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



Whereas many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the things, which have been fully certified among us; as they delivered them to us, who were from the beginning eye-witnesses of them, and ministers of the word; it seemed good to me also, having thoroughly traced them all from the very first, to write an account of them in order to thee, read more.
most excellent Theophilus, that thou mayst know the certainty of the things wherein thou hast been instructed.

The former treatise, O Theophilus, I made concerning all that Jesus undertook both to do and to teach; till the day in which He was taken up, after He had by the holy Spirit given instructions to the apostles whom He had chosen:


it seemed good to me also, having thoroughly traced them all from the very first, to write an account of them in order to thee,

The former treatise, O Theophilus, I made concerning all that Jesus undertook both to do and to teach;


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons