it seemed fittingfor me as well,having investigatedeverythingcarefullyfrom the beginning,to write[it] out for you in consecutive order,most excellentTheophilus;
Many,O LORDmy God,are the wonderswhich You have done,And Your thoughtstowardus; Thereis noneto comparewith You. If I would declareand speakof them, They would be toonumerousto count.
"Thesethingsyou have doneand I keptsilence;You thoughtthat I was just likeyou; I will reproveyou and state[the case] in orderbefore your eyes.
To make you knowthe certaintyof the wordsof truthThat you may correctlyanswerhim who sentyou?
In additionto beinga wiseman,the Preacheralsotaughtthe peopleknowledge;and he pondered,searchedout and arrangedmanyproverbs.
Inasmuchas manyhave undertakento compilean accountof the thingsaccomplishedamongus,
The firstaccountI composed,Theophilus,aboutallthat Jesusbeganto doand teach,
But Peterbegan[speaking] and [proceeded] to explainto them in orderly sequence,saying,
"Thereforeit is my judgmentthat we do not troublethosewho are turningto Godfrom amongthe Gentiles,
it seemed goodto us, having becomeof one mind,to selectmento sendto you with our belovedBarnabasand Paul,
"For it seemed goodto the HolySpiritand to us to layupon you nogreaterburdenthantheseessentials:
And having spentsometime[there], he leftand passedsuccessivelythroughthe Galatianregionand Phrygia,strengtheningallthe disciples.
"ClaudiusLysias,to the most excellentgovernorFelix,greetings.
we acknowledge[this] in every wayand everywhere,most excellentFelix,with allthankfulness.
But Paulsaid,"I am not out of my mind,most excellentFestus,but I utterwordsof sobertruth.
But concerningApollosour brother,I encouragedhim greatlyto cometo you with the brethren;and it was not at all[his] desireto comenow,but he will comewhenhe has opportunity.
But in my opinionshe is happierifshe remainsas she is; and I thinkthat I alsohavethe Spiritof God.
In pointingout these thingsto the brethren,you will be a goodservantof ChristJesus,[constantly] nourishedon the wordsof the faithand of the sounddoctrinewhichyou have been following.
