Luke 1:3

it seemed right to me also, having obtained accurate knowledge of all things from above, to write to thee in regular order, most excellent Theophilus,

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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

2exactly as they delivered them to us, who were eve witnesses from the first, and ministers of the word;

4to the intent that thou mayest clearly know the certainty of those matters, concerning which thou hast been instructed.

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Cross References

Luke 1:1SINCE many have attempted to compose a narrative of facts, confirmed to us by the fullest evidence:

Acts 11:4Then Peter taking up the matter from the beginning, explained it to them regularly, saying,

Acts 15:25it hath seemed fit to us, assembled unanimously, to send unto you select men with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Acts 23:26Claudius Lysias to his excellence the governor Felix, greeting.

Acts 26:25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but utter words of truth and sobriety.

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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