Luke 1:1-7

Introduction

1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things [a]1accomplished among us,
2 just as they were handed down to us by those who 2from the beginning [b]were 3eyewitnesses and [c]4servants of 5the [d]word,
3 it seemed fitting for me as well, 6having [e]investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you 7in consecutive order, 8most excellent 9Theophilus;
4 so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been [f]10taught.

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

5 11In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named [g]Zacharias, of the 12division of [h]Abijah; and he had a wife [i]from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 They were both 13righteous in the sight of God, walking 14blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in [j]years.

Cross References 14

  • 1. Romans 4:21; Romans 14:5; Colossians 2:2; Colossians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; 2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 10:22
  • 2. John 15:27; Acts 1:21
  • 3. 2 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:1
  • 4. Acts 26:16; 1 Corinthians 4:1; Hebrews 2:3
  • 5. Mark 4:14; Mark 16:20; Acts 8:4; Acts 14:25; Acts 16:6; Acts 17:11
  • 6. 1 Timothy 4:6
  • 7. Acts 11:4; Acts 18:23
  • 8. Acts 23:26; Acts 24:3; Acts 26:25
  • 9. Acts 1:1
  • 10. Acts 18:25; Romans 2:18; 1 Corinthians 14:19; Galatians 6:6
  • 11. Matthew 2:1
  • 12. 1 Chronicles 24:10
  • 13. Genesis 7:1; Acts 2:25; Acts 8:21
  • 14. Philippians 2:15; Philippians 3:6; 1 Thessalonians 3:13

Footnotes 10

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