¹⁰ The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly.^[a]

⁵ which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.

¹⁵ This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.

1 These are the words of the Teacher,^[a] King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem.

¹¹ I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony.

Introduction

1 Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us. ² They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.^{[a] 3} Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus, ⁴ so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.

Sayings of the Wise