Luke 1:4

that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.

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In The King James Version

That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

In Context

3it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, most noble Theophilus,

5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth;

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Cross References

Acts 18:25this one was instructed in the way of the LORD, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the LORD, knowing only the immersion of John;

1 Corinthians 14:19but I wish to speak five words in an assembly through my understanding, that I also may instruct others, rather than myriads of words in an [unknown] tongue.

2 Peter 1:15And I will also be diligent [to ensure] that you always have a remembrance to make of these things after my departure.

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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