Luke 1:5-9

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The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

⁵^[a]In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechari′ah,^[b] of the division of Abi′jah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. ⁶And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. ⁷But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

⁸Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, ⁹according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

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1.5–2.52 The “Infancy Gospel,” as it is called, is written in a markedly Semitic style, which differs from that of the rest of the Gospel. It appears to be based on the reminiscences of Mary.
Luke 1:5 Greek Zacharias

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