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Luke 1:2-4
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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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  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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Luke 1:2-4
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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)

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