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Luke 1:1-11

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1 Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
2 as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,
2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 it has seemed good to *me* also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,
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 that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name 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 just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
7 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.
8 And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,
8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to 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 all the multitude of the people were praying without 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 an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him, standing on the right 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.
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