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Luke 1
Legacy Standard Bible
Luke 1
Legacy Standard Bible
Luke’s Account of Things Fulfilled
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that [a](A)have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as those, who (B)from the beginning [b]were (C)eyewitnesses and [c](D)servants of (E)the [d]word, handed them down to us, 3 it seemed fitting for me as well, (F)having [e]investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you (G)in orderly sequence, (H)most excellent (I)Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the certainty about the things you have been [f](J)taught.
John the Baptist’s Birth Foretold
5 (K)In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the (L)division of [g]Abijah, and he had a wife [h]from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both (M)righteous in the sight of God, walking (N)blamelessly in all the commandments and righteous requirements of the [i]Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in [j]years.
8 Now it happened that while (O)he was performing his priestly service before God in the order of his division, 9 according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot (P)to enter the [k]sanctuary of the [l]Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying (Q)outside at the hour of the incense offering. 11 And (R)an angel of the [m]Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw the angel, and (S)fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “(T)Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will [n]bear you a son, and (U)you will call his name [o]John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the [p]Lord; and (V)he will not drink any wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [q]while yet in his mother’s womb. 16 And he will (W)turn many of the sons of Israel back to the [r]Lord their God. 17 And he will (X)go before Him in the spirit and power of (Y)Elijah, (Z)to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, to (AA)make ready a people prepared for the [s]Lord.”
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For (AB)I am an old man and my wife is advanced in [t]years.” 19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am (AC)Gabriel, who (AD)stands before God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and were wondering at his delay in the sanctuary. 22 But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. And he (AE)kept [u]making signs to them, and remained mute. 23 And it happened that when the days of his priestly service were fulfilled, he went back home.
24 After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she [v]kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying, 25 “This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked upon me to (AF)take away my disgrace among men.”
Jesus’ Birth Foretold
26 Now in the sixth month the angel (AG)Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called (AH)Nazareth, 27 to (AI)a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, (AJ)of the [w]house of David, and the virgin’s name was [x]Mary. 28 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, [y]favored one! The Lord [z]is with you.” 29 But she (AK)was very perplexed at this statement, and was pondering what kind of greeting this was. 30 And the angel said to her, “(AL)Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you (AM)shall name Him Jesus. 32 [aa]He will be great and will be called the Son of (AN)the Most High, and the [ab]Lord God will give Him (AO)the throne of His father David, 33 (AP)and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, (AQ)and there will be no end of His kingdom.” 34 But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I [ac]am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered and said to her, “(AR)The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of (AS)the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason [ad](AT)the holy Child shall be called (AU)the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For [ae](AV)nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, the slave of the [af]Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 Now [ag]at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to (AW)the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened that when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was (AX)filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And [ah]how has it happened to me, that the mother of (AY)my Lord would come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And (AZ)blessed is she who believed [ai]that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her [aj]by the [ak]Lord.”
Mary Magnifies the Lord
46 And Mary said:
“(BA)My soul (BB)magnifies the [al]Lord,
47 And (BC)my spirit has rejoiced in (BD)God my Savior.
48 For (BE)He has looked upon the humble state of His slave,
For behold, from this time on, all generations will count me (BF)blessed.
49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me,
And holy is His name.
50 (BG)And His mercy is [am]upon generation after generation
Toward those who fear Him.
51 (BH)He has done a mighty deed with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the [an]thoughts of their heart.
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has (BI)exalted those who were humble.
53 (BJ)He has filled the hungry with good things,
And sent away the rich empty-handed.
54 He has given help to Israel His servant,
[ao]In remembrance of His mercy,
55 (BK)As He spoke to our fathers,
(BL)To Abraham and his seed forever.”
56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.
John the Baptist Is Born
57 Now the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth to [ap]give birth, and she gave birth to a son. 58 And her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had (BM)magnified His great mercy toward her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 And it happened that on (BN)the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zechariah, after the name of his father. 60 But his mother answered and said, “No, but (BO)he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” 62 And they (BP)were making signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called. 63 And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “(BQ)His name is John.” And they all marveled. 64 (BR)And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing God. 65 And fear came on all those living around them, and all these matters were being talked about in all (BS)the hill country of Judea. 66 And all who heard these things put them in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” For (BT)the hand of the [aq]Lord was indeed with him.
