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Luke 1:1-4
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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.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 Greek from those who from the beginning were servants of the word.
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Luke 1:1-4
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1 1-2 Dear friend who loves God:[a]

Several biographies of Christ have already been written using as their source material the reports circulating among us from the early disciples and other eyewitnesses. 3 However, it occurred to me that it would be well to recheck all these accounts from first to last and after thorough investigation to pass this summary on to you,[b] 4 to reassure you of the truth of all you were taught.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:1 Dear friend who loves God. From v. 3. Literally, “Most excellent Theophilus.” The name means “one who loves God.”
  2. Luke 1:3 to pass this summary on to you, literally, “an account of the things accomplished among us.”
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