The firstaccountI composed,Theophilus,aboutallthat Jesusbeganto doand teach,
[the] BLINDRECEIVE SIGHTand [the] lamewalk,[the] lepersare cleansedand [the] deafhear,[the] deadare raisedup, and [the] POORHAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHEDTO THEM.
AfterthesedaysElizabethhis wifebecame pregnant,and she keptherselfin seclusionfor fivemonths,saying,
it seemed fittingfor me as well,having investigatedeverythingcarefullyfrom the beginning,to write[it] out for you in consecutive order,most excellentTheophilus;
"And the slavesaid,'Master,whatyou commandedhas been done,and stillthere is room.'
And He saidto them, "What things?"And they saidto Him, "The things aboutJesusthe Nazarene,whowas a prophetmightyin deedand wordin the sightof Godand allthe people,
When He beganHis ministry, JesusHimselfwas aboutthirtyyears of age,being,as was supposed,the sonof Joseph,the sonof Eli,
"Menof Israel,listento thesewords:Jesusthe Nazarene,a manattestedto you by Godwith miraclesand wondersand signswhichGodperformedthroughHim in your midst,justas you yourselvesknow--
