Lucas 1
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
Panguna
1 1-3 Talahuron nga Teofilus:
Madamo na ang mga nagsulat parte sa mga butang nga nagkalatabo sa aton. Ginsulat nila ang parte kay Jesus nga ginsaysay man sa aton sang mga tawo nga nagbantala sang Maayong Balita kag nakakita mismo sang mga nagkalatabo halin pa gid sang una. Gin-usisa ko gid ini tanan halin pa sang una, kag naisipan ko nga isulat man ang nagkalatabo kag isaysay sing maathag sa imo 4 agod masiguro mo nga matuod gid ang mga butang nga ginsugid sa imo.
Nagpakita ang Anghel kay Zacarias
5 Sang si Herodes ang hari sa Judea, may pari didto nga ang iya ngalan si Zacarias nga halin sa linya sang pagkapari ni Abia. Ang iya asawa si Elizabet nga kaliwat man sang mga pari. 6 Ining mag-asawa nagkabuhi sing matarong sa atubangan sang Dios. Ginasunod gid nila ang tanan nga mga sugo kag mga pagsulundan sang Ginoo. 7 Pero wala sila sing bata, kay baw-as si Elizabet kag tigulang na sila.
8 Karon, nag-abot ang adlaw nga ang grupo nila ni Zacarias amo na ang magaalagad sa Dios didto sa templo. 9 Naggabot-gabot ang mga pari suno sa ila kinabatasan, kag si Zacarias amo ang napilian nga magsunog sang insenso sa halaran. Gani nagsulod siya sa templo sang Ginoo. 10 Samtang nagasunog siya sang insenso didto sa sulod, madamo nga mga tawo sa guwa ang nagapangamuyo sa Dios. 11 Dayon nagpakita sa iya ang anghel sang Ginoo nga nagatindog sa tuo dampi sang halaran nga iya ginasunugan sang insenso. 12 Sang pagkakita ni Zacarias sa anghel nagulpihan siya kag hinadlukan. 13 Pero nagsiling ang anghel sa iya, “Zacarias, indi ka magkahadlok! Ginsabat sang Dios ang imo pangamuyo; si Elizabet nga imo asawa magabata sang lalaki. Ngalanan mo siya nga Juan. 14 Magamalipayon ka gid tungod sa iya, kag madamo ang magakalipay tungod sang pagkatawo niya. 15 Kay mangin gamhanan siya sa atubangan sang Ginoo. Indi siya dapat mag-inom sang bino ukon bisan ano nga ilimnon nga makahulubog. Halin pa sa tiyan sang iya iloy ang Espiritu Santo ara na sa iya. 16 Kag pabalikon niya ang madamo nga mga Israelinhon sa Ginoo nga ila Dios. 17 Magauna siya sa Ginoo agod nga ipreparar niya ang mga tawo para sa pag-abot sang Ginoo. Himuon niya ini sa bulig sang Espiritu Santo kag sa gahom nga pareho sang iya sadto ni Elias. Pabalikon niya ang kalulo sang mga ginikanan[a] sa ila mga kabataan, kag pabalikon man niya ang mga tawo nga wala nagatuman sa Dios sa matarong nga panghunahuna.”
18 Nagsiling si Zacarias sa anghel, “Paano ko masiguro nga matuman ang ginhambal mo, kay kami nga mag-asawa tigulang na?” 19 Nagsabat ang anghel, “Ako si Gabriel nga alagad sang Dios nga didto gid sa iya atubangan. Ginpadala niya ako para magsugid sa imo sining maayong balita. 20 Pero tungod nga wala ka nagpati sang akon ginsugid, magaapa ka hasta sa adlaw nga matuman ang akon ginhambal sa imo. Kag matuman gid ini kon mag-abot na ang adlaw nga gintalana sang Dios.”
21 Ang mga tawo sa guwa nagapadayon sa paghulat kay Zacarias. Natingala gid sila ngaa nga kadugay gid sa iya sa sulod sang templo. 22 Sang pagguwa na niya indi na siya makahambal kag nagasinyas na lang siya sa mga tawo. Naintiendihan nila nga may ginpakita sa iya ang Dios didto sa sulod sang templo. Halin sadto nangin apa siya.
23 Pagkatapos sang iya turno sa pag-alagad sa templo, nagpauli siya. 24 Pagkaligad sang pila ka adlaw, nagbusong si Elizabet nga iya asawa. Sa sulod sang lima ka bulan wala gid siya nagguwa-guwa sa ila balay. 25 Nagsiling siya, “Ginkaluoyan gid man ako sang Ginoo, kay sa sini nga tion ginkuha niya ang akon kahuy-anan sa mga tawo bilang isa ka baw-as.”
