Luke 1:1 BBE

¹  As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,

²  As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,

³  It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;