Luke 1
Living Bible
1 1-2 Dear friend who loves God:[a]
Several biographies of Christ have already been written using as their source material the reports circulating among us from the early disciples and other eyewitnesses. 3 However, it occurred to me that it would be well to recheck all these accounts from first to last and after thorough investigation to pass this summary on to you,[b] 4 to reassure you of the truth of all you were taught.
5 My story begins with a Jewish priest, Zacharias, who lived when Herod was king of Judea. Zacharias was a member of the Abijah division of the Temple service corps. (His wife, Elizabeth, was, like himself, a member of the priest tribe of the Jews, a descendant of Aaron.) 6 Zacharias and Elizabeth were godly folk, careful to obey all of God’s laws in spirit as well as in letter. 7 But they had no children, for Elizabeth was barren; and now they were both very old.
8-9 One day as Zacharias was going about his work in the Temple—for his division was on duty that week—the honor fell to him by lot[c] to enter the inner sanctuary and burn incense before the Lord. 10 Meanwhile, a great crowd stood outside in the Temple court, praying as they always did during that part of the service when the incense was being burned.
11-12 Zacharias was in the sanctuary when suddenly an angel appeared, standing to the right of the altar of incense! Zacharias was startled and terrified.
13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias! For I have come to tell you that God has heard your prayer, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son! And you are to name him John. 14 You will both have great joy and gladness at his birth, and many will rejoice with you. 15 For he will be one of the Lord’s great men. He must never touch wine or hard liquor—and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from before his birth! 16 And he will persuade many a Jew to turn to the Lord his God. 17 He will be a man of rugged[d] spirit and power like Elijah, the prophet of old; and he will precede the coming of the Messiah, preparing the people for his arrival. He will soften adult hearts to become like little children’s, and will change disobedient minds to the wisdom of faith.”
18 Zacharias said to the angel, “But this is impossible! I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”
19 Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to you with this good news! 20 And now, because you haven’t believed me, you are to be stricken silent, unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly come true at the proper time.”
21 Meanwhile the crowds outside were waiting for Zacharias to appear and wondered why he was taking so long. 22 When he finally came out, he couldn’t speak to them, and they realized from his gestures that he must have seen a vision in the Temple. 23 He stayed on at the Temple for the remaining days of his Temple duties and then returned home. 24 Soon afterwards Elizabeth his wife became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months.
25 “How kind the Lord is,” she exclaimed, “to take away my disgrace of having no children!”
26 The following month God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin, Mary, engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.
28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Congratulations, favored lady! The Lord is with you!”[e]
29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.
30 “Don’t be frightened, Mary,” the angel told her, “for God has decided to wonderfully bless you! 31 Very soon now, you will become pregnant and have a baby boy, and you are to name him ‘Jesus.’ 32 He shall be very great and shall be called the Son of God. And the Lord God shall give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he shall reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom shall never end!”
34 Mary asked the angel, “But how can I have a baby? I am a virgin.”
35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of God shall overshadow you; so the baby born to you will be utterly holy—the Son of God. 36 Furthermore, six months ago your Aunt[f] Elizabeth—‘the barren one,’ they called her—became pregnant in her old age! 37 For every promise from God shall surely come true.”
38 Mary said, “I am the Lord’s servant, and I am willing to do whatever he wants. May everything you said come true.” And then the angel disappeared.
39-40 A few days later Mary hurried to the highlands of Judea to the town where Zacharias lived, to visit Elizabeth.
41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 She gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “You are favored by God above all other women, and your child is destined for God’s mightiest praise. 43 What an honor this is, that the mother of my Lord should visit me! 44 When you came in and greeted me, the instant I heard your voice, my baby moved in me for joy! 45 You believed that God would do what he said; that is why he has given you this wonderful blessing.”
46 Mary responded, “Oh, how I praise the Lord. 47 How I rejoice in God my Savior! 48 For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and now generation after generation forever shall call me blest of God. 49 For he, the mighty Holy One, has done great things to me. 50 His mercy goes on from generation to generation, to all who reverence him.
51 “How powerful is his mighty arm! How he scatters the proud and haughty ones! 52 He has torn princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly. 53 He has satisfied the hungry hearts and sent the rich away with empty hands. 54 And how he has helped his servant Israel! He has not forgotten his promise to be merciful. 55 For he promised our fathers—Abraham and his children—to be merciful to them forever.”