Zechariah’s Prophecy
67 And his father Zechariah (BU)was filled with the Holy Spirit, and (BV)prophesied, saying:
68 “(BW)Blessed be the [ar]Lord God of Israel,
For He visited and accomplished (BX)redemption for His people,
69 And raised up a (BY)horn of salvation for us
In the house of David (BZ)His servant—
70 (CA)As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets (CB)from of old—
71 [as](CC)Salvation (CD)from our enemies,
And from the hand of all who hate us,
72 (CE)To show mercy toward our fathers,
(CF)And to remember His holy covenant,
73 (CG)The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,
74 To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,
Might serve Him without fear,
75 (CH)In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called the (CI)prophet of (CJ)the Most High,
For you will go on (CK)before the [at]Lord to (CL)make ready His ways,
77 To give to His people the knowledge of salvation
[au]By (CM)the forgiveness of their sins,
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which (CN)the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
79 (CO)To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To direct our feet into the (CP)way of peace.”
80 (CQ)And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the desolate regions until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Footnotes
- Luke 1:1 Or on which there is full conviction
- Luke 1:2 Lit became
- Luke 1:2 Or ministers
- Luke 1:2 Gospel
- Luke 1:3 Or followed
- Luke 1:4 Or orally instructed in
- Luke 1:5 Gr Abia
- Luke 1:5 Of priestly descent
- Luke 1:6 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 4:1
- Luke 1:7 Lit days
- Luke 1:9 The inner part of the temple
- Luke 1:9 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Kin 18:16
- Luke 1:11 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Kin 1:3
- Luke 1:13 Or give birth to, cf. 1:14, 57
- Luke 1:13 Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan; so in Luke
- Luke 1:15 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 49:5
- Luke 1:15 Lit from
- Luke 1:16 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ex 10:7
- Luke 1:17 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:1-3; Mal 4:6
- Luke 1:18 Lit days
- Luke 1:22 Or beckoning to, nodding to
- Luke 1:24 Lit was hidden
- Luke 1:27 Or descendants
- Luke 1:27 Gr Mariam, Heb Miriam; so in Luke
- Luke 1:28 Or woman richly blessed
- Luke 1:28 Or be
- Luke 1:32 Lit This One
- Luke 1:32 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Sam 7:11
- Luke 1:34 Lit know no man
- Luke 1:35 Lit the holy thing begotten
- Luke 1:37 Lit not any word
- Luke 1:38 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 34:5
- Luke 1:39 Lit in these days
- Luke 1:43 Lit from where this to me
- Luke 1:45 Or because there will be
- Luke 1:45 Lit from
- Luke 1:45 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Gen 12:4
- Luke 1:46 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 1 Sam 2:1
- Luke 1:50 Lit unto generations and generations
- Luke 1:51 Lit thought
- Luke 1:54 Lit So as to remember
- Luke 1:57 Or bear
- Luke 1:66 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ex 9:3
- Luke 1:68 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 1 Sam 25:32
- Luke 1:71 Or Deliverance
- Luke 1:76 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:1-3; Mal 3:1
- Luke 1:77 Or Consisting in
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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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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
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Luke 1
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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.
Lucas 1
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Lucas 1
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Pasiuna
1 1-3 Halangdon nga Teofilo:
Daghan na ang nagsulat mahitungod sa mga panghitabo dinhi kanato. Gisulat nila ang mahitungod kang Jesus sumala sa gibalita kanato niadtong mga tawo nga nagsangyaw sa Maayong Balita ug nakakita mismo sa mga panghitabo gikan pa sa sinugdanan. Mao nga gisusi ko gayod pag-ayo kining tanan gikan pa sa sinugdan. Unya akong nahuna-hunaan nga isulat usab kanimo kining maong mga panghitabo sa maayong pagkahan-ay, 4 aron imong masiguro nga tinuod gayod ang mga butang nga gisulti kanimo.
