Luke 1:3
it seemed good to me also accurately, from the very beginning, to write them to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,
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In Context
2just as they reported them to us, who were from beginning eye- witnesses and ministers of the word,
4so that you may know the certainty of the story which you have been taught by the word of mouth.
Cross References
Luke 1:1Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,
Acts 11:4Then Peter began and explained the whole matter to them in order, saying.
Acts 15:25"we have unanimously decided to select certain men, and to send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul;
Acts 23:26"Claudius Lysais unto the Most Excellent Governor Felix, greeting.
Acts 26:25"I am not mad, most noble Festus," said Paul,
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 →