Luke 1:3–4

¹THE former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

²⁵But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

⁴But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

⁹And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

¹⁹Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

²⁶Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

³We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

¹²As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.

⁴⁰But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

²¹These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

²⁵It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

¹FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

⁵Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

³¹But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

²⁵This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

¹⁹Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

⁶Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

¹⁵Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

¹⁶For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

¹⁸And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;