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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,G1895G4183G2021G392G1335G4012G4229G4135G1722G2254 2Exactly 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],G2531G3860G2254G3588G575G746G1096G845G2532G5257G3056 3It 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,G1380G2504G199G3877G3956G509G1125G4671G2517G2903G2321 4[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.G2443G1921G803G4012G3056G3739G2727 5In 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.G1096G1722G2250G2264G935G2449G5100G2409G3686G2197G1537G2183G7G2532G846G1135G1537G2364G2G2532G846G3686G1665 6And they both were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.G1161G2258G297G1342G1799G2316G4198G1722G3956G1785G2532G1345G2962G273 7But they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren; and both were far advanced in years.G2532G846G2258G3756G5043G2530G1665G2258G4723G2532G846G297G2258G4260G1722G2250 8Now while on duty, serving as priest before God in the order of his division,G1161G1096G1722G846G2407G1725G2316G1722G5010G846G2183 9As 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.G2596G1485G2405G2975G2370G1525G1519G3485G2962 10And all the throng of people were praying outside [in the court] at the hour of incense [burning].G2532G3956G4128G2992G2258G4336G1854G5610G2368 11And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.G1161G3700G846G32G2962G2476G1537G1188G2379G2368 12And when Zachariah saw him, he was troubled, and fear took possession of him.G2532G2197G1492G5015G2532G5401G1968G1909G846 13But 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].G1161G32G2036G4314G846G5399G3361G2197G1360G4675G1162G1522G2532G4675G1135G1665G1080G4671G5207G2532G2564G846G3686G2491 14And you shall have joy and exultant delight, and many will rejoice over his birth,G2532G4671G2071G5479G2532G20G2532G4183G5463G1909G846G1083 15For 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.G1063G2071G3173G1799G2962G2532G4095G3364G3631G2532G4608G2532G4130G40G4151G2089G1537G846G3384G2836 16And he will turn back {and} cause to return many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God,G2532G4183G5207G2474G1994G1909G2962G846G2316 17And 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].G2532G846G4281G1799G846G1722G4151G2532G1411G2243G1994G2588G3962G1909G5043G2532G545G1722G5428G1342G2090G2992G2680G2962 18And 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.G2532G2197G2036G4314G32G2596G5101G1097G5124G1063G1473G1510G4246G2532G3450G1135G4260G1722G2250G846 19And 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.G2532G32G611G2036G846G1473G1510G1043G3936G1799G2316G2532G649G2980G4314G4571G2532G2097G4671G5023G2097 20Now 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.G2532G2400G2071G4623G2532G3361G1410G2980G891G2250G3739G5023G1096G473G3739G4100G3756G3450G3056G3748G4137G1519G846G2540 21Now the people kept waiting for Zachariah, and they wondered at his delaying [so long] in the sanctuary.G2532G2992G2258G4328G2197G2532G2296G1722G846G5549G1722G3485 22But 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.G1161G1831G1410G3756G2980G846G2532G1921G3754G3708G3701G1722G3485G2532G846G2258G1269G846G2532G1265G2974 23And when his time of performing priestly functions was ended, he returned to his [own] house.G2532G1096G5613G2250G846G3009G4130G565G1519G846G3624 24Now after this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she secluded herself entirely, saying, [I have hid myself]G1161G3326G5025G2250G846G1135G1665G4815G2532G4032G1438G4002G3376G3004 25Because thus the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He deigned to look on me to take away my reproach among men.G3754G3779G4160G2962G4160G3427G1722G2250G3739G1896G851G3450G3681G1722G444 26Now in the sixth month [after that], the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth,G1161G1722G1623G3376G32G1043G649G5259G2316G1519G4172G1056G3739G3686G3478 27To 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.G4314G3933G3423G435G3739G3686G2501G1537G3624G1138G2532G3933G3686G3137 28And 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!}G2532G32G1525G4314G846G2036G5463G5487G2962G3326G4675G2127G4771G1722G1135 29But {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.G1161G1492G1298G1909G846G3056G2532G1260G4217G783G3778G1498 30And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness) with God.G2532G32G2036G846G5399G3361G3137G1063G2147G5485G3844G2316 31And listen! You will become pregnant and will give birth to a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus.G2532G2400G4815G1722G1064G2532G5088G5207G2532G2564G846G3686G2424 32He 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,G3778G2071G3173G2532G2564G5207G5310G2532G2962G2316G1325G846G2362G846G3962G1138 33And He will reign over the house of Jacob throughout the ages; and of His reign there will be no end.G2532G936G1909G3624G2384G1519G165G2532G846G932G2071G3756G5056 34And Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I have no [intimacy with any man as a] husband?G1161G2036G3137G4314G32G4459G2071G5124G2071G1893G1097G3756G435 35Then 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.G2532G32G611G2036G846G40G4151G1904G1909G4571G2532G1411G5310G1982G4671G1352G2532G40G1080G1537G4675G2564G5207G2316 36And 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.G2532G2400G4675G4773G1665G846G4815G2532G4815G5207G1722G846G1094G2532G3778G2076G1623G3376G846G3588G2564G4723 37For with God nothing is ever impossible {and} no word from God shall be without power {or} impossible of fulfillment.G3754G3844G2316G3756G3956G4487G101 38Then 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.G1161G3137G2036G2400G1399G2962G1096G3427G2596G4675G4487G2532G32G565G575G846 39And at that time Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a town of Judah,G1161G3137G450G1722G5025G2250G4198G1519G3714G3326G4710G1519G4172G2448 