Luke 1:2
Luke 1:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word
Luke 1:1-4 The Message (MSG)
So many others have tried their hand at putting together a story of the wonderful harvest of Scripture and history that took place among us, using reports handed down by the original eyewitnesses who served this Word with their very lives. Since I have investigated all the reports in close detail, starting from the story’s beginning, I decided to write it all out for you, most honorable Theophilus, so you can know beyond the shadow of a doubt the reliability of what you were taught.
Luke 1:2 King James Version (KJV)
even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word
Luke 1:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word
Luke 1:2 New Century Version (NCV)
They have written the same things that we learned from others—the people who saw those things from the beginning and served God by telling people his message.
Luke 1:2 New International Version (NIV)
just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
Luke 1:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us
Luke 1:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
exactly as they were handed down to us by those [with personal experience] who from the beginning [of Christ’s ministry] were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word [that is, of the teaching concerning salvation through faith in Christ]
Luke 1:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples.
Luke 1:1-4 The Passion Translation (TPT)
I am writing for you, mighty lover of God, an orderly account of what Jesus accomplished and fulfilled among us. Several eyewitness biographies have already been written, using as their source material the good news preached among us by his early disciples, who were from the beginning loving servants of the Living Expression. Now I am passing on to you this accurate compilation of my own meticulous investigation based on numerous eyewitness interviews. It is appropriate for me to write this, for he also appeared to me so that I would reassure you beyond any shadow of a doubt the reliability of all you have been taught of him.