Luke hoped that his Gospel account would enable Theophilus to “know fully the certainty of the things that [he had] been taught orally. ” ​ — Luke 1: 4.
Luukas lootis, et tema evangeeliumi ülestähendus aitab Teofilosel õppida „tundma nende asjade kindlat tõde, mida sulle [Teofilosele] on õpetatud ”.