Nagpakita ang Anghel kay Maria
26 Sang anom na ka bulan ang pagbusong ni Elizabet, ginsugo liwat sang Dios ang anghel nga si Gabriel nga magkadto sa Nazaret, nga isa sang mga banwa sa Galilea. 27 Ginpadala siya didto sa isa ka birhen nga ang ngalan si Maria. Si Maria kalaslon na kay Jose, nga isa sang mga kaliwat ni Haring David. 28 Pag-abot sang anghel kay Maria, nagsiling siya, “Maria, magkalipay ka, kay ang Ginoo kaupod mo kag ginpakamaayo niya ikaw.”[b] 29 Pagkabati sini ni Maria naglibog gid ang iya ulo, kag ginhunahuna niya kon ano bala ang kahulugan sini. 30 Gani nagsiling ang anghel sa iya, “Maria, indi ka magkahadlok, kay ginpakita sang Dios ang iya kaayo sa imo. 31 Magabusong ka kag magabata sang lalaki, kag ngalanan mo siya nga Jesus. 32 Mangin bantog siya kag kilalahon nga Anak sang Labing Mataas nga Dios. Ihatag sa iya sang Ginoong Dios ang ginharian sang iya katigulangan nga si David. 33 Magahari siya sa mga kaliwat ni Jacob hasta san-o; ang iya paghari wala sing katapusan.”
34 Nagsiling si Maria sa anghel, “Paano bala ang pagkahimo sini, kay birhen pa ako?”
35 Nagsabat ang anghel, “Magaabot sa imo ang Espiritu Santo, kag magalikop sa imo ang gahom sang Labing Mataas nga Dios. Gani ang balaan nga bata nga matawo sa imo kilalahon nga Anak sang Dios. 36 Tan-awa bala ang imo paryente nga si Elizabet. Nagsiling ang iban nga indi na siya makabata kay tigulang na gid siya. Pero karon anom na ka bulan ang iya ginabusong, 37 tungod kay sa Dios, ang tanan sarang mahimo.”
38 Gani nagsiling si Maria, “Alagad lang ako sang Ginoo. Kabay pa nga matuman sa akon ang imo ginsiling.” Dayon naghalin ang anghel.
Nagbisita si Maria kay Elizabet
39 Pagkatapos sang pila ka adlaw, naghimos si Maria kag nagdali-dali kadto sa isa ka banwa sa kabukiran sang Judea. 40 Nagsulod siya sa balay nila ni Zacarias kag nangamusta kay Elizabet. 41 Pagkabati ni Elizabet sang pagpangamusta ni Maria, naghulag sing mabaskog ang bata sa iya tiyan. Gin-gamhan si Elizabet sang Espiritu Santo, 42 kag sa mabaskog nga tingog naghambal siya, “Sa tanan nga babayi ikaw lang ang ginbendisyunan sang Dios sang pareho sini! Ginbendisyunan man niya ang imo ginabusong! 43 Dako gid ini nga kadungganan nakon tungod kay ginbisitahan ako sang iloy sang akon Ginoo. 44 Kay bisan mismo ang bata sa akon tiyan malipayon nga naghulag sing mabaskog sang mabatian ko ang imo pagpangamusta. 45 Bulahan gid ikaw nga nagtuo nga matuman sa imo ang ginhambal sang Ginoo!”
Ang Pagdayaw ni Maria sa Dios
46 Nagsiling si Maria,
“Nagadayaw gid ako sa Ginoo!
47 Kag nagakalipay ang akon espiritu sa Dios nga akon Manluluwas.
48 Kay gindumdom niya ako nga iya kubos[c] nga alagad.
Sugod subong, magasiling ang tanan nga henerasyon nga bulahan ako,
49 tungod sang makatilingala nga mga butang nga ginhimo sa akon sang gamhanan nga Dios.
Balaan siya nga Dios!
50 Nagakaluoy siya sa mga tawo nga nagatahod sa iya sa kada henerasyon.
51 Naghimo siya sang puwerte nga mga buhat paagi sa iya gahom.
Gintabog niya ang mga tawo nga mataas ang ila pagtan-aw sa ila kaugalingon.
52 Ginpukan niya ang gamhanan nga mga hari sa ila mga trono.
Kag ginbayaw niya ang mga kubos.
