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father.
"John baptized with water," he said, "but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 1:1-5 J. B. Phillips My DEAR THEOPHILUS, In my first book I gave you some account of all that Jesus began to do and teach until the time of his ascension.
Before he ascended he gave his instructions, through the Holy Spirit,
to the messengers of his choice.
For after his suffering he showed himself alive to them in many convincing ways,
and appeared to them repeatedly over a period of forty days talking with them about the affairs of the kingdom of God.
The Ascension
Acts 1:1-5 KJV Simon & Schuster 1936 THE FORMER TREATISE have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
until the day in which he was taken up,
after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
to whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of these things pertaining to the kingdom of God: and, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, "Ye have heard of me.
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost: not many days hence."