Parallel Bible results for "Luke 1:1-6"

Luke 1:1-6

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1 So many others have tried their hand at putting together a story of the wonderful harvest of Scripture and history that took place among us,
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
2 using reports handed down by the original eyewitnesses who served this Word with their very lives.
2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 Since I have investigated all the reports in close detail, starting from the story's beginning, I decided to write it all out for you, most honorable 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 so you can know beyond the shadow of a doubt the reliability of what you were taught. A Childless Couple Conceives
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
5 During the rule of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest assigned service in the regiment of Abijah. His name was Zachariah. His wife was descended from the daughters of Aaron. 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 Together they lived honorably before God, careful in keeping to the ways of the commandments and enjoying a clear conscience before God.
6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
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