² just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first^(A) were eyewitnesses^(B) and servants of the word.^{(C) 3} With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account^(D) for you, most excellent^(E) Theophilus,^{(F) 4} so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.^(G)