Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

Forasmuchª as manyª have taken in handª° to set forth in orderª° a declarationª ofª those thingsª which are most surely believedª° amongª us,ª

Forasmuchª as manyª haue taken in handeª° to set foorth in orderª° a declarationª ofª those thingsª which are most surely beleeuedª° amongª vs,ª

BECAUSE many have willed to record histories of those transactions of which we are persuaded,

SINCE many have been disposed to write narratives of those events, of which we have full assurance,

ΕΠΕΙΔΗΠΕΡ ΠΟΛΛΟΙ ἐπεχείρησαν ἀνατάξασθαι διήγησιν περὶ τῶν πεπληροφορημένων ἐν ἡμῖν πραγμάτων,

Upon-if-then-very much they-handed-upon-unto to-have-arranged-up to-a-leading-through about of-the-ones of-having-had-come-to-be-fully-beareed-unto in unto-us of-practicings-to,