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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE.
-Usherian year of the World, 3999.
-Alexandrian year of the World, 5497.
-Antiochian year of the World, 5487.
-Constantinopolitan AEra of the World, 5503.
-Rabbi...
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FORASMUCH AS MANY - It has been doubted who are referred to here by
the word “many.” It seems clear that it could not be the other
evangelists, for the gospel by “John” was not yet written, and the
wo...
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THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
Analysis and Annotations
I. The Birth and Childhood -- Chapter 1-2:52
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The Introduction. (Luke 1:1)_
2. Zacharias and Elizabeth; the Vision. (Luke 1:5)
3. John th...
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PREFACE. The writer, influenced by the attempts of others to record
the primitive tradition of Christianity as it was handed down by the
first generation of disciples, essays the same task, and having...
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Since many have set their hands to the task of drawing up an account
of the events which were completed amongst us, telling the story just
as those who were the original eye-witnesses and who became t...
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AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
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FORASMUCH AS. Since, as is well known indeed. Greek. _epeideper._
Occurs only here in N.T.
HAVE IN HAND. Implying previous non. success (Acts 19:13). Elsewhere
only in Acts 9:29. A medical word. Compa...
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Luke 1:1-4. Introduction
_Forasmuch as_ This brief preface is in several respects most
interesting and important.
i. It is the only personal introduction to any historic book in the
Bible except the...
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_many_ Whether the Gospels of St Matthew and St Mark had been written
when St Luke's appeared is a question which cannot be answered with
certainty; but it _is_certain that he does not here allude to...
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Luke 1:1-4. INTRODUCTION
This brief preface is in several respects most interesting and
important. Ewald rightly says that in its simplicity, brevity and
modesty it is a model preface.
i. It is the on...
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ἘΠΕΙΔΉΠΕΡ, ‘_since all are aware that_.’ A classic word
not found in the LXX[17] or elsewhere in the N. T. Perhaps St Luke
liked the stately sound of the word to begin his work, just as he ends
the Ac...
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VER 1A. IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD,...
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VER 1. FOR A SMUCH AS MANY HAVE TAKEN IN HAND TO SET FORTH IN ORDER A
DECLARATION OF THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE MOST SURELY BELIEVED AMONG US,
2. EVEN AS THEY DELIVERED THEM TO US, WHICH FROM THE BEGINNIN...
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_LUKE'S INSPIRED PREFACE FOR THIS GOSPEL -- LUKE 1:1-4:_ Many people
had taken it upon themselves to try to write a narrative of what God
had done among the Jews and during the days of the early churc...
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FORASMUCH, &C.— _Forasmuch as many have undertaken to compose a
narrative of those things which have been accomplished amongst us,_
Luke 1:2 _as they who were from the beginning eye witnesses, and
aft...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
The Precise Record (Luke 1:1-4)
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the
things which have been accomplished among us, 2just as they were
delivere...
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Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a
declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
FORASMUCH AS MANY HAVE TAKEN IN HAND TO SET FORTH IN ORDER A
DECLAR...
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1 Many biographies of the life of our blessed Lord were composed
during the lifetime of those who had known Him. Luke had exceptional
opportunities for such a work and proposes to write an account whi...
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BIRTH OF JOHN. THE ANNUNCIATION
1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a
classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true
Gentile, trained in Greek cult...
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SURELY BELIEVED] RV 'fulfilled.'...
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LUKE’S GOOD NEWS
LUKE
_HILDA BRIGHT_
THE AUTHOR
Luke wrote two books of the *New Testament (NT). Luke’s *Gospel
tells the story of the life and work of Jesus. Luke’s second book,
Acts, continues...
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FORASMUCH AS MANY HAVE TAKEN IN HAND. — On the general bearing of
this passage on the questions connected with the authorship and plan
of the Gospel, see the _Introduction._ Here we note (1), what is...
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CHAPTER 1
THE GENESIS OF THE GOSPEL.
THE four walls and the twelve gates of the Seer looked in different
directions, but together they guarded, and opened into, one City of
God. So the four Gospels l...
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_The preface_....
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ἐπειδήπερ : three particles, ἐπεί, δή, περ,
blended into one word, implying that the fact to be stated is well
known (δή), important (περ), and important as a reason for the
undertaking on hand (ἐπεί)...
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THE BEGINNING OF THE GOOD NEWS
Luke 1:1-12
The opening verses are very explicit. They are answer enough to those
who question the story of our Lord's supernatural birth and early
years. Luke did not...
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Forasmuch as (1) many have (a) taken in hand to set forth in order a
declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
(1) Luke commends the witnesses that saw this present account...
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_That have been accomplished. [1] In the Protestant translation, of
things most surely believed. They have followed Beza, and Erasmus: but
other learned critics have shewn that the same Greek word oft...
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THE INTRODUCTION
Luke 1:1-4. “Since indeed many have undertaken to set forth a
narrative concerning the things which have been fulfilled among us, as
those being eye-witnesses from the beginning and m...
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PROLOGUE, LUKE 1:1-4.
THE first of our synoptic Gospels opens with a genealogy. This mode of
entering upon the subject transports us into a completely Jewish
world. This preamble is, as it were, a con...
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(1) Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a
declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
(2) Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning...
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CONTENTS
We have an Introduction by the Evangelist, in the opening of this
Gospel. To which follows the Account of John the Baptist, as the
Harbinger of Christ. An Angel appears to Zacharias, and to...
