Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
Having traced the source of all things accurately from the first ...  The words "from the first" are a translation of the Greek term [@anothen], the same word which is rendered "from above" in  John 3:3.  G. Campbell Morgan insisted on the latter meaning here, which would make this an affirmation by Luke of the fact of his inspiration.  Hobbs said that there is no reason why both meanings should not apply here.[5]