53 Ginbusog niya sang maayo nga mga butang ang mga ginagutom.
Pero ang mga manggaranon ginpahalin niya nga wala gid sing dala.
54-55 Ginbuligan niya kita nga mga kaliwat ni Israel, nga iya mga suluguon.
Kay wala niya pagkalimti ang iya promisa sa aton mga katigulangan—kay Abraham kag sa iya mga kaliwat—
nga kaluoyan niya sila sa wala sing katapusan!”
56 Kag nagtiner si Maria didto sa ila ni Elizabet sang mga tatlo ka bulan antes siya magpauli.
Ang Pagkatawo ni Juan nga Manugbautiso
57 Karon nag-abot na ang tion nga inugbata ni Elizabet, kag nagbata siya sang lalaki. 58 Pagkabati sang iya mga kaingod kag mga paryente nga dako ang kaluoy sang Ginoo sa iya, nagkalipay sila kaupod niya.
59 Sang walo na ka adlaw ang bata, nagtambong ang mga kaingod kag mga paryente sa pagtuli sa iya. Kuntani ngalanan nila siya nga Zacarias pareho sang iya amay, 60 pero indi komporme si Elizabet. Nagsiling siya, “Indi mahimo, dapat Juan ang ingalan sa iya.” 61 Nagsiling sila, “Pero wala gid kamo sang paryente nga pareho sina ang ngalan.” 62 Kag ginsinyasan nila ang amay kon ano ang iya gusto nga ingalan sa iya bata. 63 Nagsinyas siya nga hatagan siya sang sululatan. Dayon nagsulat siya, “Ngalanan siya nga Juan.” Natingala gid sila tanan. 64 Sa gilayon nakahambal si Zacarias kag nagdayaw siya sa Dios. 65 Ginkulbaan ang tanan nila nga mga kaingod sa balita parte sa tanan nga nagkalatabo, kag nangin bantog man ini sa tanan nga kabukiran sang Judea. 66 Ang tanan nga tawo nga nakabati sini nagpamalandong kag nagpamangkot, “Mangin ano ayhan ini nga bata kon magdako na siya?” Kay maathag nga ang gahom sang Ginoo ara sa iya.
Ang Tagna ni Zacarias
67 Gin-gamhan sang Espiritu Santo si Zacarias nga amay ni Juan kag amo ini ang iya ginhambal,
68 “Dayawon ta ang Ginoo nga Dios sang Israel!
Kay gindumdom kag ginhilway niya kita nga iya katawhan.
69 Ginpadala niya sa aton ang makagagahom nga manluluwas nga kaliwat sang iya alagad nga si David.
70 Amo man ini ang iya ginsiling sadto paagi sa iya pinili nga mga propeta.
71 Nagpromisa siya nga luwason niya kita sa aton mga kaaway
kag sa mga tawo nga nagadumot sa aton.
72 Nagsiling man siya nga kaluoyan niya ang aton mga katigulangan suno sa iya ginpromisa sa ila.
Kag indi gid niya pagkalimtan ang iya kasugtanan sa ila
73 nga ginsumpa niya sa aton katigulangan nga si Abraham.
74 Ina nga kasugtanan amo nga luwason gid niya kita sa aton mga kaaway
agod nga makasimba[d] kita nga wala sing kahadlok,
75 kag mangin balaan kag matarong kita sa iya atubangan sa adlaw-adlaw naton nga pagkabuhi.”
76 Dayon naghambal man si Zacarias sa iya bata,
“Ikaw Juan, pagatawgon ka nga propeta sang Labing Mataas nga Dios.
Kay magauna ka sa Ginoo agod ipreparar mo ang mga tawo para sa iya pag-abot.
77 Magatudlo ka sa iya katawhan nga maluwas sila. Patawaron sila sang Dios sa ila mga sala,
78 kay ang aton Dios maluluy-on kag mahigugmaon.
Ipadala niya ang manluluwas nga mangin pareho sa nagabutlak nga adlaw,
79 nga magasilak sa mga tawo nga ara sa kadudulman kag nahadlok sa kamatayon.
Magatudlo siya sa aton kon paano mangin maayo ang aton relasyon sa Dios kag sa aton isigkatawo.”
80 Karon, ang bata nga si Juan nagdako kag nangin mabaskog sa espiritu. Nag-estar siya sa kamingawan hasta sa adlaw nga nagsugod siya sa iya pagpanudlo sa mga Israelinhon.
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
Luke 1
King James Version
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.
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