Luke 1:1 Parallel Translations

Many have attempted to write about what had taken place among us.(GOD'S WORD®)

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

ASV:

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

BBE:

As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,

DBY:

Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,

ERV:

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

WEY:

Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us

WBS:

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

WEB:

Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

YLT:

Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

Luke 1:1 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 4:21 and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.

Romans 14:5 One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind.

Colossians 2:2 that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 1:5 for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion's mouth.

Hebrews 6:11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:1 Forasmuch as {1} many have {a} taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
(1) Luke commends the witnesses that saw this present account.
(a) Many took it in hand, but did not perform: Luke wrote his gospel before Matthew and Mark.

PNT:

1:1 The Birth of John
SUMMARY OF LUKE 1:
Preface. The Announcement to Mary. The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth. The Prophecies of Mary and Elisabeth. The Birth of John. The Prophecy of Zacharias. The Child in the Deserts.
Forasmuch as many. Lu 1:1-4 are an introduction. They explain that already many narratives of Christ had been written, that these were by eye witnesses and ministers of the word, that Luke had made a careful examination of all these sources of information, and thought it good, having traced all things accurately from the first, to write them out in order (Lu 1:3). We thus learn that at least as early as twenty-seven years after the death of Christ (see Introduction to Luke) many histories of eye witnesses and ministers had already written, of which only two, Matthew and Mark, have come down to us.

WES:

1:1-2 This short, weighty, artless, candid dedication, belongs to the Acts, as well as the Gospel of St. Luke. Many have undertaken - He does not mean St. Matthew or Mark; and St. John did not write so early. For these were eye witnesses themselves and ministers of the word.

MHC:

1:1-4. Luke will not write of things about which Christians may safely differ from one another, and hesitate within themselves; but the things which are, and ought to be surely believed. The doctrine of Christ is what the wisest and best of men have ventured their souls upon with confidence and satisfaction. And the great events whereon our hopes depend, have been recorded by those who were from the beginning eye-witnesses and ministers of the word, and who were perfected in their understanding of them through Divine inspiration.

CONC:

Accomplished Account Assurance Assured Attempted Attempts Believed Compile Declaration Draw Events Facts Forasmuch Forth Fulfilled Full Fully Inasmuch Matters Narration Narrative Order Received Relation Seeing Surely Undertaken

Accomplished Account Assurance Attempted Attempts Believed Declaration Draw Events Facts Forasmuch Forth Fulfilled Full Hand Matters Narrative Order Received Relation Surely Together Undertaken

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