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Luke 1

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1 Many have tried to report on the things that happened among us.

2 They have written the same things that we learned from others -- the people who saw those things from the beginning and served God by telling people his message.

3 Since I myself have studied everything carefully from the beginning, most excellentn Theophilus, it seemed good for me to write it out for you. I arranged it in order

4 to help you know that what you have been taught is true.

5 During the time Herod ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to Abijah's group. Zechariah's wife, Elizabeth, came from the family of Aaron.

6 Zechariah and Elizabeth truly did what God said was good. They did everything the Lord commanded and were without fault in keeping his law.

7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth could not have a baby, and both of them were very old.

8 One day Zechariah was serving as a priest before God, because his group was on duty.

9 According to the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to go into the Temple of the Lord and burn incense.

10 There were a great many people outside praying at the time the incense was offered.

11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing on the right side of the incense table.

12 When he saw the angel, Zechariah was startled and frightened.

13 But the angel said to him, "Zechariah, don't be afraid. God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give birth to a son, and you will name him John.

14 He will bring you joy and gladness, and many people will be happy because of his birth.

15 John will be a great man for the Lord. He will never drink wine or beer, and even from birth, he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.

16 He will help many people of Israel return to the Lord their God.

17 He will go before the Lord in spirit and power like Elijah. He will make peace between parents and their children and will bring those who are not obeying God back to the right way of thinking, to make a people ready for the coming of the Lord."

18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is old, too."

19 The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand before God, who sent me to talk to you and to tell you this good news.

20 Now, listen! You will not be able to speak until the day these things happen, because you did not believe what I told you. But they will really happen."

21 Outside, the people were still waiting for Zechariah and were surprised that he was staying so long in the Temple.

22 When Zechariah came outside, he could not speak to them, and they knew he had seen a vision in the Temple. He could only make signs to them and remained unable to speak.

23 When his time of service at the Temple was finished, he went home.

24 Later, Zechariah's wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and did not go out of her house for five months. Elizabeth said,

25 "Look what the Lord has done for me! My people were ashamedn of me, but now the Lord has taken away that shame."

26 During Elizabeth's sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,

27 to a virgin. She was engaged to marry a man named Joseph from the family of David. Her name was Mary.

28 The angel came to her and said, "Greetings! The Lord has blessed you and is with you."

29 But Mary was very startled by what the angel said and wondered what this greeting might mean.

30 The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary; God has shown you his grace.

31 Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of King David, his ancestor.

33 He will rule over the people of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end."

34 Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen since I am a virgin?"

35 The angel said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. For this reason the baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

36 Now Elizabeth, your relative, is also pregnant with a son though she is very old. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant for six months.

37 God can do anything!"

38 Mary said, "I am the servant of the Lord. Let this happen to me as you say!" Then the angel went away.

39 Mary got up and went quickly to a town in the hills of Judea.

40 She came to Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the unborn baby inside her jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

42 She cried out in a loud voice, "God has blessed you more than any other woman, and he has blessed the baby to which you will give birth.

43 Why has this good thing happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

44 When I heard your voice, the baby inside me jumped with joy.

45 You are blessed because you believed that what the Lord said to you would really happen."

46 Then Mary said, "My soul praises the Lord;

47 my heart rejoices in God my Savior,

48 because he has shown his concern for his humble servant girl. From now on, all people will say that I am blessed,

49 because the Powerful One has done great things for me. His name is holy.

50 God will show his mercy forever and ever to those who worship and serve him.

51 He has done mighty deeds by his power. He has scattered the people who are proud and think great things about themselves.

52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones and raised up the humble.

53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with nothing.

54 He has helped his servant, the people of Israel, remembering to show them mercy

55 as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his children forever."

56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

57 When it was time for Elizabeth to give birth, she had a boy.

58 Her neighbors and relatives heard how good the Lord was to her, and they rejoiced with her.

59 When the baby was eight days old, they came to circumcise him. They wanted to name him Zechariah because this was his father's name,

60 but his mother said, "No! He will be named John."

61 The people said to Elizabeth, "But no one in your family has this name."

62 Then they made signs to his father to find out what he would like to name him.

63 Zechariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John," and everyone was surprised.

64 Immediately Zechariah could talk again, and he began praising God.

65 All their neighbors became alarmed, and in all the mountains of Judea people continued talking about all these things.

