Mark 1:1

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, athe Son of God.
Some manuscripts omit  the Son of God


Luke 1:2-3

2 cjust as those who dfrom the beginning were eeyewitnesses and fministers of gthe word hhave delivered them to us, 3it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write ian orderly account for you, jmost excellent kTheophilus,

1 John 1:1-2

The Word of Life

1 lThat which was mfrom the beginning, nwhich we have heard, owhich we have seen with our eyes, pwhich we looked upon and qhave touched with our hands, concerning the word of life 2 rthe life swas made manifest, and we have seen it, and ttestify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, uwhich was with the Father and vwas made manifest to us
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