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NASB | Acts 1:1 The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 1:1 The first account I made, Theophilus, was [a continuous report] about all the things that Jesus began to do and to teach [Luke 1:1-4] |
Subject: Was theophilus a minister |
Bible Note: Dear Simchat Torah, not meaning to play the pedant with you, gentle sir, but I would point out that Luke, to whom tradition ascribes authorship of both the third Gospel and Acts, was not an apostle if we take 'apostle' to mean the original twelve plus the later additions of Matthias and Paul. --Hank |