Luke 1
1SINCE [as is well known] many have undertaken to put in order {and} draw up a [thorough] narrative of the surely established deeds which have been accomplished {and} fulfilled in {and} among us,G1895G4183G2021G392G1335G4012G4229G4135G1722G22542Exactly as they were handed down to us by those who from the [official] beginning [of Jesus' ministry] were eyewitnesses and ministers of the Word [that is, of the doctrine concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God],G2531G3860G2254G3588G575G746G1096G845G2532G5257G30563It seemed good {and} desirable to me, [and so I have determined] also after having searched out diligently {and} followed all things closely {and} traced accurately the course from the highest to the minutest detail from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,G1380G2504G199G3877G3956G509G1125G4671G2517G2903G23214[My purpose is] that you may know the full truth {and} understand with certainty {and} security against error the accounts (histories) {and} doctrines of the faith of which you have been informed {and} in which you have been orally instructed.G2443G1921G803G4012G3056G3739G27275In the days when Herod was king of Judea there was a certain priest whose name was Zachariah, of the daily service (the division) of Abia; and his wife was also a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.G1096G1722G2250G2264G935G2449G5100G2409G3686G2197G1537G2183G7G2532G846G1135G1537G2364G2G2532G846G3686G16656And they both were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.G1161G2258G297G1342G1799G2316G4198G1722G3956G1785G2532G1345G2962G2737But they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren; and both were far advanced in years.G2532G846G2258G3756G5043G2530G1665G2258G4723G2532G846G297G2258G4260G1722G22508Now while on duty, serving as priest before God in the order of his division,G1161G1096G1722G846G2407G1725G2316G1722G5010G846G21839As was the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter [the sanctuary of] the temple of the Lord and burn incense.G2596G1485G2405G2975G2370G1525G1519G3485G296210And all the throng of people were praying outside [in the court] at the hour of incense [burning].G2532G3956G4128G2992G2258G4336G1854G5610G236811And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.G1161G3700G846G32G2962G2476G1537G1188G2379G236812And when Zachariah saw him, he was troubled, and fear took possession of him.G2532G2197G1492G5015G2532G5401G1968G1909G84613But the angel said to him, Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you must call his name John [God is favorable].G1161G32G2036G4314G846G5399G3361G2197G1360G4675G1162G1522G2532G4675G1135G1665G1080G4671G5207G2532G2564G846G3686G249114And you shall have joy and exultant delight, and many will rejoice over his birth,G2532G4671G2071G5479G2532G20G2532G4183G5463G1909G846G108315For he will be great {and} distinguished in the sight of the Lord. And he must drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with {and} controlled by the Holy Spirit even in {and} from his mother's womb.G1063G2071G3173G1799G2962G2532G4095G3364G3631G2532G4608G2532G4130G40G4151G2089G1537G846G3384G283616And he will turn back {and} cause to return many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God,G2532G4183G5207G2474G1994G1909G2962G846G231617And he will [himself] go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient {and} incredulous {and} unpersuadable to the wisdom of the upright [which is the knowledge and holy love of the will of God]--in order to make ready for the Lord a people [perfectly] prepared [in spirit, adjusted and disposed and placed in the right moral state].G2532G846G4281G1799G846G1722G4151G2532G1411G2243G1994G2588G3962G1909G5043G2532G545G1722G5428G1342G2090G2992G2680G296218And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know {and} be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.G2532G2197G2036G4314G32G2596G5101G1097G5124G1063G1473G1510G4246G2532G3450G1135G4260G1722G2250G84619And the angel replied to him, I am Gabriel. I stand in the [very] presence of God, and I have been sent to talk to you and to bring you this good news.G2532G32G611G2036G846G1473G1510G1043G3936G1799G2316G2532G649G2980G4314G4571G2532G2097G4671G5023G209720Now behold, you will be {and} will continue to be silent and not able to speak till the day when these things take place, because you have not believed what I told you; but my words are of a kind which will be fulfilled in the appointed {and} proper time.G2532G2400G2071G4623G2532G3361G1410G2980G891G2250G3739G5023G1096G473G3739G4100G3756G3450G3056G3748G4137G1519G846G254021Now the people kept waiting for Zachariah, and they wondered at his delaying [so long] in the sanctuary.G2532G2992G2258G4328G2197G2532G2296G1722G846G5549G1722G348522But when he did come out, he was unable to speak to them; and they [clearly] perceived that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; and he kept making signs to them, still he remained dumb.G1161G1831G1410G3756G2980G846G2532G1921G3754G3708G3701G1722G3485G2532G846G2258G1269G846G2532G1265G297423And when his time of performing