Which knew me = Knowing me before. Greek. proginosko.App-132.
from the beginning. Greek. anothen. See note on Luk_1:3.
would = be willing to. Greek. thelo. App-102.
testify. Greek. martureo. See p. 1511, and note on Joh_1:7.
after = according to. Greek. kata. App-104.
most straitest = strictest, or most precise. Greek. akribestatos. Compare the adverb akribos and the comparative adjective in Act_18:25, Act_18:26. A medical word.
sect. Greek. hairesis. See Act_5:17.
religion = form of worship. Greek. threskeia. Only here, Col_2:18, Jam_1:26, Jam_1:27. Herodotus uses the word of the ceremonies of the Egyptian priests. Used also in the Papyri.