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.
57 By now Elizabeth’s waiting was over, for the time had come for the baby to be born—and it was a boy. 58 The word spread quickly to her neighbors and relatives of how kind the Lord had been to her, and everyone rejoiced.
59 When the baby was eight days old, all the relatives and friends came for the circumcision ceremony. They all assumed the baby’s name would be Zacharias, after his father.
60 But Elizabeth said, “No! He must be named John!”
61 “What?” they exclaimed. “There is no one in all your family by that name.” 62 So they asked the baby’s father, talking to him by gestures.[g]
63 He motioned for a piece of paper and to everyone’s surprise wrote, “His name is John!” 64 Instantly Zacharias could speak again, and he began praising God.
65 Wonder fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread through the Judean hills. 66 And everyone who heard about it thought long thoughts and asked, “I wonder what this child will turn out to be? For the hand of the Lord is surely upon him in some special way.”
67 Then his father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:
68 “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to visit his people and has redeemed them. 69 He is sending us a Mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David, 70 just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago— 71 someone to save us from our enemies, from all who hate us.
72-73 “He has been merciful to our ancestors, yes, to Abraham himself, by remembering his sacred promise to him, 74 and by granting us the privilege of serving God fearlessly, freed from our enemies, 75 and by making us holy and acceptable, ready to stand in his presence forever.
76 “And you, my little son, shall be called the prophet of the glorious God, for you will prepare the way for the Messiah. 77 You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins. 78 All this will be because the mercy of our God is very tender, and heaven’s dawn is about to break upon us, 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and death’s shadow, and to guide us to the path of peace.”
80 The little boy greatly loved God[h] and when he grew up he lived out in the lonely wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.
Footnotes
- Luke 1:1 Dear friend who loves God. From v. 3. Literally, “Most excellent Theophilus.” The name means “one who loves God.”
- Luke 1:3 to pass this summary on to you, literally, “an account of the things accomplished among us.”
- Luke 1:8 by lot. Probably by throwing dice or something similar—“drawing straws” would be a modern equivalent.
- Luke 1:17 rugged, implied. and will change disobedient minds to the wisdom of faith, literally, “to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just.”
- Luke 1:28 The Lord is with you. Some ancient versions add, “Blessed are you among women,” as in v. 42, which appears in all manuscripts.
- Luke 1:36 Aunt, literally, “relative.”
- Luke 1:62 talking to him by gestures. Zacharias was apparently stone deaf as well as speechless, and had not heard what his wife had said.
- Luke 1:80 greatly loved God, “became strong in spirit.”
Luke 1
English Standard Version
Dedication to Theophilus
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that (A)have been accomplished among us, 2 (B)just as those who (C)from the beginning were (D)eyewitnesses and (E)ministers of (F)the word (G)have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write (H)an orderly account for you, (I)most excellent (J)Theophilus, 4 that you may have (K)certainty concerning the things (L)you have been taught.
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 (M)In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,[a] (N)of (O)the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both (P)righteous before God, walking (Q)blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because (R)Elizabeth was barren, and (S)both were advanced in years.
8 Now (T)while he was serving as priest before God when (U)his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot (V)to enter (W)the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people (X)were praying (Y)outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of (Z)the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and (AA)fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for (AB)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (AC)you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will (AD)rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be (AE)great before the Lord. And (AF)he must not drink wine or strong (AG)drink, and (AH)he will be (AI)filled with the Holy Spirit, (AJ)even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and (AK)he will go before him (AL)in the spirit and power of Elijah, (AM)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and (AN)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, (AO)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, (AP)“How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” 19 And the angel answered him, “I am (AQ)Gabriel. (AR)I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold, (AS)you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” 21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in (AT)the temple. 22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in (AU)the temple. And (AV)he kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23 And (AW)when his time of (AX)service was ended, he went to his home.
24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, (AY)to take away my reproach among people.”
Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month the angel (AZ)Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named (BA)Nazareth, 27 (BB)to a virgin betrothed[b] to a man whose name was Joseph, (BC)of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, (BD)O favored one, (BE)the Lord is with you!”[c] 29 But (BF)she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for (BG)you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, (BH)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and (BI)you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (BJ)the Most High. And the Lord God (BK)will give to him the throne of (BL)his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob (BM)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”[d]
35 And the angel answered her, (BN)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of (BO)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[e] will be called (BP)holy—(BQ)the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her (BR)who was called barren. 37 For (BS)nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[f] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And (BT)the angel departed from her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into (BU)the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth (BV)was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, (BW)“Blessed are you among women, and (BX)blessed is (BY)the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of (BZ)my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And (CA)blessed is she who believed that there would be[g] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat
46 And Mary said,
(CB)“My (CC)soul (CD)magnifies the Lord,
47 (CE)and my (CF)spirit rejoices in (CG)God my Savior,
48 for (CH)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations (CI)will call me blessed;
49 for (CJ)he who is mighty (CK)has done great things for me,
and (CL)holy is his name.
50 And (CM)his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 (CN)He has shown strength with his arm;
(CO)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 (CP)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
(CQ)and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled (CR)the hungry with good things,
and the rich (CS)he has sent away empty.
54 He has (CT)helped (CU)his servant Israel,
(CV)in remembrance of his mercy,
55 (CW)as he spoke to our fathers,
(CX)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
The Birth of John the Baptist
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord (CY)had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And (CZ)on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother answered, “No; (DA)he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And (DB)they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 63 And he asked for (DC)a writing tablet and wrote, (DD)“His name is John.” And they all wondered. 64 (DE)And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue (DF)loosed, and he spoke, (DG)blessing God. 65 And (DH)fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all (DI)the hill country of Judea, 66 and all who heard them (DJ)laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For (DK)the hand of the Lord was with him.
Zechariah's Prophecy
67 And his father Zechariah (DL)was filled with the Holy Spirit and (DM)prophesied, saying,
68 (DN)“Blessed be the Lord (DO)God of Israel,
for he has (DP)visited and (DQ)redeemed his people
69 and (DR)has raised up (DS)a horn of salvation for us
(DT)in the house of his servant David,
70 (DU)as (DV)he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 (DW)that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 (DX)to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and (DY)to remember his holy (DZ)covenant,
73 (EA)the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him (EB)without fear,
75 (EC)in holiness and righteousness before him (ED)all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called (EE)the prophet of (EF)the Most High;
for (EG)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
(EH)in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the (EI)tender mercy of our God,
whereby (EJ)the sunrise shall (EK)visit us[h] (EL)from on high
79 to (EM)give light to (EN)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into (EO)the way of (EP)peace.”
80 (EQ)And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was (ER)in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Footnotes
- Luke 1:5 Greek Zacharias
- Luke 1:27 That is, legally pledged to be married
- Luke 1:28 Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women!
- Luke 1:34 Greek since I do not know a man
- Luke 1:35 Some manuscripts add of you
- Luke 1:38 Greek bondservant; also verse 48
- Luke 1:45 Or believed, for there will be
- Luke 1:78 Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us
Lucas 1
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Lucas escreve sobre a vida de Jesus
1 Excelentíssimo Teófilo: Muitas pessoas têm procurado compor um relato das coisas que aconteceram entre nós. 2 Aquelas mesmas coisas que nos foram transmitidas por aqueles que as viram desde o princípio e que anunciaram a mensagem. 3 Eu também estudei com bastante cuidado essas coisas e achei que seria bom escrever tudo isto em ordem, 4 para que o senhor saiba toda a verdade a respeito daquilo que lhe ensinaram.
Zacarias e Isabel
5 Quando Herodes era rei da Judeia, havia um sacerdote chamado Zacarias, que pertencia ao grupo de sacerdotes de Abias[a]. Isabel, sua esposa, era da família de Arão. 6 Ambos eram justos diante de Deus e cumpriam sempre todas as leis e mandamentos do Senhor. 7 Eles, porém, não tinham filhos, pois Isabel era estéril e ambos eram muito velhos.
8 Um dia, quando o grupo de Zacarias estava de serviço, coube a ele a função de sacerdote perante Deus. 9 Conforme o costume, fizeram sorteio para ver quem iria entrar no templo e queimar incenso para o Senhor. A sorte coube a Zacarias. 10 Fora do templo, o povo continuava orando, enquanto o incenso estava sendo queimado. 11 Então, um anjo do Senhor apareceu a Zacarias do lado direito do altar do incenso. 12 Ao ver o anjo, Zacarias ficou perturbado e com muito medo. 13 O anjo lhe disse:
—Não tenha medo, Zacarias! O Senhor ouviu a sua oração. Isabel, sua mulher, vai ter um filho e você deverá lhe dar o nome de João. 14 Ele vai lhe trazer muita alegria e satisfação e muitas pessoas ficarão felizes com o nascimento dele. 15 Ele será um grande homem diante do Senhor. Não beberá vinho nem bebidas fortes e até mesmo antes de nascer estará cheio do Espírito Santo. 16 Ele fará com que muitas pessoas do povo de Israel voltem para o Senhor seu Deus. 17 Ele irá à frente do Senhor com o espírito e o poder do profeta Elias. Ele fará com que os pais façam as pazes com os filhos e com que os desobedientes sejam prudentes como os justos. E assim vai preparar um povo para receber ao Senhor. 18 Zacarias disse ao anjo:
—Mas como isso pode ser possível? Tanto eu como a minha mulher somos velhos!
19 O anjo lhe disse:
—Eu sou Gabriel e estou sempre diante de Deus. Ele me enviou para falar com você e lhe dar estas Boas Novas. 20 Tudo o que eu disse vai acontecer no tempo certo. Você, porém, não acreditou nas minhas palavras e, portanto, vai ficar mudo e não será capaz de falar até o dia do nascimento do seu filho.
21 (Enquanto isso, a multidão lá fora esperava por Zacarias, admirada por ele se demorar tanto no templo.) 22 Quando Zacarias saiu, não podia falar com eles. Então entenderam que ele tinha tido uma visão no templo. E fazia sinais com as mãos ao povo, pois ele tinha ficado mudo. 23 Quando terminou o seu trabalho, Zacarias voltou para casa.
24 Pouco tempo depois, sua mulher Isabel ficou grávida e não saiu de casa durante cinco meses. Ela disse:
25 —Finalmente o Senhor me ajudou! As pessoas já não me desprezarão mais pelo fato de eu não ter podido ter filhos.
O nascimento de Jesus é anunciado
26 Seis meses depois de Isabel ter ficado grávida, Deus enviou o mesmo anjo, Gabriel, a uma vila na Galileia chamada Nazaré. 27 Ele apareceu a uma moça virgem que ia se casar com um homem chamado José. José era da família de Davi e o nome da moça era Maria. 28 Gabriel lhe disse:
—Saudações, Maria! Você recebeu uma grande honra! O Senhor está com você. 29 Ela ficou perturbada e perguntava a si mesma o que aquelas palavras queriam dizer. 30 O anjo disse a ela:
—Não tenha medo, Maria! Deus favoreceu a você. 31 Escute! Você vai ficar grávida e vai ter um filho a quem deverá lhe dar o nome de Jesus. 32 Ele será um grande homem e será chamado o Filho do Altíssimo. O Senhor Deus lhe dará o trono de seu pai Davi. 33 Ele reinará eternamente sobre a casa de Jacó e o seu reino não terá fim!
34 Maria então perguntou ao anjo:
—Mas como será isso possível se eu nunca tive relações com um homem? 35 E o anjo respondeu a ela:
—O Espírito Santo descerá sobre você e o poder do Altíssimo cobrirá você com uma sombra. Por isso, o menino que vai nascer de você será santo e será chamado Filho de Deus. 36 Isabel, sua prima, também ficou grávida apesar de sua velhice. Aquela a quem chamavam estéril está grávida de seis meses. 37 Nada é impossível para Deus!
38 Maria disse:
—Eu sou uma serva do Senhor. Que aconteça comigo conforme o que diz. E o anjo foi embora.
