Luke 1:3

it seemed good to me also, having thoroughly traced them all from the very first, to write an account of them in order to thee,

1770 John Worsley NT

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

2as they delivered them to us, who were from the beginning eye-witnesses of them, and ministers of the word;

4most excellent Theophilus, that thou mayst know the certainty of the things wherein thou hast been instructed.

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Cross References

Luke 1:1Whereas many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the things, which have been fully certified among us;

Acts 11:4But Peter began and laid the matter in order before them,

Acts 15:25it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you, with our beloved brethren Barnabas and Paul,

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

Acts 26:25But he replied, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but I speak the words of truth and of a sound mind.

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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