Luke 1:3

It seemed good to me also, having diligently attained to all things from the beginning, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

In Context

2According as they have delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word:

4That thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:21these things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face.

Luke 1:1Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration of the things that have been accomplished among us;

Acts 11:4But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying:

Acts 15:25It hath seemed good to us, being assembled together, to choose out men, and to send them unto you, with our well beloved Barnabas and Paul:

Acts 23:26Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting.

Acts 26:25And Paul said: I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth and soberness.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:2-5

Luke We are now entering into the labours of another evangelist; his name Luke, which some take to be a contraction of Lucilius; born at Antioch, so St. Jerome. Some think that he was the only one of all the penmen of the scripture that was not of the seed of Israel. He was a Jewish proselyte, and, as some conjecture, converted to Christianity by the ministry of St. Paul at Antioch; and after his coming into Macedonia ( Acts xvi. 10 ) he was his constant companion. He had employed himself in the study and practice… Read the whole commentary →

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