66 The people who heard about them wondered, saying, "What will this child be?" because the Lord was with him.

67 Then Zechariah, John's father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

68 "Let us praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to help his people and has given them freedom.

69 He has given us a powerful Savior from the family of God's servant David.

70 He said that he would do this through his holy prophets who lived long ago:

71 He promised he would save us from our enemies and from the power of all those who hate us.

72 He said he would give mercy to our fathers and that he would remember his holy promise.

73 God promised Abraham, our father,

74 that he would save us from the power of our enemies so we could serve him without fear,

75 being holy and good before God as long as we live.

76 "Now you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go before the Lord to prepare his way.

77 You will make his people know that they will be saved by having their sins forgiven.

78 With the loving mercy of our God, a new day from heaven will dawn upon us.

79 It will shine on those who live in darkness, in the shadow of death. It will guide us into the path of peace."

80 And so the child grew up and became strong in spirit. John lived in the desert until the time when he came out to preach to Israel.

The Latin Vulgate VUL

1 quoniam quidem multi conati sunt ordinare narrationem quae in nobis conpletae sunt rerum

2 sicut tradiderunt nobis qui ab initio ipsi viderunt et ministri fuerunt sermonis

3 visum est et mihi adsecuto a principio omnibus diligenter ex ordine tibi scribere optime Theophile

4 ut cognoscas eorum verborum de quibus eruditus es veritatem

5 fuit in diebus Herodis regis Iudaeae sacerdos quidam nomine Zaccharias de vice Abia et uxor illi de filiabus Aaron et nomen eius Elisabeth

6 erant autem iusti ambo ante Deum incedentes in omnibus mandatis et iustificationibus Domini sine querella

7 et non erat illis filius eo quod esset Elisabeth sterilis et ambo processissent in diebus suis

8 factum est autem cum sacerdotio fungeretur in ordine vicis suae ante Deum

9 secundum consuetudinem sacerdotii sorte exiit ut incensum poneret ingressus in templum Domini

10 et omnis multitudo erat populi orans foris hora incensi

11 apparuit autem illi angelus Domini stans a dextris altaris incensi

12 et Zaccharias turbatus est videns et timor inruit super eum

13 ait autem ad illum angelus ne timeas Zaccharia quoniam exaudita est deprecatio tua et uxor tua Elisabeth pariet tibi filium et vocabis nomen eius Iohannem

14 et erit gaudium tibi et exultatio et multi in nativitate eius gaudebunt

15 erit enim magnus coram Domino et vinum et sicera non bibet et Spiritu Sancto replebitur adhuc ex utero matris suae

16 et multos filiorum Israhel convertet ad Dominum Deum ipsorum

17 et ipse praecedet ante illum in spiritu et virtute Heliae ut convertat corda patrum in filios et incredibiles ad prudentiam iustorum parare Domino plebem perfectam

18 et dixit Zaccharias ad angelum unde hoc sciam ego enim sum senex et uxor mea processit in diebus suis

19 et respondens angelus dixit ei ego sum Gabrihel qui adsto ante Deum et missus sum loqui ad te et haec tibi evangelizare

20 et ecce eris tacens et non poteris loqui usque in diem quo haec fiant pro eo quod non credidisti verbis meis quae implebuntur in tempore suo

21 et erat plebs expectans Zacchariam et mirabantur quod tardaret ipse in templo

22 egressus autem non poterat loqui ad illos et cognoverunt quod visionem vidisset in templo et ipse erat innuens illis et permansit mutus

23 et factum est ut impleti sunt dies officii eius abiit in domum suam

24 post hos autem dies concepit Elisabeth uxor eius et occultabat se mensibus quinque dicens

25 quia sic mihi fecit Dominus in diebus quibus respexit auferre obprobrium meum inter homines

26 in mense autem sexto missus est angelus Gabrihel a Deo in civitatem Galilaeae cui nomen Nazareth

27 ad virginem desponsatam viro cui nomen erat Ioseph de domo David et nomen virginis Maria

28 et ingressus angelus ad eam dixit have gratia plena Dominus tecum benedicta tu in mulieribus

