Luke 1:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 1:3

Dedication to Theophilus

1 Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those ^athings which have been fulfilled among us,

2 just as those who ^afrom the beginning were ^beyewitnesses and ministers of the word ^cdelivered them to us,

3 it seemed good to me also, having¹ had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, ^amost excellent Theophilus,

4 ^athat you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.

John’s Birth Announced to Zacharias

5 There was ^ain the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, ^bof the division of ^cAbijah. His ^dwife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Verse Comparison: Luke 1:3

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American Standard Version
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;

Amplified® Bible
It seemed good {and} desirable to me, [and so I have determined] also after having searched out diligently {and} followed all things closely {and} traced accurately the course from the highest to the minutest detail from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Contemporary English Version
So I made a careful study of everything and then decided to write and tell you exactly what took place. Honorable Theophilus,

Darby English Version
it has seemed good to *me* also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,

Good News Bible
And so, Your Excellency, because I have carefully studied all these matters from their beginning, I thought it would be good to write an orderly account for you.

International Standard Version
I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

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,

New American Standard Bible
it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write {it} out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus;

New International Version
Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

New King James Version
it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus;

Young's Literal Translation
it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

New English Translation
So¹ it seemed good to me as well,² because I have followed³ all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account⁴ for you, most excellent Theophilus,

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