And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
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,
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;