Luke 1:3

¹ Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

² Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

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,

⁴ That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

⁵ There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
KJV: 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,
WEB: it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
ASV: it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;
DARBY: it has seemed good to *me* also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,
BLB: it seemed good also to me, having followed closely from the first all things carefully, to write in consecutive order to you, most excellent Theophilus,

ÅB: så har også jeg foresatt meg, etter at jeg nøye har gransket alt sammen fra først av, å nedskrive det i sammenheng for deg, gjæveste Teofilus,
OTB: Derfor, etter å ha undersøkt alt nøye fra begynnelsen av, fant jeg det også passende å skrive en ordnet beretning for deg, mest utmerkede Theofilus,
B1930: så har også jeg foresatt mig, efterat jeg nøie har gransket alt sammen fra først av, å nedskrive det i sammenheng for dig, gjæveste Teofilus,

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Original text and word study

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The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
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And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
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Acts 11:4
But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
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Acts 15:19
Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
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Acts 24:3
We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
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Acts 23:26
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Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
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