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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Inasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a narration concerning the things having been accomplished among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Since [as is well known] many have undertaken to compile an orderly account of the things which have been fulfilled among us [by God],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Many have attempted to write about what had taken place among us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Dear Theophilus: Many people have done their best to write a report of the things that have taken place among us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Since many people have attempted to write an orderly account of the events that have transpired among us, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many have undertaken to compose an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Seeing that many took in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Inasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a narration concerning the things having been accomplished among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Since many have undertaken to arrange the narration concerning things rendered perfectly certain among us,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration of the things that have been accomplished among us; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Since, indeed, many have attempted to set in order a narrative of the things that have been completed among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />SINCE many have desired to have in writing the story of those works, with which we are familiar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Because many were willing to write an account of those events of which we are persuaded,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />SINCE many have undertaken to compose a history of the things that are fully believed among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Inasmuch as many took it in hand to present a history concerning these things which have been fulfilled among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />SINCE many have attempted to compose a narrative of facts, confirmed to us by the fullest evidence:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Whereas several have undertaken to draw up a narrative of those transactions, which pass'd among us;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Forasmuch as many took in hand to arrange in order a narrative concerning the facts that have been fully confirmed among us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><bld>Whereas</bld> many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the things, which have been fully certified among us;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/1-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Dedication to Theophilus</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1895.htm" title="1895: Epeidēper (Conj) -- Since, forasmuch as. From epeide and per; since indeed."></a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polloi (Adj-NMP) -- Much, many; often. ">Many</a> <a href="/greek/2021.htm" title="2021: epecheirēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- To take in hand, attempt. From epi and cheir; to put the hand upon, i.e. Undertake.">have undertaken</a> <a href="/greek/392.htm" title="392: anataxasthai (V-ANM) -- From ana and the middle voice of tasso; to arrange.">to compose</a> <a href="/greek/1335.htm" title="1335: diēgēsin (N-AFS) -- A narrative. From diegeomai; a recital.">an account</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4229.htm" title="4229: pragmatōn (N-GNP) -- A thing done, a deed, action; a matter, an affair. From prasso; a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object.">things that</a> <a href="/greek/4135.htm" title="4135: peplērophorēmenōn (V-RPM/P-GNP) -- From pleres and phoreo; to carry out fully, i.e. Completely assure, entirely accomplish.">have been fulfilled</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">among</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">2</span>just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Acts 1:1</a></span><br />In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-30.htm">John 20:30-31</a></span><br />Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. / But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-16.htm">2 Peter 1:16</a></span><br />For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">1 John 1:1-3</a></span><br />That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. / And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. / We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-3.htm">Hebrews 2:3-4</a></span><br />how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, / and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-1.htm">Mark 1:1</a></span><br />This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-24.htm">John 21:24-25</a></span><br />This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true. / There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-3.htm">1 Corinthians 15:3-4</a></span><br />For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, / that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Isaiah 53:1</a></span><br />Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18</a></span><br />I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-2.htm">Psalm 78:2-4</a></span><br />I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning, / that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us. / We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm">Isaiah 8:16</a></span><br />Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For as much as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,</p><p class="hdg">those.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/20-31.htm">John 20:31</a></b></br> But 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Acts 1:1-3</a></b></br> The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm">1 Timothy 3:16</a></b></br> And 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.</p><p class="hdg">most surely.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/13-30.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/mark/13-20.htm">Account</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Assurance</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Attempted</a> <a href="/mark/12-12.htm">Attempts</a> <a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-1.htm">Declaration</a> <a href="/mark/11-1.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/daniel/12-8.htm">Events</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-7.htm">Facts</a> <a href="/matthew/18-25.htm">Forasmuch</a> <a href="/mark/16-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/mark/15-28.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/mark/16-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/mark/16-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Narrative</a> <a href="/mark/16-1.htm">Order</a> <a href="/mark/16-19.htm">Received</a> <a href="/matthew/19-10.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/mark/14-70.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/mark/15-27.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">Undertaken</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/1-23.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Assurance</a> <a href="/acts/9-26.htm">Attempted</a> <a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Attempts</a> <a href="/luke/1-20.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/romans/4-9.htm">Declaration</a> <a href="/luke/5-3.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Events</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Facts</a> <a href="/luke/19-9.htm">Forasmuch</a> <a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/1-8.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Full</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/acts/1-1.htm">Narrative</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Order</a> <a href="/luke/1-54.htm">Received</a> <a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Relation</a> <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/luke/2-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/luke/24-49.htm">Undertaken</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-1.htm">The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-5.htm">The conception of John the Baptist;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-26.htm">and of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-39.htm">The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-57.htm">The nativity and circumcision of John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-67.htm">The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">76. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-76.htm">and of John.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It suggests a widespread interest and effort among early Christians to preserve the accounts of Jesus' ministry. This reflects the importance of Jesus' life and the impact it had on those who witnessed it. The use of "many" implies that Luke was aware of other writings or oral traditions circulating at the time.