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John, Mark, Matthew, and Luke were developed through direct Greek analysis, lexical work, and manuscript comparison. Where surviving witnesses materially disagree, the competing Greek readings and their effect on English remain open to the reader.

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SBLGNT

standardized inspectable Greek reference edition

Textual basis

SBL Greek New Testament

Edited by Michael W. Holmes. The project's standardized, publicly inspectable Greek reference edition. It is not presented as retroactive proof that every existing chapter originated from one uniform printed edition.

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Luke 1

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luke.1.lk1FromBeginning

παρηκολουθηκότι ἄνωθεν πᾶσιν ἀκριβῶς

TRANSLATIONhigh confidence

From where has Luke followed everything carefully?

Anōthen can mean from the beginning or from above. Here the research sequence strongly favors temporal origin.

Why this default

The research context and sequence favor temporal ‘from the beginning’ over the otherwise possible ‘from above.’

Evidence

ExternalNo separate external-evidence note is recorded for this stable-text decision.

InternalThe decision record relies on the stated lexical, grammatical, or translation rationale.

Project defaulthaving followed everything carefully from the beginning

Project default · contextual sense

Alternativehaving traced everything accurately from its source

Research process foregrounded

Alternativehaving followed everything carefully from above

Lexically possible, unlikely here

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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