Luke 1:3 (YLT)

Passage

it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:1 Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

Luke 1:2 as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

Luke 1:3 it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

Luke 1:4 that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "seemed", "good", "having", "followed", "first", "after", and "exactly". 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 "as they did deliver to us who..." into verse 4's "that thou mayest know the certainty 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.