Theophilus in the Bible

Meaning: friend of God

Exact Match

Your Excellency Theophilus: Since so many people have undertaken the task of compiling a narrative of events that have happened among us,

most excellent Theophilus, that thou mayst know the certainty of the things wherein thou hast been instructed.

Thematic Bible



Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to compile a treatise of those things, which are surely known among us, even as they declared them unto us, which from the beginning saw their selves, and were ministers at the doing: I determined also, as soon as I had searched out diligently all things from the beginning, that then I would write unto thee, good Theophilus, read more.
that thou mightest know the certainty of those things, whereof thou art informed.

In the former treatise, Dear friend Theophilus, I have written of all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day in the which he was taken up; after that he, through the holy ghost, had given commandments unto the apostles, which he had chosen:


I determined also, as soon as I had searched out diligently all things from the beginning, that then I would write unto thee, good Theophilus,

In the former treatise, Dear friend Theophilus, I have written of all that Jesus began to do and teach,


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons