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Luke 1

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1 Many people have already applied themselves to the task of compiling an account of the events that have been fulfilled among us.
1 Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us,
2 They used what the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed down to us.
2 just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,
3 Now, after having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, I have also decided to write a carefully ordered account for you, most honorable Theophilus.
3 I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 I want you to have confidence in the soundness of the instruction you have received.
4 so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed.
5 During the rule of King Herod of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.
5 In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 They were both righteous before God, blameless in their observance of all the Lord's commandments and regulations.
6 Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.
7 They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to become pregnant and they both were very old.
7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were getting on in years.
8 One day Zechariah was serving as a priest before God because his priestly division was on duty.
8 Once when he was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty,
9 Following the customs of priestly service, he was chosen by lottery to go into the Lord's sanctuary and burn incense.
9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and offer incense.
10 All the people who gathered to worship were praying outside during this hour of incense offering.
10 Now at the time of the incense offering, the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.
11 An angel from the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
11 Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 When Zechariah saw the angel, he was startled and overcome with fear.
12 When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified; and fear overwhelmed him.
13 The angel said, "Don't be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayers have been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to your son and you must name him John.
13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.
14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many people will rejoice at his birth,
14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 for he will be great in the Lord's eyes. He must not drink wine and liquor. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before his birth.
15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink; even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.
16 He will bring many Israelites back to the Lord their God.
16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
17 He will go forth before the Lord, equipped with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will turn the hearts of fathers back to their children, and he will turn the disobedient to righteous patterns of thinking. He will make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
17 With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go before him, to turn the hearts of parents to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? My wife and I are very old."
18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years."
19 The angel replied, "I am Gabriel. I stand in God's presence. I was sent to speak to you and to bring this good news to you.
19 The angel replied, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 Know this: What I have spoken will come true at the proper time. But because you didn't believe, you will remain silent, unable to speak until the day when these things happen."
20 But now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will become mute, unable to speak, until the day these things occur."
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they wondered why he was in the sanctuary for such a long time.
21 Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah, and wondered at his delay in the sanctuary.
22 When he came out, he was unable to speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he gestured to them and couldn't speak.
22 When he did come out, he could not speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them and remained unable to speak.
23 When he completed the days of his priestly service, he returned home.
23 When his time of service was ended, he went to his home.
24 Afterward, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant. She kept to herself for five months, saying,
24 After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she remained in seclusion. She said,
25 "This is the Lord's doing. He has shown his favor to me by removing my disgrace among other people."
25 "This is what the Lord has done for me when he looked favorably on me and took away the disgrace I have endured among my people."
26 When Elizabeth was six months pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee,
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
27 to a virgin who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David's house. The virgin's name was Mary.
27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
28 When the angel came to her, he said, "Rejoice, favored one! The Lord is with you!"
28 And he came to her and said, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you."
29 She was confused by these words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
29 But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
30 The angel said, "Don't be afraid, Mary. God is honoring you.
30 The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 Look! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.
32 He will be great and he will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.
33 He will rule over Jacob's house forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom."
33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
34 Then Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen since I haven't had sexual relations with a man?"
34 Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?"
35 The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come over you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the one who is to be born will be holy. He will be called God's Son.
35 The angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.
36 Look, even in her old age, your relative Elizabeth has conceived a son. This woman who was labeled ‘unable to conceive' is now six months pregnant.
36 And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren.
37 Nothing is impossible for God."
37 For nothing will be impossible with God."
38 Then Mary said, "I am the Lord's servant. Let it be with me just as you have said." Then the angel left her.
38 Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.
39 Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands.
39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country,
40 She entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth.
40 where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
42 With a loud voice she blurted out, "God has blessed you above all women, and he has blessed the child you carry.
42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
43 Why do I have this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
43 And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me?
44 As soon as I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.
44 For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy.
45 Happy is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill the promises he made to her."
45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord."
46 Mary said, "With all my heart I glorify the Lord!
46 And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior.
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant. Look! From now on, everyone will consider me highly favored
48 for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49 because the mighty one has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 He shows mercy to everyone, from one generation to the next, who honors him as God.
50 His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered those with arrogant thoughts and proud inclinations.
51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 He has pulled the powerful down from their thrones and lifted up the lowly.
52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly;
53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty-handed.
53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.
54 He has come to the aid of his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,
54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
55 just as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to Abraham's descendants forever."
55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned to her home.
56 And Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.
57 When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a boy.
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.
58 Her neighbors and relatives celebrated with her because they had heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy.
58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 On the eighth day, it came time to circumcise the child. They wanted to name him Zechariah because that was his father's name.
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.
60 But his mother replied, "No, his name will be John."
60 But his mother said, "No; he is to be called John."
61 They said to her, "None of your relatives have that name."
61 They said to her, "None of your relatives has this name."
62 Then they began gesturing to his father to see what he wanted to call him.
62 Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him.
63 After asking for a tablet, he surprised everyone by writing, "His name is John."
63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And all of them were amazed.
64 At that moment, Zechariah was able to speak again, and he began praising God.
64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and everyone throughout the Judean highlands talked about what had happened.
65 Fear came over all their neighbors, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea.
66 All who heard about this considered it carefully. They said, "What then will this child be?" Indeed, the Lord's power was with him.
66 All who heard them pondered them and said, "What then will this child become?" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 John's father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,
67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy:
68 "Bless the Lord God of Israel because he has come to help and has delivered his people.
68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.
69 He has raised up a mighty savior for us in his servant David's house,
69 He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David,
70 just as he said through the mouths of his holy prophets long ago.
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 He has brought salvation from our enemies and from the power of all those who hate us.
71 that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
72 He has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and remembered his holy covenant,
72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant,
73 the solemn pledge he made to our ancestor Abraham. He has granted
73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us
74 that we would be rescued from the power of our enemies so that we could serve him without fear,
74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness in God's eyes, for as long as we live.
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 You, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 You will tell his people how to be saved through the forgiveness of their sins.
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins.
78 Because of our God's deep compassion, the dawn from heaven will break upon us,
78 By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us,
79 to give light to those who are sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide us on the path of peace."
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
80 The child grew up, becoming strong in character. He was in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.
80 The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.
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