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LUK 01:01 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in
order a declaration of those things which are most surely
believed among us,
LUK 01:02 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the
beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
LUK 01:03 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect
understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto
thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
LUK 01:04 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things,
wherein thou hast been instructed.
LUK 01:05 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a
certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his
wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was]
Elisabeth.
LUK 01:06 And they were both righteous before God, walking in
all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
LUK 01:07 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was
barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.
LUK 01:08 And it came to pass, that while he executed the
priest's office before God in the order of his course,
LUK 01:09 According to the custom of the priest's office, his
lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
LUK 01:10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying
without at the time of incense.
LUK 01:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
LUK 01:12 And when Zacharias saw [him], he was troubled, and
fear fell upon him.
LUK 01:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for
thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a
son, and thou shalt call his name John.
LUK 01:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall
rejoice at his birth.
LUK 01:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and
shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be
filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
LUK 01:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to
the Lord their God.
LUK 01:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of
Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and
the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a
people prepared for the Lord.
LUK 01:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I
know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in
years.
LUK 01:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel,
that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto
thee, and to show thee these glad tidings.
LUK 01:20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to
speak, until the day that these things shall be performed,
because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in
their season.
LUK 01:21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled
that he tarried so long in the temple.
LUK 01:22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them:
and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for
he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
LUK 01:23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his
ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
LUK 01:24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived,
and hid herself five months, saying,
LUK 01:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein
he looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.
LUK 01:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent
from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
LUK 01:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph,
of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.
LUK 01:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou
that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed
[art] thou among women.
LUK 01:29 And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his
saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this
should be.
LUK 01:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou
hast found favour with God.
LUK 01:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and
bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
LUK 01:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the
Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his
father David:
LUK 01:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever;
and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
LUK 01:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man?
LUK 01:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy
Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
LUK 01:36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also
conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with
her, who was called barren.
LUK 01:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
LUK 01:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it
unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
LUK 01:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill
country with haste, into a city of Juda;
LUK 01:40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted
Elisabeth.
LUK 01:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the
salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth
was filled with the Holy Ghost:
LUK 01:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said,
Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of
thy womb.
LUK 01:43 And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my
Lord should come to me?
LUK 01:44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation
sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
LUK 01:45 And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall
be a performance of those things which were told her from the
Lord.
LUK 01:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
LUK 01:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
LUK 01:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:
for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me
blessed.
LUK 01:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;
and holy [is] his name.
LUK 01:50 And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from
generation to generation.
LUK 01:51 He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath
scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
LUK 01:52 He hath put down the mighty from [their] seats, and
exalted them of low degree.
LUK 01:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the
rich he hath sent empty away.
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