Luke 1:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

Just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,

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  • John 15:27 : 27 And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.
  • Heb 2:3 : 3 How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those that heard him;
  • 2 Pet 1:16 : 16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
  • Mark 1:1 : 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
  • Acts 26:16 : 16 But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear to you;
  • 1 John 1:1-3 : 1 That 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, concerning the Word of life; 2 For the life was revealed, and we have seen it, and testify, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us; 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 5:1 : 1 The elders 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:
  • Acts 1:21-22 : 21 Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 Beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of His resurrection.
  • Acts 4:20 : 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
  • Acts 10:39-41 : 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they killed by hanging on a tree: 40 Him God raised up on the third day, and showed him openly; 41 Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
  • Luke 24:48 : 48 And you are witnesses of these things.
  • Acts 1:3 : 3 To whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many convincing proofs, being seen by them for forty days and speaking of things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
  • Mark 4:14 : 14 The sower sows the word.
  • Col 1:23-25 : 23 If you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, and which was preached to every creature under heaven; of which I, Paul, am made a minister; 24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church: 25 Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;
  • Rom 15:16 : 16 That I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 4:1 : 1 Let a man account of us as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  • Eph 3:7-8 : 7 Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
  • Eph 4:11-12 : 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the equipping of the saints, for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ:

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    1In the former book, O Theophilus, I wrote of all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

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  • 1 John 1:1-3
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    1That 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, concerning the Word of life;

    2For the life was revealed, and we have seen it, and testify, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us;

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  • 2 Pet 1:15-16
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    15Moreover, I will make every effort that you may always remember these things after my departure.

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  • Mark 1:1-2
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    1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

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    21Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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    27And you also shall bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning.

  • Gal 1:2
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    2And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

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    2Which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy scriptures,

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    2That you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:

  • 1 Thess 1:5-6
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    5For our gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and in full conviction; as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

    6And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit:

  • 2 Tim 2:2
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    2And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

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    37That word, I say, you know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

  • Heb 1:1
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    1God, who at various times and in different manners spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets,

  • Jude 1:17
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    17But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • Phil 1:5
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    5For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

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    2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 1:13
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    13For we write no other things to you than what you read or acknowledge; and I trust you shall acknowledge even to the end;

  • 2 Thess 1:2
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    2Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • John 1:14
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    14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  • Jude 1:3
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    3Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you, exhorting you to earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.

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    2To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ who are at Colosse: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 John 1:5
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    5And now I urge you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

  • 1 Pet 1:12
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    12To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.

  • Heb 2:3
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    3How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those that heard him;

  • 2 Pet 1:1
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    1Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

  • 3 John 1:12
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    12Demetrius has received a good report from all men, and of the truth itself: yes, and we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true.

  • 1 Thess 2:13
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    13For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectively works also in you who believe.

  • 1 Cor 1:6
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    6Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

  • Phil 1:2
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    2Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Col 1:6
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    6Which has come to you, as it is in all the world; and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day you heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

  • Luke 1:70
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    70As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world began,

  • John 1:6
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    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • 1 Thess 1:9
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    9For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

  • 1 Tim 1:11
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    11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

  • 1 Thess 2:10
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    10You are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe:

  • 1 Thess 2:4
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    4But as we were allowed by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.