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Complete Jewish Bible
Luke 1:4
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so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed.
That thou mightest know the certainetie of those things wherein thou hast bene instructed.
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.
to help you know that what you have been taught is true.
so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught [that is, the history and doctrine of the faith].
so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.
so that you may know the certainty about the things you have been taught.
so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
I have done this to let you know the truth about what you have heard.
that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.
I did this so that you can be sure that what you have been taught is true.
That thou mightest acknowledge the certaintie of those things, whereof thou hast bene instructed.
So that you may know the truth of the words, by which you were made a convert.
I do this so that you will know the full truth about everything which you have been taught.
so that you may know the certainty concerning the things about which you were taught.
that you may know the certainty concerning the words which you were taught.
that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed.
So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.John 20:31;">[xr]
that thou mayest know the truth of those doctrines in which thou hast been instructed.
that thou mayest know the truth of the statements, which thou hast been taught.
That thou myghtest knowe the certentie of those thinges wherof thou hast ben infourmed.
that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed.
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
That thou mayst know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
that you may fully know the truth of the things which you have been taught by word of mouth.
thou best Theofile, that thou knowe the treuthe of tho wordis, of whiche thou art lerned.
that you might know the certainty concerning the things wherein you were instructed.
That thou mayest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.
so that you may know for certain the things you were taught.
that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.
Then you can be sure you know the truth about the things you have been taught.
so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed.
that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.
That thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed.
that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed.
that thou myghtest knowe the certente of thoo thinges wher of thou arte informed.
that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.
that thou mightest knowe the certete of ye wordes, wherof thou art infourmed.
that you may have a distinct view of those things about which you have been inform'd.
I was very careful so that you would know that what I write is the truth.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John 20:31, 2 Peter 1:15, 2 Peter 1:16
Reciprocal: Proverbs 22:21 - I John 20:30 - General
Cross-References
God called the dry land Earth, the gathering together of the water he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.
The earth brought forth grass, plants each yielding its own kind of seed, and trees each producing its own kind of seed-bearing fruit; and God saw that it was good.
to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
God made each kind of wild beast, each kind of livestock and every kind of animal that crawls along the ground; and God saw that it was good.
God saw everything that he had made, and indeed it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning, a sixth day.
I saw that wisdom is more useful than foolishness, just as light is more useful than darkness.
Then the light will be sweet, and it will be a pleasure to see the sun.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That thou mightest know the certainty,.... The end the evangelist had in writing this Gospel, and sending it to Theophilus, was, that he might be more strongly assured of and more firmly established in the truths of the Gospel. The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions render it, "that thou mightest know the truth"; that is, the certain truth of things: the truth he did in some measure know before, but Luke's view was, that he might have a more certain knowledge of it; both truth, and the certainty of it may be intended: so the Hebrew word, אמונה, signifies both truth and firmness; and the word here used signifies such a certain evidence of things, as may be safely depended on; even
of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed; or catechised, signifying, that he had been hitherto taught, as a catechumen, the rudiments, and first principles of the Christian religion, by word of mouth; and he had taken them in upon the evidence they came with, and the authority of those that instructed him in them; and now he sent him in writing this account, to increase his knowledge, strengthen his faith, and to give him such a sure proof of things, as might preserve him safe in the belief of them, from all doubting and defection. Having finished his preface, he proceeds to the narrative itself, which begins as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The certainty - Have full evidence or proof of.
Been instructed - By the preachers of the gospel. The original word is the one from which is derived our word “catechism - been catechized;” but it does not denote here the “manner” in which the instruction was imparted, as it does with us, but simply the fact that he had been taught those things.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 1:4. Wherein thou hast been instructed. — κατηχηθης - In which thou hast been catechized. It appears that Theophilus had already received the first elements of the Christian doctrine, but had not as yet been completely grounded in them. That he might know the certainty of the things in which he had been thus catechized, by having all the facts and their proofs brought before him in order, the evangelist sent him this faithful and Divinely inspired narrative. Those who content themselves with that knowledge of the doctrines of Christ which they receive from catechisms and schoolmasters, however important these elementary instructions may be, are never likely to arrive at such a knowledge of the truth as will make them wise unto salvation, or fortify them against the attacks of infidelity and irreligion. Every man should labour to acquire the most correct knowledge, and indubitable certainty, of those doctrines on which he stakes his eternal salvation. Some suppose that St. Luke refers here to the imperfect instruction which Theophilus had received from the defective Gospels to which he refers in Luke 1:1.
