NET Bible
"like the accounts passed on to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning."
— Luke 1:2, NET Bible
“Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;”
“even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, ”
“even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,”
“According as they have delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word:”
“As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,”
“Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;”
¶ Explanatory Preface Now many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
like the accounts passed on to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning.
So it seemed good to me as well, because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
so that you may know for certain the things you were taught.
Birth Announcement of John the Baptist During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.