2. They wrote what we had been told by the ones who were there in the beginning and saw what happened.
3. So I made a careful study of everything and then decided to write and tell you exactly what took place. Honourable Theophilus,
4. I have done this to let you know the truth about what you have heard.
5. When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest called Zechariah from the priestly group of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was from the family of Aaron.