Luke Chapter 1

1Forasmuch as manyG4183 have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerningG4012 those matters which have been fulfilled among us, 2evenG2532 as they deliveredG3860 them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the wordG3056, 3it seemedG1380 goodG1380 to me also, having traced the course of all thingsG3956 accurately from the first, to writeG1125 unto thee in order, mostG2903 excellentG2903 TheophilusG2321; 4that thou mightest knowG1921 the certainty concerningG4012 the thingsG3739 wherein thou wast instructedG2727.

5There was in the daysG2250 of HerodG2264, kingG935 of Judæa, a certainG5100 priestG2409 namedG3686 Zacharias, of the course of AbijahG7: and he had a wifeG1135 of the daughtersG2364 of AaronG2, and her nameG3686 was Elisabeth. 6And they wereG1510 both righteousG1342 before GodG2316, walkingG4198 in all the commandmentsG1785 and ordinances of the LordG2962 blamelessG273. 7And they had no childG5043, because that Elisabeth wasG1510 barrenG4723, and they both wereG1510 now well stricken in years.

8NowG1161 it cameG1096 to passG1096, while he executed the priest’s office before GodG2316 in the orderG5010 of his course, 9accordingG2596 to the customG1485 of the priest’s office, his lot was to enterG1525 into the templeG3485 of the LordG2962 and burn incense. 10And the whole multitudeG4128 of the peopleG2992 wereG1510 prayingG4336 without at the hourG5610 of incenseG2368. 11And there appeared unto him an angelG32 of the LordG2962 standingG2476 on the rightG1188 side of the altarG2379 of incenseG2368. 12And Zacharias was troubledG5015 when he sawG3708 him, and fearG5401 fell upon him. 13But the angelG32 saidG3004 unto him, FearG5399 not, Zacharias: because thy supplicationG1162 is heard, and thy wifeG1135 Elisabeth shall bearG1080 thee a sonG5207, and thou shalt callG2564 his nameG3686 JohnG2491. 14And thou shalt have joyG5479 and gladnessG20; and manyG4183 shall rejoiceG5463 at his birth. 15For he shall beG1510 greatG3173 in the sight of the LordG2962, and he shall drinkG4095 no wineG3631 nor strong drinkG4095; and he shall beG1510 filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, evenG2532 from his mother’sG3384 wombG2836. 16And manyG4183 of the children of IsraelG2474 shall he turnG1994 unto the LordG2962 their GodG2316. 17And he shall goG4281 before his face in the spiritG4151 and powerG1411 of ElijahG2243, to turnG1994 the heartsG2588 of the fathersG3962 to the childrenG5043, and the disobedientG545 to walk in the wisdom of the justG1342; to makeG2090 readyG2090 for the LordG2962 a peopleG2992 preparedG2090 for him. 18And Zacharias saidG3004 unto the angelG32, Whereby shall I knowG1097 this? for I amG1510 an old manG3778, and my wifeG1135 well stricken in years. 19And the angelG32 answeringG611 saidG3004 unto him, I amG1510 GabrielG1043, that standG3936 in the presenceG1799 of GodG2316; and I wasG1510 sentG649 to speakG2980 unto thee, and to bringG2097 thee these good tidings. 20And beholdG2400, thou shalt beG1510 silentG4623 and not ableG1410 to speakG2980, until the dayG2250 that these thingsG3778 shall comeG1096 to passG1096, because thou believedst not my wordsG3056, which shall beG1510 fulfilled in their seasonG2540. 21And the peopleG2992 wereG1510 waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the templeG3485. 22And when he cameG1831 out, he could not speakG2980 unto them: and they perceived that he had seenG3708 a visionG3701 in the templeG3485: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb. 23And it cameG1096 to passG1096, whenG5613 the daysG2250 of his ministration were fulfilled, he departedG565 unto his houseG3624.

24And after these daysG2250 Elisabeth his wifeG1135 conceived; and she hid herself fiveG4002 monthsG3376, sayingG3004, 25ThusG3779 hath the LordG2962 done unto me in the daysG2250 wherein he looked upon me, to takeG851 awayG851 my reproach among menG444.