priestly functions was ended, he returned to his [own] house.G2532G1096G5613G2250G846G3009G4130G565G1519G846G362424Now after this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she secluded herself entirely, saying, [I have hid myself]G1161G3326G5025G2250G846G1135G1665G4815G2532G4032G1438G4002G3376G300425Because thus the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He deigned to look on me to take away my reproach among men.G3754G3779G4160G2962G4160G3427G1722G2250G3739G1896G851G3450G3681G1722G44426Now in the sixth month [after that], the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth,G1161G1722G1623G3376G32G1043G649G5259G2316G1519G4172G1056G3739G3686G347827To a girl never having been married {and} a virgin engaged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.G4314G3933G3423G435G3739G3686G2501G1537G3624G1138G2532G3933G3686G313728And he came to her and said, Hail, O favored one [endued with grace]! The Lord is with you! {Blessed (favored of God) are you before all other women!}G2532G32G1525G4314G846G2036G5463G5487G2962G3326G4675G2127G4771G1722G113529But {when she saw him,} she was greatly troubled {and} disturbed {and} confused at what he said and kept revolving in her mind what such a greeting might mean.G1161G1492G1298G1909G846G3056G2532G1260G4217G783G3778G149830And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness) with God.G2532G32G2036G846G5399G3361G3137G1063G2147G5485G3844G231631And listen! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus.G2532G2400G4815G1722G1064G2532G5088G5207G2532G2564G846G3686G242432He will be great (eminent) and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His forefather David,G3778G2071G3173G2532G2564G5207G5310G2532G2962G2316G1325G846G2362G846G3962G113833And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end.G2532G936G1909G3624G2384G1519G165G2532G846G932G2071G3756G505634And Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I have no [intimacy with any man as a] husband?G1161G2036G3137G4314G32G4459G2071G5124G2071G1893G1097G3756G43535Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a shining cloud]; and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing (Offspring) which shall be born {of you} will be called the Son of God.G2532G32G611G2036G846G40G4151G1904G1909G4571G2532G1411G5310G1982G4671G1352G2532G40G1080G1537G4675G2564G5207G231636And listen! Your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is now the sixth month with her who was called barren.G2532G2400G4675G4773G1665G846G4815G2532G4815G5207G1722G846G1094G2532G3778G2076G1623G3376G846G3588G2564G472337For with God nothing is ever impossible {and} no word from God shall be without power {or} impossible of fulfillment.G3754G3844G2316G3756G3956G4487G10138Then Mary said, Behold, I am the handmaiden of the Lord; let it be done to me according to what you have said. And the angel left her.G1161G3137G2036G2400G1399G2962G1096G3427G2596G4675G4487G2532G32G565G575G84639And at that time Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a town of Judah,G1161G3137G450G1722G5025G2250G4198G1519G3714G3326G4710G1519G4172G244840And she went to the house of Zachariah and, entering it, saluted Elizabeth.G2532G1525G1519G3624G2197G2532G782G166541And it occurred that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with {and} controlled by the Holy Spirit.G2532G1096G5613G1665G191G783G3137G1025G4640G1722G846G2836G2532G1665G4130G40G415142And she cried out with a loud cry, and then exclaimed, Blessed (favored of God) above all other women are you! And blessed (favored of God) is the Fruit of your womb!G2532G400G3173G5456G2532G2036G2127G4771G1722G1135G2532G2127G2590G4675G283643And how [have I deserved that this honor should] be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?G2532G4159G5124G3427G2443G3384G3450G2962G2064G4314G316544For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.G1063G2400G5613G5456G4675G783G1096G1519G3450G3775G1025G4640G1722G3450G2836G1722G2045And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from the Lord.G2532G3107G4100G3754G2071G5050G2980G846G3844G296246And Mary said, My soul magnifies {and} extols the Lord,G2532G3137G2036G3450G5590G3170G296247And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,G2532G3450G4151G21G1909G2316G3450G499048For He has looked upon the low station {and} humiliation of His handmaiden. For behold, from now on all generations [of all ages] will call me blessed {and} declare me happy {and} to be envied!G3754G1914G1909G5014G846G1399G1063G2400G575G3568G3956G1074G3106G3165G310649For He Who is almighty has done great things for me--and holy is His name [to be venerated in His purity, majesty and glory]!G3754G1415G4160G3427G3167G2532G40G846G368650And His mercy (His compassion and kindness toward the miserable and afflicted) is on those who fear Him with godly reverence, from generation to generation {and} age to age.G2532G846G1656G5399G846G1519G1074G107451He has shown strength {and} made might with His arm; He has scattered the proud {and} haughty in {and} by the imagination {and} purpose {and} designs of their