Luke 1
New King James Version
Dedication to Theophilus
1 Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those (A)things which [a]have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as those who (B)from the beginning were (C)eyewitnesses and ministers of the word (D)delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having [b]had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, (E)most excellent Theophilus, 4 (F)that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
John’s Birth Announced to Zacharias
5 There was (G)in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, (H)of the division of (I)Abijah. His (J)wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.
8 So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, [c]his lot fell (K)to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 (L)And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of (M)the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, (N)he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (O)you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and (P)many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be (Q)great in the sight of the Lord, and (R)shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, (S)even from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 (T)He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘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 to the angel, (U)“How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am (V)Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you [d]these glad (W)tidings. 20 But behold, (X)you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.”
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. 22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.
23 So it was, as soon as (Y)the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house. 24 Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to (Z)take away my reproach among people.”
Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin (AA)betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, (AB)“Rejoice, highly favored one, (AC)the Lord is with you; [e]blessed are you among women!”
29 But [f]when she saw him, (AD)she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found (AE)favor with God. 31 (AF)And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and (AG)shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, (AH)and will be called the Son of the Highest; and (AI)the Lord God will give Him the (AJ)throne of His (AK)father David. 33 (AL)And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I [g]do not know a man?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, (AM)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called (AN)the Son of God. 36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For (AO)with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, (AP)to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was (AQ)filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, (AR)“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 (AS)Blessed is she who [h]believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
The Song of Mary
46 And Mary said:
(AT)“My soul [i]magnifies the Lord,
47 And my spirit has (AU)rejoiced in (AV)God my Savior.
48 For (AW)He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth (AX)all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty (AY)has done great things for me,
And (AZ)holy is His name.
50 And (BA)His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 (BB)He has shown strength with His arm;
(BC)He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 (BD)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has (BE)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His (BF)servant Israel,
(BG)In remembrance of His mercy,
55 (BH)As He spoke to our (BI)fathers,
To Abraham and to his (BJ)seed forever.”
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.
Birth of John the Baptist
57 Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they (BK)rejoiced with her.
Circumcision of John the Baptist
59 So it was, (BL)on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. 60 His mother answered and said, (BM)“No; he shall be called John.”
61 But they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” 62 So they made signs to his father—what he would have him called.
63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled. 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God. 65 Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea. 66 And all those who heard them (BN)kept them in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child will this be?” And (BO)the hand of the Lord was with him.
Zacharias’ Prophecy
67 Now his father Zacharias (BP)was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
68 “Blessed(BQ) is the Lord God of Israel,
For (BR)He has visited and redeemed His people,
69 (BS)And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of His servant David,
70 (BT)As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who have been (BU)since the world began,
71 That we should be saved from our enemies
And from the hand of all who hate us,
72 (BV)To perform the mercy promised to our fathers
And to remember His holy covenant,
73 (BW)The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
74 To grant us that we,
Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
Might (BX)serve Him without fear,
75 (BY)In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
76 “And you, child, will be called the (BZ)prophet of the Highest;
For (CA)you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
77 To give (CB)knowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the [j]Dayspring from on high [k]has visited us;
79 (CC)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To (CD)guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 So (CE)the child grew and became strong in spirit, and (CF)was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
Footnotes
- Luke 1:1 Or are most surely believed
- Luke 1:3 Lit. accurately followed
- Luke 1:9 he was chosen by lot
- Luke 1:19 this good news
- Luke 1:28 NU omits blessed are you among women
- Luke 1:29 NU omits when she saw him
- Luke 1:34 Am a virgin
- Luke 1:45 Or believed that there
- Luke 1:46 Declares the greatness of
- Luke 1:78 Lit. Dawn; the Messiah
- Luke 1:78 NU shall visit
Luukkaan 1
Raamattu 1933/38
1 Koska monet ovat ryhtyneet tekemään kertomusta meidän keskuudessamme tosiksi tunnetuista tapahtumista,
2 sen mukaisesti kuin meille ovat kertoneet ne, jotka alusta asti ovat omin silmin ne nähneet ja olleet sanan palvelijoita,
3 niin olen minäkin, tarkkaan tutkittuani alusta alkaen kaikki, päättänyt kirjoittaa ne järjestyksessään sinulle, korkea-arvoinen Teofilus,
4 että oppisit tuntemaan, kuinka varmat ne asiat ovat, jotka sinulle on opetettu.
5 Herodeksen, Juudean kuninkaan, aikana oli pappi, nimeltä Sakarias, Abian osastoa. Ja hänen vaimonsa oli Aaronin tyttäriä, ja tämän nimi oli Elisabet.
6 He olivat molemmat hurskaita Jumalan edessä, vaeltaen kaikissa Herran käskyissä ja säädöksissä nuhteettomina.
7 Mutta heillä ei ollut lasta, sillä Elisabet oli hedelmätön; ja he olivat molemmat tulleet iällisiksi.
8 Niin tapahtui, kun hänen osastonsa palvelusvuoro tuli ja hän toimitti papillisia tehtäviä Jumalan edessä,
9 että hän tavanmukaisessa pappistehtävien arpomisessa sai osaksensa mennä Herran temppeliin suitsuttamaan.
