unfoldingWord_en_tn/act/01/01.md

## The former book I wrote ##

The former book is the Gospel of Luke.

## O Theophilus ##

Luke wrote this book to a man named Theophilus. The word “O” is used because Luke was addressing him. Some translations follow their own culture's way of addressing a letter and write "Dear Theophilus" at the beginning of the sentence. Theophilus means "friend of God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## until the day that he was received up ##

This refers to Jesus' ascension into heaven.

## command through the Holy Spirit ##

The Holy Spirit led Jesus to instruct his apostles on certain things.

## after his suffering ##

This refers to Jesus' suffering and death on the cross.

## appearing to many others ##

Jesus appeared to many of his disciples beyond the original 12 apostles.
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## The former book I wrote ##`

			`The former book is the Gospel of Luke.`

			`## O Theophilus ##`

			`Luke wrote this book to a man named Theophilus. The word “O” is used because Luke was addressing him. Some translations follow their own culture's way of addressing a letter and write "Dear Theophilus" at the beginning of the sentence. Theophilus means "friend of God." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`

			`## until the day that he was received up ##`

			`This refers to Jesus' ascension into heaven.`

			`## command through the Holy Spirit ##`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`The Holy Spirit led Jesus to instruct his apostles on certain things.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`## after his suffering ##`

			`This refers to Jesus' suffering and death on the cross.`

			`## appearing to many others ##`

			`Jesus appeared to many of his disciples beyond the original 12 apostles.`