hearts.G4160G2904G1722G846G1023G1287G5244G1271G846G258852He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of low degree.G2507G1413G575G2362G2532G5312G501153He has filled {and} satisfied the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty-handed [without a gift].G1705G3983G18G2532G4147G1821G2756G182154He has laid hold on His servant Israel [to help him, to espouse his cause], in remembrance of His mercy,G482G846G3816G2474G3415G165655Even as He promised to our forefathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.G2531G2980G4314G2257G3962G11G2532G846G4690G1519G16556And Mary remained with her [Elizabeth] for about three months and [then] returned to her [own] home.G1161G3137G3306G4862G846G5616G5140G3376G2532G5290G1519G846G362457Now the time that Elizabeth should be delivered came, and she gave birth to a son.G1161G1665G4130G5550G4130G846G5088G2532G1080G520758And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy on her, and they rejoiced with her.G2532G4040G2532G846G4773G191G3754G2962G3170G1656G846G3326G846G2532G4796G84659And it occurred that on the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were intending to call him Zachariah after his father,G2532G1096G1722G3590G2250G2064G4059G3813G2532G2564G846G2197G1909G3686G846G396260But his mother answered, Not so! But he shall be called John.G2532G846G3384G611G2036G3780G235G2564G249161And they said to her, None of your relatives is called by that name.G2532G2036G4314G846G3754G2076G3762G1722G4675G4772G3739G2564G5129G368662And they inquired with signs to his father [as to] what he wanted to have him called.G1161G1770G846G3962G5101G302G2309G846G256463Then Zachariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, His name is John. And they were all astonished.G2532G154G4093G1125G3004G846G3686G2076G2491G2532G2296G395664And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing {and} praising {and} thanking God.G1161G846G4750G455G3916G2532G846G1100G2532G2980G2127G231665And awe {and} reverential fear came on all their neighbors; and all these things were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea.G2532G5401G1096G1909G3956G4039G846G2532G3956G5023G4487G1255G1722G3650G3714G244966And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, Whatever will this little boy be then? For the hand of the Lord was [so evidently] with him [protecting and aiding him].G2532G3956G191G5087G1722G846G2588G3004G5101G686G3813G2071G5124G2071G2532G5495G2962G2258G3326G84667Now Zachariah his father was filled with {and} controlled by the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,G2532G846G3962G2197G4130G40G4151G2532G4395G300468Blessed (praised and extolled and thanked) be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has come and brought deliverance {and} redemption to His people!G2128G2962G2316G2474G3754G1980G2532G3085G846G2992G416069And He has raised up a Horn of salvation [a mighty and valiant Helper, the Author of salvation] for us in the house of David His servant--G2532G1453G2768G4991G2254G1722G3624G846G3816G113870This is as He promised by the mouth of His holy prophets from the most ancient times [in the memory of man]--G2531G2980G1223G4750G846G40G4396G3588G575G16571That we should have deliverance {and} be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who detest {and} pursue us with hatred;G4991G1537G2257G2190G2532G1537G5495G3956G3404G224872To make true {and} show the mercy {and} compassion {and} kindness [promised] to our forefathers and to remember {and} carry out His holy covenant [to bless, which is all the more sacred because it is made by God Himself],G4160G1656G3326G2257G3962G2532G3415G846G40G124273That covenant He sealed by oath to our forefather Abraham:G3727G3739G3660G4314G2257G3962G1174To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our foes, might serve Him fearlesslyG1325G2254G4506G1537G5495G2257G2190G3000G846G87075In holiness (divine consecration) and righteousness [in accordance with the everlasting principles of right] within His presence all the days of our lives.G1722G3742G2532G1343G1799G846G3956G2250G2257G222276And you, little one, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go on before the face of the Lord to make ready His ways,G2532G4771G3813G2564G4396G5310G1063G4313G4253G4383G2962G2090G846G359877To bring {and} give the knowledge of salvation to His people in the forgiveness {and} remission of their sins.G1325G1108G4991G846G2992G1722G859G846G26678Because of {and} through the heart of tender mercy {and} loving-kindness of our God, a Light from on high will dawn upon us {and} visit [us]G1223G4698G1656G2257G2316G1722G3739G395G1537G5311G1980G224879To shine upon {and} give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct {and} guide our feet in a straight line into the way of peace.G2014G2521G1722G4655G2532G4639G2288G2720G2257G4228G1519G3598G151580And the little boy grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts (wilderness) until the day of his appearing to Israel [the commencement of his public ministry].G1161G3813G837G2532G2901G4151G2532G2258G1722G2048G2193G2250G846G323G4314G2474
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