2 Peter 1:15; 2 Peter 1:16; John 20:31
The certainty - Have full evidence or proof of. Been instructed - By the preachers of the gospel. The original word is the one from which is...
That thou mightest (e) know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. (e) Have fuller knowledge of those things which you kn...
Preface. The writer, influenced by the attempts of others to record the primitive tradition of Christianity as it was handed down by the first gene...
That . in order that. mightest know . get to have full knowledge. Greek. epiginosko.) App-132. Not the same word as in verses: Luke 1:18 ; Luk...
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. Wherein thou hast been instructed - Κατηχηθης - In which th...
Wherein thou hast been instructed.— Κατηχηθης, the original word, expresses with great accuracy the instructions given to those whowere training up...
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. That thou mightest know - [`know thoroughly' epi...
Birth of John. The Annunciation 1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a classical custom, and by following it St. Luk...
Instructed ] lit. 'catechised,' i.e. taught by means of question and answer. At a very early period, probably in the apostolic age, candidates for b...
Wherein thou hast been instructed. — The verb used is that from which are formed the words “catechise,” “catechumen.” &c., and implies oral tea...
Chapter 1 THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL. THE four walls and the twelve gates of the Seer looked in different directions, but together they guarded, a...
the Beginning of the Good News Luke 1:1-12 The opening verses are very explicit. They are answer enough to those who question the story of our...
(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 the...
That thou mightest know the certainty ,.... The end the evangelist had in writing this Gospel, and sending it to Theophilus, was, that he might be m...
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. Ver. 4. Wherein thou hast been instructed ] Which thou...
It seemed good to me also That is, I have judged it to be my duty; Luke, doubtless, was moved by the Holy Ghost to write his history, as he was als...
LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER (vs.1-4) Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving exact information in thi...
The Evangelist's Preface. 1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in...
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Introduction (1:1-4). In approaching this introduction we should recognise that it conforms with literary practise in the world of Luke's day. Jo...
‘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, th...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 1:1 . Many .—St. Luke cannot here refer exclusively to the works of the other evangelists. He alludes to narratives drawn up...
Luke 1:3-4 Scripture and the Authority of the Church. I. St. Luke tells Theophilus that it seemed good to him to write in order an account of our...
Luke 1:1 . Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things, which within a short compass of years have be...
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand St. Luke’s preface These four verses arc a preface, and a very valuable preface, because they are a declar...
EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever b...
The Preface to the Gospel. Luke 1:1-4
that thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed. Inasmuch as, since, seeing as is well known: the strong p...
The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats...
The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, w...
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.