Luke 1:4
“That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.”
Luke 1:4 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- That thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed.
- DARBYDarby
- that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- So that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Context: Luke 1
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,
4That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
About Luke 1: The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
Luke writes a prologue, in which he explains that his gospel is based on the testimony of those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
Commentary
Luke 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, which is part of the New Testament of the Bible. This chapter begins with a brief introduction to the author, Luke, and his purpose for writing the Gospel. He states that he has carefully investigated the events he is about to record and that he is writing to provide an orderly account of the life of Jesus.