Nagpakita ang Anghel kang Zacarias
5 Ingon niini ang nahitabo: Niadtong panahon nga si Herodes ang hari sa Judea, may pari didto nga ginganlan ug Zacarias nga miyembro sa grupo sa mga pari nga gidumalahan ni Abia. Ug ang iyang asawa mao si Elizabet nga kaliwat usab ni Aaron. 6 Silang duha nagkinabuhi nga matarong atubangan sa Dios. Gituman gayod nila ang tanang mga sugo ug balaod sa Ginoo. 7 Apan wala silay anak, kay baog si Elizabet ug tigulang na usab kaayo sila.
8 Unya, miabot ang adlaw nga ang grupo nila ni Zacarias mao na ang mag-alagad sa Dios didto sa templo. 9 Nagripa sila sumala sa nabatasan nilang mga pari, ug si Zacarias mao ang napilian nga magsunog ug insenso didto sa halaran. Busa misulod siya sa templo. 10 Samtang nagsunog siya ug insenso didto sa sulod, daghang mga tawo didto sa gawas ang nagaampo. 11 Unya nagpakita kaniya ang usa ka anghel sa Ginoo ug mitindog kini didto sa tuong dapit sa halaran nga sunoganan sa insenso. 12 Sa dihang nakita kini ni Zacarias gikulbaan siya ug nahadlok. 13 Apan miingon ang anghel kaniya, “Ayaw kahadlok, Zacarias! Gidungog sa Dios ang imong mga pag-ampo; si Elizabet nga imong asawa manganak ug batang lalaki. Nganlan mo siyag Juan. 14 Magmalipayon gayod ikaw tungod kaniya, ug daghan usab ang magmalipayon tungod sa iyang pagkahimugso. 15 Kay mahimo siyang bantogan[a] atubangan sa Ginoo. Kinahanglan dili gayod siya moinom ug bino o uban pang ilimnon nga makahubog. Bisan anaa pa siya sa sabakan sa iyang inahan ang Espiritu Santo anaa na kaniya. 16 Ug pabalikon niya ang daghang mga kaliwat ni Israel ngadto sa Ginoo nga ilang Dios. 17 Mag-una siya sa Ginoo aron iyang andamon ang mga tawo alang sa pag-abot sa Ginoo. Himuon niya kini pinaagi sa Espiritu Santo ug sa gahom nga sama sa nabatonan ni Elias. Ipasig-uli niya ang maayong relasyon sa mga amahan ngadto sa ilang mga anak, ug ibalik niya ang matarong nga panghuna-huna sa mga masinupakon sa Dios.”
18 Miingon si Zacarias sa anghel, “Sa unsang paagi nga mahitabo kini kanako? Tigulang na man ako ug ang akong asawa.”
19 Mitubag ang anghel, “Ako si Gabriel nga alagad sa Dios nga anaa gayod sa iyang atubangan. Gisugo niya ako aron sa pagsulti kanimo niining maayong balita. 20 Apan tungod kay wala ka man motuo sa akong gisulti, maamang ka hangtod sa adlaw nga matuman kining akong gisulti kanimo. Matuman gayod kini inig-abot sa adlaw nga gitakda sa Dios.”
21 Ang mga tawo didto sa gawas nagpadayon sa paghulat kang Zacarias. Natingala sila ngano nga nadugay siya didto sa sulod sa templo. 22 Sa paggawas niya, dili na siya makasulti ug tungod niini nagsinyas na lang siya sa mga tawo. Nasabtan nila nga may gipakita ang Dios kaniya didto sa sulod sa templo. 23 Pagkahuman sa iyang turno sa pag-alagad sa templo, mipauli siya. 24 Paglabay sa pipila ka adlaw, nagmabdos na si Elizabet. Sulod sa lima ka bulan wala gayod siyay mogawas sa ilang balay. 25 Miingon siya, “Gikaloy-an gayod ako sa Ginoo. Karon gikuha niya kanako ang akong kaulawan ngadto sa mga tawo.[b]”
Nagpakita ang Anghel kang Maria
26 Sa dihang unom na ka bulan ang pagmabdos ni Elizabet, gisugo pag-usab sa Dios ang anghel nga si Gabriel nga moadto sa Nazaret, nga usa ka lungsod sa Galilea. 27 Gipadala siya didto sa dalagang putli nga ginganlag Maria. Si Maria kaslonon na kang Jose, nga usa sa mga kaliwat ni Haring David. 28 Sa pag-abot sa anghel didto kang Maria, miingon siya, “Maria, magmalipayon ka, tungod kay ang Ginoo uban kanimo ug gipanalanginan ka niya.” 29 Sa pagkadungog ni Maria niini nahasol siya pag-ayo, ug iyang gihuna-huna kon unsa ang kahulogan niini. 30 Miingon ang anghel kaniya, “Ayaw kahadlok, Maria kay gipakita sa Dios ang iyang kaayo kanimo. 31 Magmabdos ka ug manganak ug lalaki, ug Jesus ang imong ingalan kaniya. 32 Mahimo siyang bantogan ug pagatawgon siya nga Anak sa Labing Halangdong Dios. Ihatag sa Ginoong Dios kaniya ang gingharian sa iyang katigulangan nga si David. 33 Maghari siya sa mga kaliwat ni Jacob hangtod sa kahangtoran; ang iyang gingharian molungtad sa walay kataposan.”
