So it also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequence, most honorable(A) Theophilus,(B) so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed.[a](C)

Gabriel Predicts John’s Birth

In the days of King Herod(D) of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division(E) named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

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Footnotes

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