Luke 1:1 (GNV)

Passage

Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to set foorth the storie of those things, whereof we are fully persuaded,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:1 Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to set foorth the storie of those things, whereof we are fully persuaded,

Luke 1:2 As they haue deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning saw them their selues, and were ministers of ye word,

Luke 1:3 It seemed good also to me (most noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out perfectly all things from the beginning, to write vnto thee thereof from point to point,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forasmuch", "haue", "taken", "hand", "foorth", "storie", "things", and "whereof". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forasmuch" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "As they haue deliuered them vnto vs...", so "forasmuch" and "haue" should be read forward into that movement. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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