29 quae cum vidisset turbata est in sermone eius et cogitabat qualis esset ista salutatio

30 et ait angelus ei ne timeas Maria invenisti enim gratiam apud Deum

31 ecce concipies in utero et paries filium et vocabis nomen eius Iesum

32 hic erit magnus et Filius Altissimi vocabitur et dabit illi Dominus Deus sedem David patris eius

33 et regnabit in domo Iacob in aeternum et regni eius non erit finis

34 dixit autem Maria ad angelum quomodo fiet istud quoniam virum non cognosco

35 et respondens angelus dixit ei Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi ideoque et quod nascetur sanctum vocabitur Filius Dei

36 et ecce Elisabeth cognata tua et ipsa concepit filium in senecta sua et hic mensis est sextus illi quae vocatur sterilis

37 quia non erit inpossibile apud Deum omne verbum

38 dixit autem Maria ecce ancilla Domini fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum et discessit ab illa angelus

39 exsurgens autem Maria in diebus illis abiit in montana cum festinatione in civitatem Iuda

40 et intravit in domum Zacchariae et salutavit Elisabeth

41 et factum est ut audivit salutationem Mariae Elisabeth exultavit infans in utero eius et repleta est Spiritu Sancto Elisabeth

42 et exclamavit voce magna et dixit benedicta tu inter mulieres et benedictus fructus ventris tui

43 et unde hoc mihi ut veniat mater Domini mei ad me

44 ecce enim ut facta est vox salutationis tuae in auribus meis exultavit in gaudio infans in utero meo

45 et beata quae credidit quoniam perficientur ea quae dicta sunt ei a Domino

46 et ait Maria magnificat anima mea Dominum

47 et exultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo

48 quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes

49 quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est et sanctum nomen eius

50 et misericordia eius in progenies et progenies timentibus eum

51 fecit potentiam in brachio suo dispersit superbos mente cordis sui

52 deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles

53 esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes

54 suscepit Israhel puerum suum memorari misericordiae

55 sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham et semini eius in saecula

56 mansit autem Maria cum illa quasi mensibus tribus et reversa est in domum suam

57 Elisabeth autem impletum est tempus pariendi et peperit filium

58 et audierunt vicini et cognati eius quia magnificavit Dominus misericordiam suam cum illa et congratulabantur ei

59 et factum est in die octavo venerunt circumcidere puerum et vocabant eum nomine patris eius Zacchariam

60 et respondens mater eius dixit nequaquam sed vocabitur Iohannes

61 et dixerunt ad illam quia nemo est in cognatione tua qui vocetur hoc nomine

62 innuebant autem patri eius quem vellet vocari eum

63 et postulans pugillarem scripsit dicens Iohannes est nomen eius et mirati sunt universi

64 apertum est autem ilico os eius et lingua eius et loquebatur benedicens Deum

65 et factus est timor super omnes vicinos eorum et super omnia montana Iudaeae divulgabantur omnia verba haec

66 et posuerunt omnes qui audierant in corde suo dicentes quid putas puer iste erit etenim manus Domini erat cum illo

67 et Zaccharias pater eius impletus est Spiritu Sancto et prophetavit dicens

68 benedictus Deus Israhel quia visitavit et fecit redemptionem plebi suae

69 et erexit cornu salutis nobis in domo David pueri sui

70 sicut locutus est per os sanctorum qui a saeculo sunt prophetarum eius

71 salutem ex inimicis nostris et de manu omnium qui oderunt nos

72 ad faciendam misericordiam cum patribus nostris et memorari testamenti sui sancti

73 iusiurandum quod iuravit ad Abraham patrem nostrum

74 daturum se nobis ut sine timore de manu inimicorum nostrorum liberati serviamus illi

75 in sanctitate et iustitia coram ipso omnibus diebus nostris

76 et tu puer propheta Altissimi vocaberis praeibis enim ante faciem Domini parare vias eius

77 ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi eius in remissionem peccatorum eorum

78 per viscera misericordiae Dei nostri in quibus visitavit nos oriens ex alto

79 inluminare his qui in tenebris et in umbra mortis sedent ad dirigendos pedes nostros in viam pacis

80 puer autem crescebat et confortabatur spiritu et erat in deserto usque in diem ostensionis suae ad Israhel