34 Miingon si Maria sa anghel, “Unsaon man niini pagkahimo, nga wala pa man akoy bana?” 35 Mitubag ang anghel, “Mokunsad kanimo ang Espiritu Santo ug ang gahom sa Labing Halangdong Dios magpabilin kanimo. Busa ang balaan nga bata nga imong ipanganak pagailhon nga Anak sa Dios. 36 Tan-awa ang imong paryente nga si Elizabet. Ang uban nagaingon nga dili na siya manganak tungod kay tigulang na kaayo siya. Apan karon unom na ka bulan ang iyang pagmabdos, 37 tungod kay mahimo man sa Dios ang tanan.”
38 Miingon si Maria, “Sulugoon ako sa Ginoo; matuman unta kanako ang imong gisulti.” Ug unya mibiya ang anghel kaniya.
Mibisita si Maria kang Elizabet
39 Sa paglabay sa pipila ka adlaw nangandam si Maria ug nagdali pag-adto sa usa ka lungsod didto sa kabukiran sa Judea. 40 Misulod siya sa balay nila ni Zacarias ug nangumusta kang Elizabet. 41 Sa pagkadungog ni Elizabet sa pagpangumusta ni Maria, milihok ang bata sa iyang tiyan. Gigamhan si Elizabet sa Espiritu Santo. 42 Ug sa makusog nga tingog miingon siya, “Sa tanang mga babaye ikaw lang ang gipanalanginan sa Dios ug ingon niini! Gipanalanginan usab niya ang imong gimabdos. 43 Usa kini ka dakong dungog alang kanako kay gibisitahan ako sa inahan sa akong Ginoo. 44 Kay bisan gani ang bata sa akong tiyan malipayon nga milihok sa dihang nadunggan ko ang imong pagpangumusta. 45 Bulahan gayod ikaw nga nagtuo nga matuman kanimo ang gisulti sa Ginoo!”
Ang Pagdayeg ni Maria sa Dios
46 Miingon si Maria:
“Nagadayeg gayod ako sa Ginoo!
47 Ug malipayon ang akong espiritu tungod sa Dios nga akong Manluluwas.
48 Kay gihinumdoman niya ako nga iyang ubos nga sulugoon. Sukad karon, magasulti ang tanang mga tawo nga bulahan ako,
49 tungod sa kahibulongan nga mga butang nga gihimo sa gamhanang Dios kanako.
Balaan siya nga Dios.
50 May kalooy siya sa mga tawo sa matag kaliwatan nga nagatahod kaniya.
51 Gipakita niya ang iyang gahom pinaagi sa iyang mga gihimo.
Giabog niya ang mga tawo nga mapahitas-on sa ilang kaugalingon.
52 Gipakanaog niya ang mga gamhanang hari sa ilang trono.
Ug gituboy niya ang mga mapainubsanon.
53 Gitagbaw niya sa mga maayong butang ang mga gigutom.
Apan gihinginlan niya nga wala gayoy dala ang mga adunahan.
54-55 Gitabangan niya kita nga iyang mga sulugoon, nga mga kaliwat ni Israel.
