1 I produced the former account, O Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
2 until the day he was taken up, after he had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,
3 to whom he also presented himself alive after he suffered, with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
4 And while he was with them, he commanded them, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what was promised by the Father, which you heard about from me.
5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 So when they had come together, they began asking him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
7 But he said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority.