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Lucas 1
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Lucas 1
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Paghahandog
1 Kagalang-galang na Teofilo, marami na po ang nagsikap na sumulat tungkol sa mga bagay na naganap sa kalagitnaan namin. 2 Ang kanilang isinulat ay ayon sa itinuro sa amin ng mga taong buhat pa sa simula ay mga saksi at mga tagapangaral ng Salita ng Diyos. 3 Kaya't matapos kong suriin nang buong ingat ang lahat ng pangyayari buhat pa sa pasimula, minabuti ko pong sumulat din ng isang maayos na salaysay para sa inyo 4 upang lubusan ninyong matiyak ang katotohanan ng mga itinuro sa inyo.
Ang Pahayag tungkol sa Pagsilang ni Juan na Tagapagbautismo
5 Noong(A) panahong si Herodes ang hari ng Judea, may isang paring Judio na kabilang sa pangkat ni Abias na ang pangala'y Zacarias. Ang kanyang asawang si Elizabeth ay mula naman sa angkan ni Aaron. 6 Kapwa sila kalugud-lugod sa paningin ng Diyos at namumuhay nang tapat sa mga utos at tuntunin ng Panginoon. 7 Wala silang anak dahil baog si Elizabeth at kapwa sila matanda na.
8 Isang araw, nanunungkulan ang pangkat na kinabibilangan ni Zacarias at ginagampanan niya ang kanyang tungkulin sa harapan ng Diyos bilang isang pari. 9 Nang sila'y magpalabunutan, ayon sa kaugalian ng mga paring Judio, siya ang napiling magsunog ng insenso. Pumasok siya sa Templo ng Panginoon sa oras ng pagsusunog ng insenso, 10 habang nagkakatipon naman sa labas ang mga tao at nananalangin. 11 Nagpakita sa kanya doon ang isang anghel ng Panginoon na nakatayo sa gawing kanan ng altar na sunugan ng insenso. 12 Nasindak si Zacarias at natakot nang makita niya ito. 13 Ngunit sinabi ng anghel sa kanya, “Huwag kang matakot, Zacarias! Dininig ng Diyos ang iyong panalangin. Ang iyong asawang si Elizabeth ay magkakaanak ng isang lalaki, at Juan ang ipapangalan mo sa bata. 14 Ikaw ay matutuwa at magiging maligaya. Marami ang magagalak sa kanyang pagsilang 15 sapagkat(B) siya'y magiging dakila sa paningin ng Panginoon. Hindi siya dapat uminom ng alak o anumang inuming nakakalasing. Sa sinapupunan pa lamang ng kanyang ina ay mapupuspos na siya ng Espiritu Santo. 16 Sa pamamagitan niya'y maraming Israelita ang magbabalik-loob sa kanilang Panginoong Diyos. 17 Mauuna(C) siya sa Panginoon na taglay ang espiritu at kapangyarihan ni Elias upang pagkasunduin ang mga ama at ang kanilang mga anak, at panumbalikin ang mga suwail sa karunungan ng mga matuwid. Sa gayon, ipaghahanda niya ng isang bayan ang Panginoon.”
18 Sinabi ni Zacarias sa anghel, “Paano ko matitiyak na mangyayari iyan? Ako'y matanda na at gayundin ang aking asawa.”
19 Sumagot(D) ang anghel, “Ako'y si Gabriel na nakatayo sa harapan ng Diyos. Isinugo niya ako upang dalhin sa iyo ang magandang balitang ito. 20 Ngunit dahil sa hindi ka naniwala sa mga sinasabi kong matutupad pagdating ng takdang panahon, ikaw ay magiging pipi. Hindi ka makakapagsalita hanggang sa araw na maganap ang mga ito.”
21 Samantala, naghihintay naman kay Zacarias ang mga tao. Nagtataka sila kung bakit nagtagal siya nang ganoon sa loob ng Templo. 22 Paglabas niya, hindi na siya makapagsalita, kaya't mga senyas na lamang ang ginagamit niya. Napag-isip-isip ng mga tao na baka nakakita siya ng pangitain sa loob ng Templo. Si Zacarias ay nanatiling pipi.
23 Nang matapos na ang panahon ng kanyang paglilingkod ay umuwi na siya. 24 Hindi nga nagtagal at naglihi si Elizabeth. Hindi ito lumabas ng bahay sa loob ng limang buwan. 25 Sinabi ni Elizabeth, “Ngayo'y kinahabagan ako ng Panginoon. Ginawa niya ito upang alisin ang aking kahihiyan sa harap ng mga tao!”
Ipinahayag ang Pagsilang ni Jesus
26 Nang ikaanim na buwan ng pagdadalang-tao ni Elizabeth, ang anghel na si Gabriel ay isinugo ng Diyos sa Nazaret na isang bayan sa Galilea, upang kausapin ang 27 isang(E) dalaga na ang pangala'y Maria. Siya ay nakatakda nang ikasal kay Jose, isang lalaking buhat sa angkan ni David. 28 Lumapit ang anghel sa dalaga at binati ito, “Magalak ka! Ikaw ay lubos na kinalulugdan ng Diyos. Sumasaiyo ang Panginoon!”
29 Naguluhan si Maria sa sinabi ng anghel at inisip niyang mabuti kung ano ang kahulugan ng ganoong pagbati. 30 Sinabi sa kanya ng anghel, “Huwag kang matakot, Maria, sapagkat naging kalugud-lugod ka sa Diyos. 31 Makinig(F) ka! Ikaw ay maglilihi at manganganak ng isang sanggol na lalaki, at siya'y papangalanan mong Jesus. 32 Siya'y(G) magiging dakila at tatawaging Anak ng Kataas-taasang Diyos. Ibibigay sa kanya ng Panginoong Diyos ang trono ng kanyang amang si David upang 33 maghari sa angkan ni Jacob magpakailanman. Ang kanyang paghahari ay walang katapusan.”
34 “Paano pong mangyayari ito gayong ako'y isang birhen?” tanong ni Maria.
35 Sumagot ang anghel, “Sasaiyo ang Espiritu Santo at mapapasailalim ka sa kapangyarihan ng Kataas-taasang Diyos. Dahil dito, ang isisilang mo'y banal at tatawaging Anak ng Diyos. 36 Hindi ba't ang kamag-anak mong si Elizabeth ay baog? Gayunma'y naglihi siya at ngayo'y ikaanim na buwan na ng kanyang pagdadalang-tao kahit na siya'y matanda na, 37 sapagkat(H) walang anumang bagay na hindi kayang gawin ng Diyos.”
38 Sumagot si Maria, “Ako'y alipin ng Panginoon. Mangyari nawa sa akin ang iyong sinabi.” Pagkatapos, umalis na ang anghel.
Ang Pagdalaw ni Maria kay Elizabeth
39 Hindi nagtagal at si Maria'y nagmamadaling pumunta sa isang bayan sa bulubundukin ng Juda. 40 Pagdating sa bahay ni Zacarias, binati niya si Elizabeth. 41 Nang marinig ni Elizabeth ang pagbati ni Maria, biglang gumalaw ang sanggol sa kanyang sinapupunan at siya ay napuspos ng Espiritu Santo. 42 Napasigaw(I) siya sa galak, “Pinagpala ka sa mga babae, at pinagpala rin ang dinadala mo sa iyong sinapupunan! 43 Sino ako upang dalawin ng ina ng aking Panginoon? 44 Sapagkat pagkarinig ko ng iyong pagbati ay gumalaw sa tuwa ang sanggol sa aking sinapupunan. 45 Pinagpala ka, sapagkat sumampalataya kang matutupad ang ipinasabi sa iyo ng Panginoon!”
Ang Awit ng Pagpupuri ni Maria
46 At(J) sinabi ni Maria,
“Ang puso ko'y nagpupuri sa Panginoon,
47 at ang aking espiritu'y nagagalak sa Diyos na aking Tagapagligtas,
48 sapagkat(K) nilingap niya akong kanyang abang alipin!
Mula ngayon, ang lahat ng tao'y tatawagin akong pinagpala;
49 dahil sa mga dakilang bagay na ginawa sa akin ng Makapangyarihan.
Banal ang kanyang pangalan!
50 Ang kanyang kahabagan ay para sa lahat ng salinlahing may takot sa kanya.
51 Ipinakita niya ang lakas ng kanyang mga bisig,
nilito niya ang mga may palalong isip.
52 Tinanggal(L) sa kanilang luklukan ang mga may kapangyarihan,
at itinaas ang mga nasa abang kalagayan.
53 Pinasagana niya sa mabubuting bagay ang mga kapus-palad,
at pinaalis nang walang dalang anuman ang mga mayayaman.
54 Tinulungan niya ang Israel na kanyang lingkod,
at hindi niya kinalimutang kahabagan ito.
55 Tulad(M) ng kanyang ipinangako sa ating mga ninuno,
kay Abraham at sa lahi nito, magpakailanman!”
56 Nanatili si Maria kina Elizabeth nang may tatlong buwan bago siya umuwi.
Isinilang si Juan na Tagapagbautismo
57 Dumating ang oras ng panganganak ni Elizabeth at nagsilang siya ng isang sanggol na lalaki. 58 Nang mabalitaan ng kanyang mga kapitbahay at mga kamag-anak na siya'y labis na pinagpala ng Panginoon, nakigalak sila sa kanya.
59 Makalipas(N) ang isang linggo, dumalo sila sa pagtutuli ng sanggol. Zacarias sana ang itatawag nila sa bata, gaya ng pangalan ng kanyang ama, 60 ngunit sinabi ni Elizabeth, “Hindi! Juan ang ipapangalan sa kanya.”
61 “Subalit wala naman kayong kamag-anak na may ganyang pangalan,” tugon nila. 62 Sinenyasan nila ang kanyang ama upang itanong kung ano ang ibig nitong itawag sa sanggol.
63 Humingi si Zacarias ng masusulatan at ganito ang kanyang isinulat, “Juan ang pangalan niya.” Namangha ang lahat. 64 Noon din ay nakapagsalita si Zacarias, at siya'y nagpuri sa Diyos. 65 Natakot ang lahat ng tagaroon, at naging usap-usapan sa buong bulubundukin ng Judea ang mga bagay na iyon. 66 Pinag-isipan ito ng mga nakabalita, anupa't naging tanong nilang lahat, “Magiging ano kaya ang batang ito?” Sapagkat nasa kanya ang kapangyarihan ng Panginoon.
Ang Awit ni Zacarias
67 Si Zacarias na ama ng bata ay napuspos ng Espiritu Santo, at nagpahayag ng mensahe mula sa Diyos:
68 “Purihin ang Panginoong Diyos ng Israel!
Tinulungan niya at pinalaya ang kanyang bayan.
69 Nagsugo siya sa atin ng isang makapangyarihang Tagapagligtas,
mula sa angkan ni David na kanyang lingkod.
70 Ito'y ayon sa ipinangako niya noong una sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga banal na propeta,
71 na ililigtas niya tayo mula sa ating mga kaaway,
mula sa kamay ng lahat ng napopoot sa atin.
72 Ipinangako niyang kahahabagan ang ating mga ninuno,
at aalalahanin ang kanyang banal na tipan.
73 Iyan ang sumpang binitiwan niya sa ating amang si Abraham,
74 na ililigtas niya tayo sa ating mga kaaway,
upang tayo'y makapaglingkod sa kanya nang walang takot,
75 at maging banal at matuwid sa kanyang paningin habang tayo'y nabubuhay.
76 Ikaw,(O) anak ko, ay tatawaging propeta ng Kataas-taasang Diyos;
sapagkat mauuna ka sa Panginoon upang ihanda ang kanyang daraanan,
77 at upang ipaalam sa kanyang bayan ang kanilang kaligtasan,
ang kapatawaran ng kanilang mga kasalanan.
78 Mapagmahal at mahabagin ang ating Diyos.
Magbubukang-liwayway na sa atin ang araw ng kaligtasan.
79 Tatanglawan(P) niya ang mga nasa kadiliman at nasa lilim ng kamatayan,
at papatnubayan tayo sa daan ng kapayapaan.”
80 Lumaki ang bata at naging malakas ang kanyang espiritu. Siya'y nanirahan sa ilang, hanggang sa araw na nakilala siya ng bansang Israel.
Luke 1
New International Version
Luke 1
New International Version
Introduction(A)
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled[a] among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first(B) were eyewitnesses(C) and servants of the word.(D) 3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account(E) for you, most excellent(F) Theophilus,(G) 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.(H)
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 In the time of Herod king of Judea(I) there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;(J) 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.(K) 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,(L) 9 he was chosen by lot,(M) according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.(N) 10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.(O)
11 Then an angel(P) of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.(Q) 12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.(R) 13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid,(S) Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.(T) 14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,(U) 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink,(V) and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit(W) even before he is born.(X) 16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go on before the Lord,(Y) in the spirit and power of Elijah,(Z) to turn the hearts of the parents to their children(AA) and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(AB)
18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this?(AC) I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”(AD)
19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel.(AE) I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. 20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak(AF) until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. 22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs(AG) to them but remained unable to speak.
23 When his time of service was completed, he returned home. 24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. 25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace(AH) among the people.”
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel(AI) to Nazareth,(AJ) a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph,(AK) a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid,(AL) Mary; you have found favor with God.(AM) 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(AN) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(AO) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(AP) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(AQ) will never end.”(AR)
34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,(AS) and the power of the Most High(AT) will overshadow you. So the holy one(AU) to be born will be called[b] the Son of God.(AV) 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child(AW) in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.”(AX)
38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,(AY) 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.(AZ) 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women,(BA) and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord(BB) should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
Mary’s Song(BC)
46 And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord(BD)
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,(BE)
48 for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.(BF)
From now on all generations will call me blessed,(BG)
49 for the Mighty One has done great things(BH) for me—
holy is his name.(BI)
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
from generation to generation.(BJ)
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(BK)
he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(BL)
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
but has lifted up the humble.(BM)
53 He has filled the hungry with good things(BN)
but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
remembering to be merciful(BO)
55 to Abraham and his descendants(BP) forever,
just as he promised our ancestors.”
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
The Birth of John the Baptist
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise(BQ) the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”(BR)
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”
62 Then they made signs(BS) to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”(BT) 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak,(BU) praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea(BV) people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.(BW)
Zechariah’s Song
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit(BX) and prophesied:(BY)
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(BZ)
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(CA)
69 He has raised up a horn[c](CB) of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David(CC)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(CD)
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(CE)
and to remember his holy covenant,(CF)
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(CG)
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him(CH) without fear(CI)
75 in holiness and righteousness(CJ) before him all our days.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(CK) of the Most High;(CL)
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(CM)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,(CN)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun(CO) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,(CP)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(CQ)
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[d];(CR) and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
Luke 1
King James Version
Luke 1
King James Version
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
54 He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
Luke 1
The Message
Luke 1
The Message
1 1-4 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, using reports handed down by the original eyewitnesses who served this Word with their very lives. 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, so you can know beyond the shadow of a doubt the reliability of what you were taught.
A Childless Couple Conceives
5-7 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. Together they lived honorably before God, careful in keeping to the ways of the commandments and enjoying a clear conscience before God. But they were childless because Elizabeth could never conceive, and now they were quite old.
8-12 It so happened that as Zachariah was carrying out his priestly duties before God, working the shift assigned to his regiment, it came his one turn in life to enter the sanctuary of God and burn incense. The congregation was gathered and praying outside the Temple at the hour of the incense offering. Unannounced, an angel of God appeared just to the right of the altar of incense. Zachariah was paralyzed in fear.
13-15 But the angel reassured him, “Don’t fear, Zachariah. Your prayer has been heard. Elizabeth, your wife, will bear a son by you. You are to name him John. You’re going to leap like a gazelle for joy, and not only you—many will delight in his birth. He’ll achieve great stature with God.
15-17 “He’ll drink neither wine nor beer. He’ll be filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment he leaves his mother’s womb. He will turn many sons and daughters of Israel back to their God. He will herald God’s arrival in the style and strength of Elijah, soften the hearts of parents to children, and kindle devout understanding among hardened skeptics—he’ll get the people ready for God.”
18 Zachariah said to the angel, “Do you expect me to believe this? I’m an old man and my wife is an old woman.”
19-20 But the angel said, “I am Gabriel, the sentinel of God, sent especially to bring you this glad news. But because you won’t believe me, you’ll be unable to say a word until the day of your son’s birth. Every word I’ve spoken to you will come true on time—God’s time.”
21-22 Meanwhile, the congregation waiting for Zachariah was getting restless, wondering what was keeping him so long in the sanctuary. When he came out and couldn’t speak, they knew he had seen a vision. He continued speechless and had to use sign language with the people.
23-25 When the course of his priestly assignment was completed, he went back home. It wasn’t long before his wife, Elizabeth, conceived. She went off by herself for five months, relishing her pregnancy. “So, this is how God acts to remedy my unfortunate condition!” she said.
A Virgin Conceives
26-28 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin’s name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her:
Good morning!
You’re beautiful with God’s beauty,
Beautiful inside and out!
God be with you.
29-33 She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, “Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus.
He will be great,
be called ‘Son of the Highest.’
The Lord God will give him
the throne of his father David;
He will rule Jacob’s house forever—
no end, ever, to his kingdom.”
34 Mary said to the angel, “But how? I’ve never slept with a man.”
35 The angel answered,
The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
the power of the Highest hover over you;
Therefore, the child you bring to birth
will be called Holy, Son of God.
36-38 “And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with God.”
And Mary said,
Yes, I see it all now:
I’m the Lord’s maid, ready to serve.
Let it be with me
just as you say.
Then the angel left her.
Blessed Among Women
39-45 Mary didn’t waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah’s house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly,
You’re so blessed among women,
and the babe in your womb, also blessed!
And why am I so blessed that
the mother of my Lord visits me?
The moment the sound of your
greeting entered my ears,
The babe in my womb
skipped like a lamb for sheer joy.
Blessed woman, who believed what God said,
believed every word would come true!
46-55 And Mary said,
I’m bursting with God-news;
I’m dancing the song of my Savior God.
God took one good look at me, and look what happened—
I’m the most fortunate woman on earth!
What God has done for me will never be forgotten,
the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others.
His mercy flows in wave after wave
on those who are in awe before him.
He bared his arm and showed his strength,
scattered the bluffing braggarts.
He knocked tyrants off their high horses,
pulled victims out of the mud.
The starving poor sat down to a banquet;
the callous rich were left out in the cold.
He embraced his chosen child, Israel;
he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high.
It’s exactly what he promised,
beginning with Abraham and right up to now.
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months and then went back to her own home.
The Birth of John
57-58 When Elizabeth was full-term in her pregnancy, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives, seeing that God had overwhelmed her with mercy, celebrated with her.
59-60 On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child and were calling him Zachariah after his father. But his mother intervened: “No. He is to be called John.”
61-62 “But,” they said, “no one in your family is named that.” They used sign language to ask Zachariah what he wanted him named.
63-64 Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, “His name is to be John.” That took everyone by surprise. Surprise followed surprise—Zachariah’s mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God!
65-66 A deep, reverential fear settled over the neighborhood, and in all that Judean hill country people talked about nothing else. Everyone who heard about it took it to heart, wondering, “What will become of this child? Clearly, God has his hand in this.”
67-79 Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he came and set his people free.
He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives,
and in the very house of David his servant,
Just as he promised long ago
through the preaching of his holy prophets:
Deliverance from our enemies
and every hateful hand;
Mercy to our fathers,
as he remembers to do what he said he’d do,
What he swore to our father Abraham—
a clean rescue from the enemy camp,
So we can worship him without a care in the world,
made holy before him as long as we live.
And you, my child, “Prophet of the Highest,”
will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways,
Present the offer of salvation to his people,
the forgiveness of their sins.
Through the heartfelt mercies of our God,
God’s Sunrise will break in upon us,
Shining on those in the darkness,
those sitting in the shadow of death,
Then showing us the way, one foot at a time,
down the path of peace.
80 The child grew up, healthy and spirited. He lived out in the desert until the day he made his prophetic debut in Israel.
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