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NASB					Luke 1:3 it seemed¹³⁸⁰ fitting¹³⁸⁰ for me as well²⁵³², ^Ahaving ¹investigated³⁸⁷⁷ everything³⁹⁵⁶ carefully¹⁹⁹ from the beginning⁵⁰⁹, to write¹¹²⁵ it out for you ^Bin consecutive²⁵¹⁷ order²⁵¹⁷, ^Cmost²⁹⁰³ excellent²⁹⁰³ ^DTheophilus²³²¹;
AMPLIFIED 2015					Luke 1:3 it seemed fitting for ¹me as well, [and so I have decided] after having carefully searched out and investigated all the events accurately, from the very beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus; [Acts 1:1]

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Luke may have been a Gentile. If so, he is the only Gentile author whose work is included in the NT. In addition to The Gospel of Luke, he wrote The Acts of the Apostles, and is thought by some scholars to have been the author of The Letter to the Hebrews.

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1 Tim 4:6 ¶ In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.

Acts 11:4 But Peter began speaking and proceeded to explain to them in orderly sequence, saying,

Acts 23:26 "Claudius ¶ Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings.

Acts 1:1 The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach,

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199

akribôs; adv. from 198a; with exactness:--accurately(1), careful*(1), carefully(2), full well(1), more accurately(1), more exact(1), more thorough investigation(1), more thoroughly(1).

509

anôthen; from 507; from above:--above(5), again(2), all over(1), beginning(1), long time(1), top(2).

1125

graphô; a prim. vb.; to write:--read(1), sent this letter(1), write(37), writes(1), writing(14), written(117), wrote(20).

1380

dokeô; from dokos (opinion); to have an opinion, to seem:--deem(1), expect(1), has a mind(1), inclined(1), recognized(1), regarded(1), reputation(3), reputed(1), seem(3), seemed best(1), seemed fitting(1), seemed good(4), seems(3), suppose(5), supposed(2), supposes(1), supposing(4), think(18), thinking(1), thinks(6), thought(4).

2321

Theophilos; from 2316 and 5384; "friend of God," Theophilus, the addressee of Luke and Acts:--Theophilus(2).

2517

kathexês; from 2596 and 1836; successively:--afterwards*(1), consecutive order(1), orderly sequence(1), successively(1), successors onward(1).

2532

kai; a prim. conjunc.; and, even, also:--accompanied(1), actually(2), after(2), again(1), again*(1), along(4), also(535), although(1), although*(1), besides*(1), both(37), both*(1), certainly(1), continue(1), either(2), else(1), even(132), forty-six*(1), if(1), including(1), indeed(20), indeed*(2), just(3), likewise(1), more*(2), moving about freely*(1), nor(4), now(2), only(2), only*(1), or(11), same(1), so(30), than(2), than*(4), then(105), though(1), though*(6), together(1), too(34), until(1), very(3), well(13), when(7), whether(1), while(1), whose*(1), without*(4), yet(9).

2903

kratistos; superl. from kratus (strong); strongest, noblest:--most excellent(4).

3877

parakoloutheô; from 3844 and 190; to follow closely, to investigate:--accompany(1), followed(1), following(1), investigated(1).

3956

pas; a prim. word; all, every:--all(731), all the things(7), all...things(1), all kinds(1), all men(14), all people(4), all respects(3), all things(126), all*(1), always*(3), any(16), any at all(1), anyone(3), anything(3), anything*(1), continually*(6), entire(4), every(128), every form(1), every kind(9), every respect(1), every way(2), everyone(71), everyone's(1), everyone*(1), everything(45), forever*(1), full(2), great(2), no*(15), none*(1), nothing(1), nothing*(1), one(4), perfectly(1), quite(1), whatever(3), whatever*(1), whoever(7), whole(18).

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