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Luke 1:1-10

Weymouth New Testament WNT

1 Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us

2 on the authority of those who were from the beginning eye-witnesses and were devoted to the service of the divine Message,

3 it has seemed right to me also, after careful investigation of the facts from their commencement, to write for you, most noble Theophilus, a connected account,

4 that you may fully know the truth of the things which you have been taught by word of mouth.

5 There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

6 They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances.

7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in life.

8 Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,

9 it fell to his lot--according to the custom of the priesthood--to go into the Sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense;

10 and the whole multitude of the people were outside praying, at the hour of incense.

New International Version NIV

1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,

2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.

3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

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 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.

7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.

8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

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 when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.