Kay wala niya kalimti ang iyang mga saad sa atong mga katigulangan,
nga kaloy-an niya sa walay kataposan si Abraham ug ang iyang mga kaliwat!”
Mao kini ang gisulti ni Maria. 56 Ug mipuyo siya didto sa ilang Elizabet ug mga tulo ka bulan, ug unya mipauli siya.
Ang Pagkatawo ni Juan nga Tigbautismo
57 Unya miabot ang panahon sa pagpanganak ni Elizabet, ug nanganak siya ug lalaki. 58 Sa pagkadungog sa iyang mga silingan ug mga paryente kon giunsa siya pagpanalangin sa Ginoo, nakigduyog sila sa iyang kalipay.
59 Sa walo na ka adlaw ang bata, mitambong ang mga silingan ug mga paryente sa pagtuli kaniya.[c] Zacarias unta ang ilang ingalan kaniya sama sa iyang amahan, 60 apan wala mosugot si Elizabet. Miingon siya, “Dili mahimo, kinahanglan nga Juan ang ingalan kaniya.” 61 Miingon sila kaniya, “Apan wala gayod kamoy paryente nga sama niana ug ngalan.” 62 Ug ilang gisinyasan ang amahan kon unsay iyang gusto nga ingalan sa iyang anak. 63 Misinyas siya nga hatagan siya ug sulatanan. Ug dayon misulat siya, “Nganli siyag Juan.” Natingala gayod silang tanan. 64 Diha-diha nakasulti si Zacarias ug gidayeg niya ang Dios. 65 Gikulbaan ang tanan niyang mga silingan ug mikaylap sa tanang dapit sa mga bukid sa Judea ang balita mahitungod sa maong panghitabo. 66 Ang tanang mga tawo nga nakadungog niini nakapamalandong ug nakapangutana, “Unsa man kaha kining bataa inigkadako na niya?” Kay klaro kaayo nga ang gahom sa Ginoo anaa kaniya.
Ang Panagna ni Zacarias
67 Si Zacarias nga iyang amahan gigamhan sa Espiritu Santo ug mao kini ang iyang gisulti:
68 “Dayegon nato ang Ginoo nga Dios sa Israel!
Kay mianhi siya aron sa pagluwas kanato nga iyang mga katawhan.
69 Gipaanhi niya kanato ang makaga-gahom nga manluluwas nga kaliwat sa iyang sulugoon nga si David.
70 Mao usab kini ang iyang gisulti kaniadto pinaagi sa iyang mga balaang propeta.
71 Nagsaad siya nga iya kitang luwason gikan sa atong mga kaaway
ug sa mga tawo nga nagadumot kanato.
72 Miingon usab siya nga iyang kaloy-an ang atong mga katigulangan, ug dili niya kalimtan ang iyang kasabotan kanila
73 nga iyang gipanumpa sa atong katigulangan nga mao si Abraham.
74 Kini ang kasabotan nga siya moluwas gayod kanato gikan sa atong mga kaaway
aron kita makapangalagad nga walay kahadlok,
75 ug mahimo kitang balaan ug matarong sa iyang atubangan sa tanan nga adlaw sa atong kinabuhi.”
76 Unya miingon si Zacarias sa iyang anak,
“Ikaw Juan, pagatawgon ka nga propeta sa Labing Halangdong Dios.
Kay mag-una ka sa Ginoo aron imong andamon ang katawhan sa iyang pag-abot.
77 Tudloan mo ang iyang mga katawhan nga maluwas sila pinaagi sa kapasayloan sa Dios sa ilang mga sala,
78 kay ang atong Dios maluloy-on ug mahigugmaon.
Ipadala niya ang Manluluwas sama sa misubang nga adlaw,
79 nga maghatag ug kahayag sa mga tawo nga anaa sa kangitngit ug nagaungaw sa kamatayon.
Tudloan niya kita kon unsaon nga mahimong maayo ang atong relasyon sa Dios ug sa atong isigka-tawo.”
80 Unya, ang bata nga si Juan midako ug nalig-on sa espiritu. Nagpuyo siya sa kamingawan hangtod sa adlaw nga nagsugod siya sa iyang pagpanudlo sa mga Israelinhon.
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