KJV King James Version
Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 1:2
Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
WEB World English Bible
even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
ASV American Standard Version
even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word,—
Surrounding context — Luke 1
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.
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καθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asπαρέδοσανG3860 · paradidōmito deliverἡμῖνG3165 · memeοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἀρχῆςG746 · archēbeginningαὐτόπταιG845 · autoptēseyewitnessκαὶG2532 · kaiandὑπηρέταιG5257 · hupēretēsservantγενόμενοιG1096 · ginomaito beτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγου,G3056 · logosword
Cross-references
John 15:27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.Acts 26:16But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;Hebrews 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];2 Peter 1:16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.1 John 1:1-3That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;Acts 1:21-22Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,Acts 1:3To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:Mark 1:1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;Acts 10:39-41And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:1 Peter 5:1The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:Colossians 1:23-25If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;Luke 24:48And ye are witnesses of these things.Ephesians 4:11-12And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;Acts 4:20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.Acts 1:8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.1 Corinthians 4:1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.Mark 4:14The sower soweth the word.Ephesians 3:7-8Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
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