 | Alexander Nicoll - 1830 - 408 sider
...actually exist, we cannot but infer from the words of St. Luke, who in his preface says, " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word," A priori, then, it may be admitted... | |
 | William Hales - 1830 - 682 sider
...Luke's foregoing introduction, ver. 1. to which a fourth is here adjoined. 1. ENGLISH BIBLE. " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...those things which are most surely believed among us." 2. DODDRIDGE'S VERSION. " Whereas many have undertaken to compose the history of those facts which... | |
 | David Pickering - 1830 - 224 sider
...of the NewTestament. 159 Text — ST. LUKE i. 1 — 4. " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a declaration of those things which are most...believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word ; it seemed good to me also,... | |
 | William Paley - 1830 - 378 sider
...brief, but, as I think, very important and instructive preface : ' Forasmuch (says the evangelist) as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...declaration of those things which are most surely believed amongst us, even as they delivered them unto us, which, from the beginning, were eye-witnesses and... | |
 | David Pickering - 1830 - 228 sider
...LUKE i. 1-4. " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a declaration of those tilings which are most surely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word i it seemed good to me also, having... | |
 | Abner Kneeland - 1831 - 212 sider
...year 168. Theophilus was a convert from the heathen world, and Luke thus addresses him : " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which, from the beginning, were eye witnesses, and ministers of the word ; it seemed good to me also,... | |
 | Archibald Alexander - 1831 - 478 sider
...written Gospel at that time ; for he cannot be supposed to refer to such when he says, " Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...those things which are most surely believed among us ;" and if he had known that Matthew had written a Gospel, he could not easily have avoided some reference... | |
 | William Greenfield - 1831 - 300 sider
...transactions they record ; as St. Luke expressly affirms in the beginning of his Gospel : ' Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...declaration of those things which are most surely believed amongst us ; even as they delivered them unto us, which, from the beginning, were eye-witnesses and... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - 692 sider
...brief, but, as I think, very important and instructive preface : " Forasmuch (says the evangelist) in the mouths, of those who use them philosophically, seem to be^ intended, to admit and to express amongst its, even as they delivered them unto us, which, from the beginning, were eye-witnesses and... | |
 | William Greenfield - 1831 - 310 sider
...transactions they record ; as St. Luke expressly affirms in the beginningof his-Gospel : ' Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a...declaration of those things which are most surely believed amongst us ; even as they delivered them unto us, which, from the beginning, were eye-witnesses and... | |
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It 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... 
