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Theophilus

Lover of God, a Christian, probably a Roman, to whom Luke dedicated both his Gospel (Luke 1:3) and the Acts of the Apostles (1:1). Nothing beyond this is known of him. From the fact that Luke applies to him the title “most excellent”, the same title Paul uses in addressing Felix (Acts 23:26; 24:3) and Festus (26:25), it has been concluded that Theophilus was a person of rank, perhaps a Roman officer.

Male

Recorded scripture occurrences (2)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

LUK 1:3: RV LUK 1:3 · LV LUK 1:3 · Read together LUK 1:3

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OET-RV LUK 1:3

3 So since we had followed all these events so carefully, it seemed like a good idea to write this account for you, honoured Theofilos,

OET-LV LUK 1:3

3 it _supposed to _also _me having _followed originally with _all things exactly, to _write to _you consecutively, most _excellent Theofilos,

ACT 1:1: RV ACT 1:1 · LV ACT 1:1 · Read together ACT 1:1

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OET-RV ACT 1:1

1 Dear Theofilos, I wrote my first account about all the things that Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) began to do and to teach

OET-LV ACT 1:1

1 Indeed the first account I _made concerning all things, Oh Theofilos, of _which Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) began both to _be _doing and to _be _teaching,

LUK: all 1 recorded references

LUK 1:3: RV LUK 1:3 · LV LUK 1:3 · Read together LUK 1:3

ACT: all 1 recorded references

ACT 1:1: RV ACT 1:1 · LV ACT 1:1 · Read together ACT 1:1

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LUK: 2 tagged passages

LUK 1:3: σοί · Θεόφιλε

LUK 1:4: ἐπιγνῷς · κατηχήθης

ACT: 1 tagged passages

ACT 1:1: Θεόφιλε

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