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NASB | Luke 1:3 it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 1:3 it seemed fitting for me 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] |
Subject: the first account written to the ophilus |
Bible Note: Taleb, I thank God you have decades of knowledge and experience to share with us. I thought Theophilus was a greeting similar to "Dear Reader", but making the distinction of "Friend of God". True, Luke was a Gentile, but he was also active in the mission field in Paul's time. Paul mentions him in two places, Colossians 4.14, (Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.), and 2 Timothy 4:11 (Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.). Maybe, like it suggests in James, Luke was an effective missionary because he used his medical vocation and ministered to people's human needs to create opportunities for enlarging the kingdom. Since it was many years between Jesus's life, death and resurrection, God placed a man of letters in the Church to "write an orderly account for you (and us all), most excellent Theophilus." Jacoba |