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The Birth of John And Jesus

In the days of Herod[a], king of Judea:

There Was a Priest Named Zechariah Whose Wife Elizabeth Was Barren

There was a certain priest— Zechariah by name, from the division of Abijah— and a wife for him from the daughters of Aaron. And her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous ones in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord as blameless[b] ones. And there was not a child for them, because Elizabeth was barren. And they were both advanced in their days.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:5 See Mt 2:1.
  2. Luke 1:6 Or, faultless.

The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

In the time of Herod king of Judea(A) there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;(B) his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(C) But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.

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