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Luke 1
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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

  1. Luke 1:1 Or on which there is full conviction
  2. Luke 1:2 Lit became
  3. Luke 1:2 Or ministers
  4. Luke 1:2 Gospel
  5. Luke 1:3 Or followed
  6. Luke 1:4 Or orally instructed in
  7. Luke 1:5 Gr Abia
  8. Luke 1:5 Of priestly descent
  9. Luke 1:6 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 4:1
  10. Luke 1:7 Lit days
  11. Luke 1:9 The inner part of the temple
  12. Luke 1:9 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Kin 18:16
  13. Luke 1:11 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Kin 1:3
  14. Luke 1:13 Or give birth to, cf. 1:14, 57
  15. Luke 1:13 Gr Joannes, Heb Johanan; so in Luke
  16. Luke 1:15 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 49:5
  17. Luke 1:15 Lit from
  18. Luke 1:16 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ex 10:7
  19. Luke 1:17 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:1-3; Mal 4:6
  20. Luke 1:18 Lit days
  21. Luke 1:22 Or beckoning to, nodding to
  22. Luke 1:24 Lit was hidden
  23. Luke 1:27 Or descendants
  24. Luke 1:27 Gr Mariam, Heb Miriam; so in Luke
  25. Luke 1:28 Or woman richly blessed
  26. Luke 1:28 Or be
  27. Luke 1:32 Lit This One
  28. Luke 1:32 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 2 Sam 7:11
  29. Luke 1:34 Lit know no man
  30. Luke 1:35 Lit the holy thing begotten
  31. Luke 1:37 Lit not any word
  32. Luke 1:38 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Deut 34:5
  33. Luke 1:39 Lit in these days
  34. Luke 1:43 Lit from where this to me
  35. Luke 1:45 Or because there will be
  36. Luke 1:45 Lit from
  37. Luke 1:45 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Gen 12:4
  38. Luke 1:46 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 1 Sam 2:1
  39. Luke 1:50 Lit unto generations and generations
  40. Luke 1:51 Lit thought
  41. Luke 1:54 Lit So as to remember
  42. Luke 1:57 Or bear
  43. Luke 1:66 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ex 9:3
  44. Luke 1:68 In OT, Yahweh, cf. 1 Sam 25:32
  45. Luke 1:71 Or Deliverance
  46. Luke 1:76 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 40:1-3; Mal 3:1
  47. Luke 1:77 Or Consisting in
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Luke 1
Jubilee Bible 2000

1 ¶ Forasmuch as many have attempted to set forth in order the history of those things which among us have been most certain,

2 even as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning taught us and thus were ministers of the word,

3 it seemed good also to me, after having understood all the things from the beginning with great diligence, to write them unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

4 that thou mightest know the security of those things in which 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 Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well advanced 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 entering into the temple of the Lord.

10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside 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 Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

16 And he shall turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the rebellious to the prudence of the just, to make ready a prepared people for the Lord.

18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.

19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee and to show thee this gospel.

20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb and not able to speak until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou didst not believe 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 communicated with signs 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 much graced, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.

29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his words and wondered in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30 Then the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace 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 in the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

34 Then Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit 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 relative Elisabeth, she has 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 is impossible.

38 Then 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 Spirit;

42 and she spoke 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, behold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my 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 Then Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

47 and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saving Health,

48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden; for, behold, from now on all generations shall call me blessed.

49 For he that is mighty has done great things unto me, and holy is his name.

50 And his mercy is on those that fear him from generation to generation.

51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the humble.

53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.

54 He has received his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy

55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.

56 And Mary abode with her about three months and then 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 relatives heard how the Lord had showed 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 communicated with signs to his father, asking how he would have him called.

63 And he asked for a writing table and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marvelled.

64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke blessing God.

65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these things were spoken of throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

66 And all those that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, Who shall this child be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

67 ¶ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and made redemption for his people

69 And has raised up a horn of saving health for us in the house of his servant David,

70 as he spoke by the mouth of the saints who from the beginning were his prophets;

71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us;

72 to fulfill mercy unto our fathers and remembering his holy covenant

73 of the oath which he made to our father Abraham,

74 that he would grant unto us, that without fear delivered out of the hand of our enemies, we might serve him

75 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

76 And thou, child, shalt be called prophet of the Most High, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

77 giving knowledge of saving health unto his people for the remission of their sins

78 through the bowels of mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us

79 to give light to those that dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

80 And the child grew and was comforted of the Spirit and was in the deserts until the day of his showing unto Israel.

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