Act 1:3 | TNotes | STEP | 1:3 he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive: The Gospels describe the evidence for Christ’s resurrection: Jesus’ tomb was empty (Luke 24:3-4 ), his grave clothes were undisturbed (John 20:3-9 ), and many people saw him (see Matt 28 ; Mark 16:1-8 ; Luke 24:1-53 ; John 20:11–21:23 ; 1 Cor 15:3-8 ). Jesus appeared to the apostles in part to overcome their doubt (Matt 28:17 ; Luke 24:17-24 , 38 , 41 ; John 20:27 ; see Mark 16:14 ) • The Kingdom of God was the central theme of Jesus’ teaching (see Acts 1:6-8 ; Matt 4:17 ; Mark 1:14-15 ; Luke 4:43 ).

1:3 ^a he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive: The Gospels describe the evidence for Christ’s resurrection: Jesus’ tomb was empty (Luke 24:3-4 ^b), his grave clothes were undisturbed (John 20:3-9 ^c), and many people saw him (see Matt 28 ^d; Mark 16:1-8 ^e; Luke 24:1-53 ^f; John 20:11–21:23 ^g; 1 Cor 15:3-8 ^h). Jesus appeared to the apostles in part to overcome their doubt (Matt 28:17 ⁱ; Luke 24:17-24 ^j, 38 ^k, 41 ^l; John 20:27 ^m; see Mark 16:14 ⁿ)

• The Kingdom of God was the central theme of Jesus’ teaching (see Acts 1:6-8 ^o; Matt 4:17 ^p; Mark 1:14-15 ^q; Luke 4:43 ^r).