GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 Many have attempted to write about what had taken place among us.
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Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
2 They received their information from those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of God's word from the beginning, and they passed it on 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 I, too, have followed everything closely from the beginning. So I thought it would be a good idea to write an orderly account for Your Excellency, 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 In this way you will know that what you've been told is true.
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so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
5 When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the division of priests named after Abijah. Zechariah's wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
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In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.
6 Zechariah and Elizabeth had God's approval. They followed all the Lord's commands and regulations perfectly.
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Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
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