Luke 1:1-4 (New King James Version)

Luke 1

Dedication to Theophilus

 ¹ Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled^[a] among us, ² just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, ³ it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, ⁴ that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.