Luke 1:3 — Bible Verse (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,”

Luke 1:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 1:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 1:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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;”

Luke 1:3 — World English Bible

Luke 1:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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; ”

Luke 1:3 — American Standard Version

Luke 1:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,”

Luke 1:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 1:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“it has seemed good to me also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus, ”

Luke 1:3 — Darby Translation

Luke 1:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“It seemed good also to me (most noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out perfectly all things from the beginning, to write vnto thee thereof from point to point,”

Luke 1:3 — Geneva Bible

Luke 1:3 in Context — 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,

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

3 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 Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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What Does Luke 1:3 Mean?

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