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Luke 1:5-25

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5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.
8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.
13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.
16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,
16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."
17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."
18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”
19 And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.
20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."
20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute.
22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.
23 When his time of service was completed, he returned home.
24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,
24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
25 "Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."
25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
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