<p><b>to compose an account</b><br>The term "compose" suggests a deliberate and organized effort to write down the events. This implies that Luke's Gospel is not a random collection of stories but a carefully structured narrative. The word "account" indicates a historical record, emphasizing the factual nature of the Gospel. This aligns with the purpose of the Gospels to provide a reliable testimony of Jesus' life and works.<p><b>of the things that have been fulfilled</b><br>This phrase highlights the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah. It underscores the belief that Jesus' life and ministry were the realization of God's promises to Israel. The concept of fulfillment is central to the Gospel message, as it connects Jesus' actions to the divine plan revealed in the Scriptures. This also points to the continuity between the Old and New Testaments.<p><b>among us</b><br>The phrase "among us" indicates that the events described were witnessed by the community to which Luke belonged. It suggests a shared experience and collective memory of Jesus' life. This communal aspect reinforces the credibility of the account, as it is based on the testimony of multiple witnesses. It also emphasizes the incarnation, as Jesus lived and ministered among the people, making the divine accessible to humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/luke.htm">Luke</a></b><br>The author of the Gospel of Luke, traditionally believed to be a physician and companion of the Apostle Paul. He is writing to provide an orderly account of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/theophilus.htm">Theophilus</a></b><br>The recipient of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. His name means "lover of God" or "friend of God," and he may have been a Roman official or a patron of Luke's writings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_early_christian_community.htm">The Early Christian Community</a></b><br>The group among whom the events of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection were fulfilled. This community was the initial audience for the Gospel accounts.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gospel_writers.htm">The Gospel Writers</a></b><br>Refers to those who have previously written accounts of Jesus' life and ministry. This includes the authors of the other synoptic Gospels, Matthew and Mark.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>The events that have been fulfilled refer to the prophecies of the Old Testament concerning the Messiah, which are realized in the life and work of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_accurate_testimony.htm">The Importance of Accurate Testimony</a></b><br>Luke's careful composition of an account underscores the importance of truth and accuracy in sharing the Gospel. As believers, we should strive to understand and communicate the truth of Scripture faithfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_eyewitness_accounts.htm">The Role of Eyewitness Accounts</a></b><br>The Gospel is rooted in historical events witnessed by many. This gives us confidence in the reliability of the Scriptures and encourages us to share our personal testimonies of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_god's_promises.htm">The Fulfillment of God's Promises</a></b><br>The phrase "things that have been fulfilled" highlights God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. We can trust that God will continue to fulfill His promises in our lives today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_orderly_teaching.htm">The Value of Orderly Teaching</a></b><br>Luke's orderly account serves as a model for teaching and discipleship. We should seek to present the Gospel clearly and systematically to help others understand and grow in their faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_ascend_on_resurrection_day.htm">Did Jesus ascend on the day of resurrection or later? (Luke 24:51 vs. Acts 1:3,9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_bible_contradictions_affect_divinity.htm">How do contradictions in the Bible affect its claim of divine authorship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_luke's_gospel.htm">What are key themes in the Gospel of Luke?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/trust_luke's_account_despite_conflicts.htm">Luke 1:1–4: How can we trust Luke’s “careful investigation” when conflicting details appear in other Gospels about these events? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Forasmuch as many have taken in hand.</span>--On the general bearing of this passage on the questions connected with the authorship and plan of the Gospel, see the <span class= "ital">Introduction.</span> Here we note (1), what is visible in the English, but is yet more conspicuous in the Greek, the finished structure of the sentences as compared with the simpler openings of the other Gospels; (2) the evidence which the verse supplies of the existence of many written documents professing to give an account of the Gospel history at the time when St. Luke wrote--i.e., probably before St. Paul's death in A.D. 65. The "many" <span class= "ital">may</span> have included St. Matthew and St. Mark, but we cannot say. There is no tone of disparagement in the way in which the writer speaks of his predecessors. He simply feels that they have not exhausted the subject, and that his inquiries have enabled him to add something.<p><span class= "bld">Of those things which are most surely believed among us.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">of the things that have been accomplished among us.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Forasmuch as many have taken in hand</span>. The Greek in which St. Luke's Gospel is written is generally pure and classical, but the language of the little introduction (verse 1-4) is especially studied and polished, and contrasts singularly with the Hebrew character of the story of the nativity, which immediately follows. St, Luke here, in this studied introduction, follows the example of many of the great classical writers, Latin as well as Greek. Thucydides, Herodotus, Livy, for instance, paid special attention to the opening sentences of their histories. The many early efforts to produce a connected history of the life and work of the great Master Christ are not, as some have supposed, alluded to here with anything like censure, but are simply referred to as being incomplete, as written without order or arrangement. They most probably formed the basis of much of St. Luke's own Gospel. These primitive Gospels quickly disappeared from sight, as they evidently contained nothing more than what was embodied in the fuller and more systematic narratives of the "four." <span class="cmt_word">Of those things which are most surely believed among us</span>. There was evidently no questioning in the Church of the first days about the truth of the story of the teaching and the mighty works of Jesus of Nazareth. It was the incompleteness of these first evangelists, rather than their inaccuracy, which induced St. Luke to take in hand a new Gospel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/1-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Many</span><br /><span class="grk">πολλοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(polloi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many; often. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">have undertaken</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπεχείρησαν</span> <span class="translit">(epecheirēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2021.htm">Strong's 2021: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take in hand, attempt. From epi and cheir; to put the hand upon, i.e. Undertake.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to compose</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνατάξασθαι</span> <span class="translit">(anataxasthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_392.htm">Strong's 392: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ana and the middle voice of tasso; to arrange.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an account</span><br /><span class="grk">διήγησιν</span> <span class="translit">(diēgēsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1335.htm">Strong's 1335: </a> </span><span class="str2">A narrative. From diegeomai; a recital.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">περὶ</span> <span class="translit">(peri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">things that</span><br /><span class="grk">πραγμάτων</span> <span class="translit">(pragmatōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4229.htm">Strong's 4229: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thing done, a deed, action; a matter, an affair. From prasso; a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have been fulfilled</span><br /><span class="grk">πεπληροφορημένων</span> <span class="translit">(peplērophorēmenōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4135.htm">Strong's 4135: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pleres and phoreo; to carry out fully, i.e. Completely assure, entirely accomplish.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. 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