4路加一章一、二节说,『提阿非罗大人哪,因为有好些人已经著手作书,述说在我们中间所完全成就的事,是照那些从起初亲眼看见,又将这道供应我们的人,所交付我们的。』一节的『好些人,』指明记述救主地上生平的,不只四位。这节的『事』包括施浸者约翰的出生、职事、殉道,以及耶稣的出生、生活、职事、教训、受死、复活和升天,为著完成神的救赎,藉恩拯救罪人。二节指明这卷福音书的作者,不是救主在地上生活时,与神同在的门徒。路加所说『那些从起初亲眼看见,又将这道供应我们的人,』指救主在地上尽职时,与祂同在的第一批新约信徒。供应我们的人,直译,服事我们的人。意公仆、执行官。指侍候、服事官员或有权势者,以执行其命令的人。原文用于路加四章二十节,马太五章二十五节,马可十四章五十四节,行传二十六章十六节,林前四章一节。一章二节的『道,』指供应并传扬给人之福音的话。(徒六4,八4。)
4Luke 1:1 and 2 say, “Seeing that many have undertaken to draw up a narrative concerning the matters which have been fully accomplished among us, even as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning became eyewitnesses and attendants of the Word.” The word “many” in verse 1 indicates that there were more than four who wrote an account of the Savior’s earthly life. The “matters” in this verse are the events of John the Baptist’s birth, ministry, and martyrdom, and of Jesus’ birth, life, ministry, teaching, death, resurrection, and ascension for the accomplishment of God’s redemption to save sinners by grace. Verse 2 indicates that the writer of this Gospel was not among those disciples who were with the Savior in His earthly life. By “those who from the beginning became eyewitnesses and attendants of the Word,” Luke denotes the first group of New Testament believers, who were with the Savior in His ministry on earth. They are called attendants of the Word. The Greek word rendered “attendants” means official servants, who attend or serve an officer or who have authority to carry out his orders. This word is used in Luke 4:20, Matthew 5:25, Mark 14:54, Acts 26:16, and 1 Corinthians 4:1. The Word in 1:2 is the Word of the gospel ministered and preached to people (Acts 6:4; 8:4).