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The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of
either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious
reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
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Luke is the only Evangelist who makes a preface to his Gospel, for the
purpose of explaining briefly the motive which induced him to write.
By addressing a single individual he may appear to have acte...
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Many had undertaken to give an account of that which was historically
received among Christians, as related to them by the companions of
Jesus; and Luke thought it well having followed these things fr...
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Ver. 1. FORASMUCH AS MANY HAVE TAKEN IN HAND,.... From hence, to the
end of Luke 1:4 is a preface of the evangelist to his Gospel, setting
forth the reasons of his writing it; and which he wrote and s...
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Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a
declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
Ver. 1. _Many have taken in hand_] Or, have attempted,
επεχειρησαν, b...
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_Forasmuch as many have taken in hand_ Who they were to whom the
apostle here alludes, who had, from vague reports, (for so his words
seem to imply,) rashly published narratives not entirely to be
dep...
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MANY HAVE TAKEN IN HAND TO SET FORTH; others wrote accounts of the
times besides the four evangelists whose histories have come down to
us, but these were the only men designated by God for the instru...
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FORASMUCH AS MANY HAVE TAKEN IN HAND TO SET FORTH IN ORDER A
DECLARATION OF THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE MOST SURELY BELIEVED AMONG US,...
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THE PREFACE TO THE GOSPEL. Luke 1:1...
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LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER
(vs.1-4)
Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving
exact information in this letter to Theophilus, he had not thought of
being an...
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LUKE CHAPTER 1
LUKE 1:1 Luke's preface.
LUKE 1:5 An angel appeareth to Zacharias, and promises him a
son in his old age.
LUKE 1:18 Zacharias doubting is struck dumb for a sign....
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Tertullian The Prescription Against Heretics
Indeed they would have found it impossible either to convert Jews or
to bring in Gentiles, unless they "set forth in order"[285]...
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Luke 1:1 Inasmuch G1895 many G4183 hand G2021 (G5656) order G392
(G5664) narrative G1335 of G4012 thing
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INTRODUCTION (1:1-4).
In approaching this introduction we should recognise that it conforms
with literary practise in the world of Luke's day.
Josephus in ‘Against Appion' opens his writings similarl...
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‘Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative
concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, even as
they delivered them to us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses
an...
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This PREFACE is a model of brevity, simplicity, and modesty, as well
as of purity and dignity of style. It does not contain expressions of
Hebrew origin, and, like most prefaces, it is formal and high...
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Luke 1:1. FORASMUCH AS, a good translation of the full sounding Greek
word (found only here in the N. T.).
MANY. This cannot refer to the Apocryphal Gospels which were written
later; nor to hostile o...
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FORASMUCH AS
(επειδηπερ). Here alone in the N.T., though common in
literary Attic. Appears in the papyri. A triple compound (επε =
since, δη = admittedly true, περ = intensive particle to
emphasize...
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CONTENTS: Birth of John the Baptist foretold. Virgin birth of Jesus
foretold. Mary's visit to Elizabeth. Mary's praise because of
Jehovah's favor. Birth of John the Baptist.
CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit,...
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Luke 1:1. _Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order
a declaration of those things,_ which within a short compass of years
have been acted and accomplished among us. In the first age,...
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DEAR THEOPHILUS. The name means _"one who loves God."_ Acts is also
addressed to him. We know nothing more about him. MANY HAVE DONE THEIR
BEST. It is human nature to write down important things and s...
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_Forasmuch as many have taken in hand_
ST. LUKE’S PREFACE
These four verses arc a preface, and a very valuable preface, because
they are a declaration from the author himself of the manner in which...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:1 The Prologue. The prologue to Luke’s Gospel
is a single sentence. It is among the finest Greek writing of the
first century and demonstrates Luke’s skill as a writer....
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S. LUKE'S GOSPEL
Third Edition
J OHN H ODGES,
AGAR STREET, CHARING CROSS, LONDON.
1892.
INTRODUCTION.
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T
HE _Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to S. Luke_, that is, the
Holy Evangelical H...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Luke 1:1. MANY.—St. Luke cannot here refer exclusively to the works
of the other evangelists. He alludes to narratives drawn up by writers
who derived their information from the testi...
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EXPOSITION
THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail
the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever be an
interesting study. Here we shall never know the exact...
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Luke, the author of this third gospel, was called by Paul the apostle
"the beloved physician." There is some speculation that his patron was
a man by the name of Theophilus. In those days physicians w...
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1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16; Acts 1:1; John 20:31...
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Forasmuch as [ε π ε ι δ η π ε ρ]. Only ere in New Testament.
A compound conjuction : ejpei, since, dh, as is well known, and per,
giving the sense of certainty.
Have taken in hand [ε π ε χ ε ι ρ η σ α...
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THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS
_ Selections from Luke 1:1_ _and Luke 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the
annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was...
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THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS
_Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the
annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...
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This short, weighty, artless, candid dedication, belongs to the Acts,
as well as the Gospel of St. Luke. Many have undertaken — He does
not mean St. Matthew or Mark; and St. John did not write so earl...
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This gospel, together with the ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, were written by
St. Luke, the beloved physician and companion of St. Paul, who wrote,
as did the rest of the evangelists, by the special direction...