Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus,

这些事我既从起头都详细考察了，就定意要按着次序写给你，

我把一切事情从头至尾仔细查考之后，决定按次序写出来，

我已经把这些事从头考查过，认为也应该按着次序写给你，

我也已经从头仔细地追踪了这一切，我就认为应该按着次序写给您，

這些事我既從起頭都詳細考察了，就定意要按着次序寫給你，

我把一切事情從頭至尾仔細查考之後，決定按次序寫出來，

我已經把這些事從頭考查過，認為也應該按著次序寫給你，

一切的事我既從起頭詳確地追考，也就定意要按着次序寫給提阿非羅大人，

我也已經從頭仔細地追蹤了這一切，我就認為應該按著次序寫給您，

我既於諸事推原詳考、以為亦當循序書之、達提阿非羅仁臺、

我又參互考證、次第書之、達提阿非羅閣下、

我於諸事、既推原詳考、以為亦當循序書之、獻爾提阿非羅貴人、

用是予亦發心推原諸事、縝密審訂、加以整理、筆之於書、

With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

With this in mind, I myself have carefully looked into everything from the beginning. So I also decided to write down an orderly report of exactly what happened. I am doing this for you, most excellent Theophilus.

it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

So it also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus,

it seemed fitting to me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in an orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus;

it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus,

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;

It also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable Theophilus,

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,

So it seemed good to me as well, because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach

But Paul replied,“ I am not insane, Most Excellent Festus. What I am saying is the sober truth.

“ From Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings!

Then Peter told them exactly what had happened.

For all of this, Your Excellency, we are very grateful to you.

“ For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements:

“ And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us.

Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them.

While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn’t care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.

Now about our brother Apollos— I urged him to visit you with the other believers, but he was not willing to go right now. He will see you later when he has the opportunity.

But in my opinion it would be better for her to stay single, and I think I am giving you counsel from God’s Spirit when I say this.

O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.