26NowG1161 in the sixthG1623 monthG3376 the angelG32 GabrielG1043 was sentG649 from GodG2316 unto a cityG4172 of GalileeG1056, namedG3686 NazarethG3478, 27to a virginG3933 betrothedG3423 to a manG435 whose nameG3686 was JosephG2501, of the houseG3624 of DavidG1138; and the virgin’sG3933 nameG3686 was MaryG3137. 28And he cameG1525 in unto her, and saidG3004, HailG5463, thou that art highly favored, the LordG2962 is with thee. 29But she wasG1510 greatly troubled at the sayingG3056, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might beG1510. 30And the angelG32 saidG3004 unto her, FearG5399 not, MaryG3137: for thou hast foundG2147 favorG5485 with GodG2316. 31And beholdG2400, thou shalt conceive in thy wombG1064, and bring forthG5088 a sonG5207, and shalt callG2564 his nameG3686 JESUSG2424. 32He shall beG1510 greatG3173, and shall beG1510 calledG2564 the SonG5207 of the MostG5310 HighG5310: and the LordG2962 GodG2316 shall giveG1325 unto him the throneG2362 of his fatherG3962 DavidG1138: 33and he shall reignG936 over the houseG3624 of JacobG2384 for ever; and of his kingdomG932 there shall beG1510 no endG5056. 34And MaryG3137 saidG3004 unto the angelG32, HowG4459 shall this beG1510, seeing I knowG1097 not a manG435? 35And the angelG32 answeredG611 and saidG3004 unto her, The HolyG40 SpiritG4151 shall comeG1904 upon thee, and the powerG1411 of the MostG5310 HighG5310 shall overshadowG1982 thee: wherefore alsoG2532 the holyG40 thing which is begottenG1080 shall be calledG2564 the SonG5207 of GodG2316. 36And beholdG2400, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she alsoG2532 hath conceived a sonG5207 in her old age; and this isG1510 the sixthG1623 monthG3376 with her that wasG1510 calledG2564 barrenG4723. 37For no word from GodG2316 shall be void of power. 38And MaryG3137 saidG3004, BeholdG2400, the handmaid of the LordG2962; be it unto me accordingG2596 to thy word. And the angelG32 departedG565 from her.

39And MaryG3137 aroseG450 in these daysG2250 and wentG4198 into the hillG3714 countryG3714 with haste, into a cityG4172 of JudahG2455; 40and enteredG1525 into the houseG3624 of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth. 41And it cameG1096 to passG1096, whenG5613 Elisabeth heardG191 the salutation of MaryG3137, the babe leapedG4640 in her wombG2836; and Elisabeth was filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151; 42and she lifted up her voice with a loudG3173 cry, and saidG3004, BlessedG2127 art thou among womenG1135, and blessedG2127 is the fruitG2590 of thy wombG2836. 43And whence is this to me, that the motherG3384 of my LordG2962 should comeG2064 unto me? 44For beholdG2400, whenG5613 the voiceG5456 of thy salutation cameG1096 into mineG1473 earsG3775, the babe leapedG4640 in my wombG2836 for joy. 45And blessed isG1510 she that believedG4100; for there shall beG1510 a fulfilment of the things which have beenG1510 spokenG2980 to her from the LordG2962. 46And MaryG3137 saidG3004,

56And MaryG3137 abode with her about threeG5140 monthsG3376, and returnedG5290 unto her houseG3624.

57NowG1161 Elisabeth’s timeG5550 was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forthG5088 a sonG5207. 58And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heardG191 that the LordG2962 had magnifiedG3170 his mercyG1656 towards her; and they rejoiced with her. 59And it cameG2064 to passG1096 on the eighthG3590 dayG2250, that they cameG2064 to circumciseG4059 the childG3813; and they would have calledG2564 him Zacharias, after the nameG3686 of his fatherG3962. 60And his motherG3384 answeredG611 and saidG3004, Not so; but he shall be calledG2564 JohnG2491. 61And they saidG3004 unto her, There isG1510 noneG3762 of thy kindred that isG1510 calledG2564 by this nameG3686. 62And they made signs to his fatherG3962, what he would have him calledG2564. 63And he askedG154 for a writingG1125 tablet, and wroteG1125, sayingG3004, His nameG3686 isG1510 JohnG2491. And they marvelled all. 64And his mouthG4750 was openedG455 immediatelyG3916, and his tongueG1100 loosed, and he spake, blessingG2127 GodG2316. 65And fearG5401 cameG1096 on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hillG3714 countryG3714 of Judæa. 66And all that heardG191 them laidG5087 them up in their heartG2588, sayingG3004, What then shall this childG3813 beG1510? For the handG5495 of the LordG2962 wasG1510 with him.

67And his fatherG3962 Zacharias was filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, and prophesiedG4395, sayingG3004,

80And the childG3813 grewG837, and waxed strong in spiritG4151, and wasG1510 in the deserts till the dayG2250 of his showing unto IsraelG2474.