Luke 1:3 (DRB)

Passage

It seemed good to me also, having diligently attained to all things from the beginning, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration of the things that have been accomplished among us,

Luke 1:2 According as they have delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word:

Luke 1:3 It seemed good to me also, having diligently attained to all things from the beginning, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Luke 1:4 That thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed.

Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "seemed", "good", "having", "diligently", "attained", "beginning", and "write". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "seemed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "According as they have delivered them unto..." into verse 4's "That thou mayest know the verity of...", so "all things" and "seemed" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "seemed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.