A visita de Maria a Isabel
39 Logo depois disso acontecer, Maria se aprontou e partiu para uma vila na Judeia, na região das montanhas. 40 E assim que chegou na casa de Zacarias, ela cumprimentou Isabel. 41 E aconteceu que, quando Isabel ouviu a saudação de Maria, a criança se mexeu em seu ventre e Isabel ficou cheia do Espírito Santo. 42 E Isabel disse então, em voz alta:
—Você é a mais abençoada de todas as mulheres! Abençoado também é o filho que lhe vai nascer! 43 Mas quem sou eu para que a mãe do meu Senhor venha me visitar? 44 O menino dentro de mim se mexeu de alegria assim que ouviu o seu cumprimento. 45 Você é abençoada por acreditar nas coisas que o Senhor disse que vão acontecer.
O louvor de Maria
46 Maria então disse:
—A minha alma glorifica o Senhor,
47 e o meu espírito se alegra em Deus, meu Salvador.
48 Pois olhou para a sua humilde serva
e, de agora em diante, todos me chamarão de abençoada.
49 Porque o Deus poderoso fez grandes coisas por mim.
Santo é o seu nome!
50 Ele é bondoso para com todas as pessoas que o temem,
de geração em geração.
51 Ele tem feito grandes obras com a sua mão poderosa,
e derrota os orgulhosos com os seus conceitos.
52 Ele derruba os poderosos dos seus tronos,
e eleva os humildes.
53 Ele enche de bens aqueles que têm fome,
e manda os ricos embora de mãos vazias.
54 Ele veio para ajudar o povo de Israel, seu servo,
e não esqueceu da sua misericórdia.
55 Ele tem feito o que prometeu aos nossos antepassados,
Abraão e aos que vêm da família dele, para sempre.
56 Maria permaneceu mais ou menos três meses na casa de Isabel e depois voltou para a sua casa.
O nascimento de João Batista
57 Chegou a hora de Isabel ter o seu filho e ela deu à luz um menino. 58 Os vizinhos e a família dela ouviram como o Senhor tinha sido bondoso com ela e também ficaram felizes. 59 No oitavo dia, quando vieram para circuncidar o menino, queriam lhe dar o nome de Zacarias, como seu pai. 60 Porém a mãe dele disse:
—Não. O nome do menino será João.
61 Então eles disseram a ela:
—Mas ninguém tem esse nome na sua família! 62 Então, por meio de sinais, perguntaram ao pai do menino que nome ele queria que lhe dessem. 63 Zacarias pediu uma tabuinha de escrever e, para surpresa de todos, escreveu: “O seu nome é João”. 64 Nesse mesmo instante a sua língua ficou solta, a sua boca se abriu e Zacarias começou a falar e a louvar a Deus. 65 Todos os vizinhos ficaram impressionados e por todos os montes da Judeia as pessoas falavam destas coisas. 66 Todos os que ouviam estas coisas, meditavam nisto e diziam:
—Quem virá a ser esta criança?
(Pois era evidente que o poder do Senhor estava sobre ela.)
A profecia de Zacarias
67 Então Zacarias, pai de João, cheio do Espírito Santo, profetizou:
68 —Louvado seja o Senhor, Deus de Israel,
porque ele veio para ajudar e dar liberdade ao seu povo.
69 E nos deu um poderoso Salvador,
nascido da família do seu servo Davi.
70 Já faz muito tempo que Deus prometeu todas essas coisas
por meio dos seus profetas.
71 Ele prometeu nos salvar dos nossos inimigos
e do poder de todos os que nos odeiam.
72 Ele prometeu que ia mostrar misericórdia para com os nossos pais
e se lembrar da sua santa aliança.
73-74 Ele prometeu a nosso pai Abraão
que nos livraria do poder dos nossos inimigos,
para que assim nós pudéssemos servir a Deus sem medo.
75 Ele fez isso para sermos santos e justos
diante dele por todos os dias da nossa vida.
76 E você, menino, será chamado profeta do Altíssimo,
porque irá à frente do Senhor,
para lhe preparar o caminho.
77 Você vai anunciar ao seu povo a salvação
que vem por meio do perdão dos pecados.
78 Isto acontecerá porque o nosso Deus é bondoso
e cheio de misericórdia.
E a luz de um novo dia[b] virá dos céus
e brilhará sobre nós.
79 E essa luz iluminará a todos que vivem na escuridão,
na sombra da morte,
e guiará os nossos passos
no caminho da paz.
80 O menino crescia e se fortalecia no espírito. Ele viveu no deserto[c] até o dia em que se apresentou ao povo de Israel.
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