10 Ja kaikki kansa oli suitsuttamisen aikana ulkopuolella rukoilemassa.
11 Silloin ilmestyi hänelle Herran enkeli seisoen suitsutusalttarin oikealla puolella.
12 Ja hänet nähdessään Sakarias hämmästyi, ja hänet valtasi pelko.
13 Mutta enkeli sanoi hänelle: "Älä pelkää, Sakarias; sillä sinun rukouksesi on kuultu, ja vaimosi Elisabet on synnyttävä sinulle pojan, ja sinun on annettava hänelle nimi Johannes.
14 Ja hän on oleva sinulle iloksi ja riemuksi, ja monet iloitsevat hänen syntymisestään.
15 Sillä hän on oleva suuri Herran edessä; viiniä ja väkijuomaa hän ei juo, ja hän on oleva täytetty Pyhällä Hengellä hamasta äitinsä kohdusta.
16 Ja hän kääntää monta Israelin lapsista Herran, heidän Jumalansa, tykö.
17 Ja hän käy hänen edellään Eliaan hengessä ja voimassa, kääntääksensä isien sydämet lasten puoleen ja tottelemattomat vanhurskasten mielenlaatuun, näin Herralle toimittaaksensa valmistetun kansan."
18 Niin Sakarias sanoi enkelille: "Kuinka minä tämän käsittäisin? Sillä minä olen vanha, ja minun vaimoni on iälliseksi tullut."
19 Enkeli vastasi ja sanoi hänelle: "Minä olen Gabriel, joka seison Jumalan edessä, ja minä olen lähetetty puhumaan sinulle ja julistamaan sinulle tämän ilosanoman.
20 Ja katso, sinä tulet mykäksi etkä kykene mitään puhumaan siihen päivään saakka, jona tämä tapahtuu, sentähden ettet uskonut minun sanojani, jotka käyvät aikanansa toteen."
21 Ja kansa oli odottamassa Sakariasta, ja he ihmettelivät, että hän niin kauan viipyi temppelissä.
22 Mutta ulos tullessaan hän ei kyennyt puhumaan heille; silloin he ymmärsivät, että hän oli nähnyt näyn temppelissä. Ja hän viittoi heille ja jäi mykäksi.
23 Ja kun hänen virkatoimensa päivät olivat päättyneet, meni hän kotiinsa.
24 Ja niiden päiväin perästä Elisabet, hänen vaimonsa, tuli raskaaksi ja pysytteli salassa viisi kuukautta, sanoen:
25 "Näin on Herra tehnyt minulle niinä päivinä, jolloin hän katsoi minun puoleeni poistaaksensa minusta ihmisten ylenkatseen".
26 Kuudentena kuukautena sen jälkeen Jumala lähetti enkeli Gabrielin Galilean kaupunkiin, jonka nimi on Nasaret,
27 neitsyen tykö, joka oli kihlattu Joosef nimiselle miehelle Daavidin suvusta; ja neitsyen nimi oli Maria.
28 Ja tullessaan sisälle hänen tykönsä enkeli sanoi: "Terve, armoitettu! Herra olkoon sinun kanssasi."
29 Mutta hän hämmästyi suuresti siitä puheesta ja mietti, mitä tämä tervehdys mahtoi tarkoittaa.
30 Niin enkeli sanoi hänelle: "Älä pelkää, Maria; sillä sinä olet saanut armon Jumalan edessä.
31 Ja katso, sinä tulet raskaaksi ja synnytät pojan, ja sinun on annettava hänelle nimi Jeesus.
32 Hän on oleva suuri, ja hänet pitää kutsuttaman Korkeimman Pojaksi, ja Herra Jumala antaa hänelle Daavidin, hänen isänsä, valtaistuimen,
33 ja hän on oleva Jaakobin huoneen kuningas iankaikkisesti, ja hänen valtakunnallansa ei pidä loppua oleman."
34 Niin Maria sanoi enkelille: "Kuinka tämä voi tapahtua, kun minä en miehestä mitään tiedä?"
35 Enkeli vastasi ja sanoi hänelle: "Pyhä Henki tulee sinun päällesi, ja Korkeimman voima varjoaa sinut; sentähden myös se pyhä, mikä syntyy, pitää kutsuttaman Jumalan Pojaksi.
36 Ja katso, sinun sukulaisesi Elisabet, hänkin kantaa kohdussaan poikaa vanhalla iällään, ja tämä on kuudes kuukausi hänellä, jota sanottiin hedelmättömäksi;
37 sillä Jumalalle ei mikään ole mahdotonta."
38 Silloin Maria sanoi: "Katso, minä olen Herran palvelijatar; tapahtukoon minulle sinun sanasi mukaan". Ja enkeli lähti hänen tyköänsä.
39 Niinä päivinä Maria nousi ja kulki kiiruusti vuorimaahan erääseen Juudan kaupunkiin
40 ja meni Sakariaan kotiin ja tervehti Elisabetia.
