Luke 1:1-4 - The Preface To Luke's Gospel

¹ Your Excellency Theophilus: Since so many people have undertaken the task of compiling a narrative of events that have happened among us, ² [that is, people] who were ministers of the word and original eyewitnesses [of these events], and who passed them on to us; [and since] ³ I have thoroughly investigated the entire series of events [myself], I felt it would be good for me also to write you an orderly account of them. ⁴ Then you could know how reliable the information is that you have been told.