Luke 1:2 (YLT)

Passage

as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

Nearby Context

Luke 1:1 Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

Luke 1:2 as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

Luke 1:3 it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

Luke 1:4 that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Seeing that many did take in hand..." into verse 3's "it seemed good also to me having...", so "deliver" and "beginning" 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 "deliver" and "beginning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.