Luke 1:2

2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.

Luke 1:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
ESV
2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us,
NLT
2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.
MSG
2 using reports handed down by the original eyewitnesses who served this Word with their very lives.
CSB
2 just as the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.

Luke 1:2 In-Context

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.
3 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 you have been taught.
5 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.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Mark 1:1; John 15:27; Acts 1:21,22
  • 2. Hebrews 2:3; 1 Peter 5:1; 2 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:1
  • 3. S Mark 4:14
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