The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶ Luke.

LUcas was Pauls companyon / at the least waye frō y^e .xvi. of the act{is} forth & with him in all his trybulacyō. And he wēt with paule at his last goynge vp to Ierusalem. And frō thence he folowed paul to Cesarea / where he laye two yere in pryson And frō Cesarea he went with paul to Rome where he laye two other yer••s in pryson. And he was with Paul when he wrote to y^e collos∣syōs / as he testifieth in y^e fourth chapter say¦enge: the beloued Lucas the phisiciō saluteth you. And he was w^t paul whē he wrote y^e se¦cōde pistle to Timothe / as he sayth ī y^e fourth chapter sayenge: Onlye Lucas is with me. Wherby ye se y^e auctorite of the man and of what credēce & reuerēce his wrytinge is wor¦thie of / & therto of whome he learned y^e storye of his gospell / as he him selfe sayth / how y^t he learned it & searched it oute with all dyly∣gence of them y^t sawe it and were also partta∣kers

at the doynge. And as for the actes of y^e apostles / he him selfe was at the doynge of thē (at the least) of the moost parte / & had his parte therin / and therfore wrote of his aw∣ne experyence.