Luke 1:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 1:1 : 1 I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first,
  • Acts 26:25 : 25 Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise.
  • Acts 23:26 : 26 Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.
  • Acts 24:3 : 3 In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.
  • Acts 11:4 : 4 But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,
  • Acts 15:19 : 19 For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;
  • Acts 15:25 : 25 It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,
  • Acts 15:28 : 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to put on you nothing more than these necessary things;
  • Ps 50:21 : 21 These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.
  • Eccl 12:9 : 9 And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
  • Luke 1:1 : 1 As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,
  • 1 Cor 7:40 : 40 But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the Spirit of God.
  • 1 Cor 16:12 : 12 But as for Apollos, the brother, I had a great desire for him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not his pleasure to come now; but he will come when he has a chance.
  • Ps 40:5 : 5 O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.

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    1As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,

    2As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,

  • Luke 1:4
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    4So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

  • Acts 1:1-2
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    1I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first,

    2Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:

  • 1 John 1:1-4
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    1That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life

    2(And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);

    3We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:

    4And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.

  • Mark 1:1-2
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    1The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

    2Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

  • 2 Pet 1:15-16
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    15And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.

    16For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.

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    12Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.

    13I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

  • Acts 10:37
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    37That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,

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    1From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.

    2This Word was from the first in relation with God.

    3All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.

  • Heb 1:1
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    1In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

  • Rev 1:1-2
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    1The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;

    2Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.

  • Gal 1:2
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    2And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

  • Luke 3:1
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    1Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,

  • 2 Pet 1:2-3
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    2May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

    3Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

  • 2 Tim 3:10
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    10But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

  • Acts 1:21-22
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    21For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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    5Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

  • 2 Cor 1:13
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    13For in our letters we say no other things to you, but those which you are reading, and to which you give agreement, and, it is my hope, will go on doing so to the end:

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    4All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem;

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    12For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.

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    25It seemed good to us, having come to an agreement together, to send these men to you, with our well loved Barnabas and Paul,

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    14I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;

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    2Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,

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    1Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

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    1My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;

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    2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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