41 Ja kun Elisabet kuuli Marian tervehdyksen, hypähti lapsi hänen kohdussansa; ja Elisabet täytettiin Pyhällä Hengellä.
42 Ja hän puhkesi puhumaan suurella äänellä ja sanoi: "Siunattu sinä vaimojen joukossa, ja siunattu sinun kohtusi hedelmä!
43 Ja kuinka minulle tapahtuu tämä, että minun Herrani äiti tulee minun tyköni?
44 Sillä katso, kun sinun tervehdyksesi ääni tuli minun korviini, hypähti lapsi ilosta minun kohdussani.
45 Ja autuas se, joka uskoi, sillä se sana on täyttyvä, mikä hänelle on tullut Herralta!"
46 Ja Maria sanoi: "Minun sieluni suuresti ylistää Herraa,
47 ja minun henkeni riemuitsee Jumalasta, vapahtajastani;
48 sillä hän on katsonut palvelijattarensa alhaisuuteen. Katso, tästedes kaikki sukupolvet ylistävät minua autuaaksi.
49 Sillä Voimallinen on tehnyt minulle suuria, ja hänen nimensä on pyhä,
50 ja hänen laupeutensa pysyy polvesta polveen niille, jotka häntä pelkäävät.
51 Hän on osoittanut voimansa käsivarrellaan; hän on hajottanut ne, joilla oli ylpeät ajatukset sydämessään.
52 Hän on kukistanut valtiaat valtaistuimilta ja korottanut alhaiset.
53 Nälkäiset hän on täyttänyt hyvyyksillä, ja rikkaat hän on lähettänyt tyhjinä pois.
54 Hän on ottanut huomaansa palvelijansa Israelin, muistaaksensa laupeuttaan
55 Aabrahamia ja hänen siementänsä kohtaan iankaikkisesti, niinkuin hän on meidän isillemme puhunut."
56 Ja Maria oli hänen tykönänsä noin kolme kuukautta ja palasi jälleen kotiinsa.
57 Mutta Elisabetin synnyttämisen aika tuli; ja hän synnytti pojan.
58 Ja kun hänen naapurinsa ja sukulaisensa kuulivat, että Herra oli tehnyt hänelle suuren laupeuden, iloitsivat he hänen kanssansa.
59 Ja kahdeksantena päivänä he tulivat ympärileikkaamaan lasta ja tahtoivat antaa hänelle hänen isänsä mukaan nimen Sakarias.
60 Mutta hänen äitinsä vastasi ja sanoi: "Ei suinkaan, vaan hänen nimensä on oleva Johannes".
61 Niin he sanoivat hänelle: "Eihän sinun suvussasi ole ketään, jolla on se nimi".
62 Ja he kysyivät viittomalla lapsen isältä, minkä nimen hän tahtoi hänelle annettavaksi.
63 Niin hän pyysi taulun ja kirjoitti siihen nämä sanat: "Johannes on hänen nimensä". Ja kaikki ihmettelivät.
64 Ja kohta hänen suunsa aukeni, ja hänen kielensä vapautui, ja hän puhui kiittäen Jumalaa.
65 Ja tuli pelko kaikille heidän ympärillään asuvaisille, ja koko Juudean vuorimaassa puhuttiin kaikista näistä tapahtumista;
66 ja kaikki, jotka niistä kuulivat, panivat ne mieleensä ja sanoivat: "Mikähän tästä lapsesta tulee?" Sillä Herran käsi oli hänen kanssansa.
67 Ja Sakarias, hänen isänsä, täytettiin Pyhällä Hengellä, ja hän ennusti sanoen:
68 "Kiitetty olkoon Herra, Israelin Jumala, sillä hän on katsonut kansansa puoleen ja valmistanut sille lunastuksen
69 ja kohottanut meille pelastuksen sarven palvelijansa Daavidin huoneesta
70 - niinkuin hän on puhunut hamasta ikiajoista pyhäin profeettainsa suun kautta -
71 pelastukseksi vihollisistamme ja kaikkien niiden kädestä, jotka meitä vihaavat,
72 tehdäkseen laupeuden meidän isillemme ja muistaakseen pyhän liittonsa,
73 sen valan, jonka hän vannoi Aabrahamille, meidän isällemme;
74 suodakseen meidän, vapahdettuina vihollistemme kädestä, pelkäämättä palvella häntä
75 pyhyydessä ja vanhurskaudessa hänen edessään kaikkina elinpäivinämme.
76 Ja sinä, lapsukainen, olet kutsuttava Korkeimman profeetaksi, sillä sinä olet käyvä Herran edellä valmistaaksesi hänen teitään,
77 antaaksesi hänen kansalleen pelastuksen tuntemisen heidän syntiensä anteeksisaamisessa,
78 meidän Jumalamme sydämellisen laupeuden tähden, jonka kautta meidän puoleemme katsoo aamun koitto korkeudesta,
79 loistaen meille, jotka istumme pimeydessä ja kuoleman varjossa, ja ohjaten meidän jalkamme rauhan tielle."
80 Ja lapsi kasvoi ja vahvistui hengessä. Ja hän oli erämaassa siihen päivään asti, jona hän oli astuva Israelin eteen.
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.
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