Luke 1:1

Luke 1:1 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.

Context of 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, 2Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3It 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 1:1 word by word

Ἐπειδήπερ πολλοὶ ἐπεχείρησαν ἀνατάξασθαι διήγησιν περὶ τῶν πεπληροφορημένων ἐν ἡμῖν πραγμάτων,Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forasmuchἐπειδήπερepeidēper · sinceG1895
• as manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• have taken in handἐπιχειρέωepicheireō · to attemptG2021
• to set forth in orderἀνατάσσωanatassomai · to compileG392
• a declarationδιήγησιςdiēgesis · narrativeG1335
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• those thingsπρᾶγμαpragma · thingG4229
• which are most surely believedπληροφορέωplērophoreō · to fulfillG4135
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Luke 1:1

• John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
• Acts 1:1The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
• 1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
• 2 Peter 1:16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

Commentaries on Luke 1:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Many have taken in hand - Great and remarkable characters have always many biographers. So it appears it was with our Lord: but as most of these accounts were inaccurate, recording as facts things which had not happened; and through ignorance or design mistaking others, especially in the place where St. Luke wrote; it seemed good to the Holy Spirit to inspire this holy man with the most correct knowledge of the whole history of our Lord's birth…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Forasmuch as many - It has been doubted who are referred to here by the word “many.” It seems clear that it could not be the other evangelists, for the gospel by “John” was not yet written, and the word “many” denotes clearly more than “two.” Besides, it is said that they undertook to record what the “eye-witnesses” had delivered to them, so that the writers did not pretend to be eye-witnesses themselves. It is clear, therefore, that other writings are…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This evangelist is generally supposed to have been a physician, and a companion of the apostle Paul. The style of his writings, and his acquaintance with the Jewish rites and usages, sufficiently show that he was a Jew, while his knowledge of the Greek language and his name, speak his Gentile origin. He is first mentioned Ac 16:10, 11, as with Paul at Troas, whence he attended him to Jerusalem, and was with him in his voyage, and in his imprisonment at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Many people had already begun to write accounts of Jesus’s life. Luke was not the first to write this history. Most scholars think Luke used the Gospel of Mark and other written and spoken sources. fulfilled: This word can mean "finished" or "completed," but Luke is referring to Jesus making Old Testament promises come true (4:21; 24:44).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1The writer of this Gospel is universally allowed to have been Lucas (an abbreviated form of Lucanus, as Silas of Silvanus), though he is not expressly named either in the Gospel or in the Acts. From Col 4:14 we learn that he was a "physician"; and by comparing that verse with Col 4:10, 11--in which the apostle enumerates all those of the circumcision who were then with him, but does not mention Luke, though he immediately afterwards sends a salutation…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:1

• 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