Luke 1:3
it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,
Young's Literal Translation
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In Context
2as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, —
4that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.
Cross References
Psalms 50:21These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.
Luke 1:1Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
Acts 11:4And Peter having begun, did expound to them in order saying,
Acts 15:25it seemed good to us, having come together with one accord, chosen men to send unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul —
Acts 23:26'Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, hail:
Acts 26:25and he saith, 'I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness the sayings I speak forth;
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 →