| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, | 1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, |
| 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. | 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. |
| 3 Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, | 3 Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, |
| 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. | 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. |
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