Luke 1:4

Luke 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
• New International Version (NIV)so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.

Context of Luke 1:4

2They received their information from those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of God’s word from the beginning, and they passed it on to us. 3I, too, have followed everything closely from the beginning. So I thought it would be a good idea to write an orderly account for Your Excellency, Theophilus. In this way you will know that what you’ve been told is true. 5When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division of priests named after Abijah. Zechariah’s wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron. 6Zechariah and Elizabeth had God’s approval. They followed all the Lord’s commands and regulations perfectly.

Luke 1:4 word by word

ἵνα ἐπιγνῷς περὶ ὧν κατηχήθης λόγων τὴν ἀσφάλειαν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• thou mightest knowἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
• the certaintyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the certaintyἀσφάλειαasphaleia · securityG803
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• those thingsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• whereinὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou hast been instructedκατηχέωkatēcheō · to instructG2727

Cross-references for Luke 1:4

• John 20:31But these miracles have been written so that you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and so that you will have life by believing in him.
• 2 Peter 1:15So I will make every effort to see that you remember these things after I die.

Commentaries on Luke 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Wherein thou hast been instructed - - In which thou hast been catechized. It appears that Theophilus had already received the first elements of the Christian doctrine, but had not as yet been completely grounded in them. That he might know the certainty of the things in which he had been thus catechized, by having all the facts and their proofs brought before him in order, the evangelist sent him this faithful and Divinely inspired narrative. Those who…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The certainty - Have full evidence or proof of. Been instructed - By the preachers of the gospel. The original word is the one from which is derived our word “catechism - been catechized;” but it does not denote here the “manner” in which the instruction was imparted, as it does with us, but simply the fact that he had been taught those things.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Luke begins his Gospel with a formal introduction written in the style of skilled Greek writers of his time. These first four verses use a careful and formal style. They are among the best-written Greek in the New Testament.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. that thou mightest know--"know thoroughly." hast been instructed--orally instructed--literally, "catechized" or "catechetically taught," at first as a catechumen or candidate for Christian baptism.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:4

• Epistles
• Luke
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Acts of the Apostles
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Luke, Gospel according to
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness
• Salutation

Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings