Luke 1:2 (DBY)

Passage

as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:1 Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,

Luke 1:2 as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

Luke 1:3 it has seemed good to *me* also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,

Luke 1:4 that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beginning", "eye-witnesses", "attendants", "word", and "delivered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beginning" and "eye-witnesses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw..." into verse 3's "it has seemed good to me also...", so "beginning" and "eye-witnesses" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beginning" and "eye-witnesses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.