3. And so, your Excellency, because I have carefully studied all these matters from their beginning, I thought it would be good to write an orderly account for you.
4. I do this so that you will know the full truth about everything which you have been taught.
5. During the time when Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife's name was Elizabeth; she also belonged to a priestly family.
6. They both lived good lives in God's sight and obeyed fully all the Lord's laws and commands.