Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us,
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Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
2 just as the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.
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just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 It also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus,
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With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed.
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so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
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