40And she went to the house of Zachariah and, entering it, saluted Elizabeth.G2532G1525G1519G3624G2197G2532G782G1665 41And 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.G2532G1096G5613G1665G191G783G3137G1025G4640G1722G846G2836G2532G1665G4130G40G4151 42And 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!G2532G400G3173G5456G2532G2036G2127G4771G1722G1135G2532G2127G2590G4675G2836 43And how [have I deserved that this honor should] be granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?G2532G4159G5124G3427G2443G3384G3450G2962G2064G4314G3165 44For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.G1063G2400G5613G5456G4675G783G1096G1519G3450G3775G1025G4640G1722G3450G2836G1722G20 45And 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.G2532G3107G4100G3754G2071G5050G2980G846G3844G2962 46And Mary said, My soul magnifies {and} extols the Lord,G2532G3137G2036G3450G5590G3170G2962 47And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,G2532G3450G4151G21G1909G2316G3450G4990 48For 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!G3754G1914G1909G5014G846G1399G1063G2400G575G3568G3956G1074G3106G3165G3106 49For He Who is almighty has done great things for me--and holy is His name [to be venerated in His purity, majesty and glory]!G3754G1415G4160G3427G3167G2532G40G846G3686 50And 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.G2532G846G1656G5399G846G1519G1074G1074 51He 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.G4160G2904G1722G846G1023G1287G5244G1271G846G2588 52He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of low degree.G2507G1413G575G2362G2532G5312G5011 53He has filled {and} satisfied the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty-handed [without a gift].G1705G3983G18G2532G4147G1821G2756G1821 54He has laid hold on His servant Israel [to help him, to espouse his cause], in remembrance of His mercy,G482G846G3816G2474G3415G1656 55Even as He promised to our forefathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.G2531G2980G4314G2257G3962G11G2532G846G4690G1519G165 56And Mary remained with her [Elizabeth] for about three months and [then] returned to her [own] home.G1161G3137G3306G4862G846G5616G5140G3376G2532G5290G1519G846G3624 57Now the time that Elizabeth should be delivered came, and she gave birth to a son.G1161G1665G4130G5550G4130G846G5088G2532G1080G5207 58And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy on her, and they rejoiced with her.G2532G4040G2532G846G4773G191G3754G2962G3170G1656G846G3326G846G2532G4796G846 59And it occurred that on the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were intending to call him Zachariah after his father,G2532G1096G1722G3590G2250G2064G4059G3813G2532G2564G846G2197G1909G3686G846G3962 60But his mother answered, Not so! But he shall be called John.G2532G846G3384G611G2036G3780G235G2564G2491 61And they said to her, None of your relatives is called by that name.G2532G2036G4314G846G3754G2076G3762G1722G4675G4772G3739G2564G5129G3686 62And they inquired with signs to his father [as to] what he wanted to have him called.G1161G1770G846G3962G5101G302G2309G846G2564 63Then Zachariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, His name is John. And they were all astonished.G2532G154G4093G1125G3004G846G3686G2076G2491G2532G2296G3956 64And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing {and} praising {and} thanking God.G1161G846G4750G455G3916G2532G846G1100G2532G2980G2127G2316 65And awe {and} reverential fear came on all their neighbors; and all these things were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea.G2532G5401G1096G1909G3956G4039G846G2532G3956G5023G4487G1255G1722G3650G3714G2449 66And 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].G2532G3956G191G5087G1722G846G2588G3004G5101G686G3813G2071G5124G2071G2532G5495G2962G2258G3326G846 67Now Zachariah his father was filled with {and} controlled by the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,G2532G846G3962G2197G4130G40G4151G2532G4395G3004 68Blessed (praised and extolled and thanked) be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has come and brought deliverance {and} redemption to His people!G2128G2962G2316G2474G3754G1980G2532G3085G846G2992G4160 69And 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--G2532G1453G2768G4991G2254G1722G3624G846G3816G1138 70This is as He promised by the mouth of His holy prophets from the most ancient times [in the memory of man]--G2531G2980G1223G4750G846G40G4396G3588G575G165 71That we should have deliverance {and} be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who detest {and} pursue us with hatred;G4991G1537G2257G2190G2532G1537G5495G3956G3404G2248 72To 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],G4160G1656G3326G2257G3962G2532G3415G846G40G1242 73That covenant He sealed by oath to our forefather Abraham:G3727G3739G3660G4314G2257G3962G11 74To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our foes, might serve Him fearlesslyG1325G2254G4506G1537G5495G2257G2190G3000G846G870 75In holiness (divine consecration) and righteousness [in accordance with the everlasting principles of right] within His presence all the days of our lives.G1722G3742G2532G1343G1799G846G3956G2250G2257G2222 76And 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,G2532G4771G3813G2564G4396G5310G1063G4313G4253G4383G2962G2090G846G3598 77To bring {and} give the knowledge of salvation to His people in the forgiveness {and} remission of their sins.G1325G1108G4991G846G2992G1722G859G846G266 78Because 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]G1223G4698G1656G2257G2316G1722G3739G395G1537G5311G1980G2248 79To 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.G2014G2521G1722G4655G2532G4639G2288G2720G2257G4228G1519G3598G1515 80And 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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