Acts 23:26

Letter of Claudius Lysias to Felix

26. the most excellent governor The title "most excellent" is that which is given by St Luke at the beginning of his Gospel to the Theophilus for whom he wrote it. Hence it is probable that Theophilus held some official position, it may be under the Romans in Macedonia, where St Luke remained for some time and where he may probably have written his gospel.

sendeth greeting The Rev. Ver.omits the first word. The original has only the infinitive "to rejoice" which is of course governed by some word indicating a wish, i.e. = "biddeth to rejoice," "wisheth joy."