Acts 1:1 Cross References - AUV

¹ [Dear] Theophilus, in my former letter [i.e., the Gospel of Luke] I wrote to you concerning what all Jesus did and taught since the beginning [of His ministry],

²³ Jesus went all over Galilee teaching in the [Jewish] synagogues and preaching the good news of the [coming, see verse 17] kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people. ²⁴ The news [of what Jesus was doing] spread all over [the country of] Syria and they brought to Him all those who were sick, stricken with various diseases and pains, dominated by evil spirits, and afflicted with seizures and paralysis, and He healed them [all].

⁵ [how] blind people are receiving back their sight, and crippled people are walking [again], and people with infectious skin diseases are being healed, and deaf-mutes are hearing [and speaking (?) again], and people are being raised [from the dead], and poor people are having the good news preached to them.

³ I have thoroughly investigated the entire series of events [myself], I felt it would be good for me also to write you an orderly account of them.

²⁴ After those days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and she stayed in seclusion for five months, saying,

²³ And Jesus was about thirty years old when He began to teach. (It was assumed that) He was the son of Joseph, who was the [legal] son of Heli [Note: A lineage through Jesus’ mother Mary follows:]

²¹ At that very time Jesus was healing many people from diseases, those plagued with serious illnesses and those dominated by evil spirits. He [also] restored sight to many blind people. ²² So, Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard; [how] blind people are receiving back their sight, and crippled people are walking [again], and people with infectious skin diseases are being healed, and deaf-mutes are hearing [and speaking (?) again], and people are being raised [from the dead], and poor people are having the good news preached to them. ²³ The person who does not find an occasion for having doubts about my identity is fortunate indeed.”

¹⁹ And He replied, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus, from Nazareth, who was a prophet speaking powerful words and performing powerful deeds in front of God and all the people.

³² Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good deeds [i.e., miracles], performed through the Father. Which one of them are you stoning me for?” ³³ The Jews answered Him, “We are not stoning you for a good deed, but for your abusive speech [i.e., about God], and because you are claiming to be God, even though you are [only] a man.” ³⁴ Jesus replied to them, “Is it not written in your law [Psa. 82:6], ‘I said, you people are gods’? ³⁵ If God called those people, to whom His message came, “gods” (and Scripture cannot be set aside), ³⁶ how can you people say to Him, whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You are speaking abusively [i.e., about God],’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? He is the One whom the Father set apart [i.e., for His service] and sent into the world. ³⁷ If I am not doing my Father’s deeds [i.e., miracles], do not believe me. ³⁸ But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe me, believe the deeds. Then you will know and continue to know that the Father is in me, and that I am in the Father.”

¹⁹ Meanwhile, the head priest asked Jesus about His disciples and His teaching. [Note: This was probably Annas, the former “head priest” who later sent Jesus to the current head priest, Caiaphas. See verse 24]. ²⁰ Jesus answered him, “I have spoken publicly to the world; I always taught in the synagogues and in the Temple, where all the Jews assemble. I have never said anything in secret. ²¹ Why are you asking me? Ask the people who have heard me about what I said to them. Look, these people know what I said.”

²² "You people of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus from Nazareth was a man whom God [demonstrated] His approval of by powerful deeds, miracles and [supernatural] signs which He accomplished through Jesus in your very presence --- and you all know this!

²¹ [After all], this is what you were called to do, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps. ²² [For] He neither sinned nor used deceitful words. ²³ When He was spoken to with harsh insults, He did not reply in the same way. When He was made to suffer, He did not threaten [His tormentors], but instead entrusted Himself to God, [whom He knew] would make a righteous judgment [in the matter].