Luke 1:1-25

1SinceG1895 manyG4183 have undertakenG2021 to compileG392 an accountG1335 of the thingsG4229 12accomplishedG4135 amongG1722 us, 2justG2531 asG2531 they were handedG3860 downG3860 to us by thoseG3588 who 3from the beginningG746 4were 5eyewitnessesG845 and 67servantsG5257 of 8the 9wordG3056, 3it seemedG1380 fittingG1380 to me asG2532 wellG2532, 10having 11investigatedG3877 everythingG3956 carefullyG199 from the beginningG509, to writeG1125 it out for you 12inG2517 an orderlyG2517 sequenceG2517, 13mostG2903 excellentG2903 14TheophilusG2321; 4soG2443 thatG2443 you may knowG1921 the exactG803 truthG803 aboutG4012 the 15thingsG3056 you have been 1617taughtG2727.

518In the daysG2250 of HerodG2264, kingG935 of JudeaG2449, there was a priestG2409 namedG3686 ZechariahG2197, of the 19divisionG2183 of 20AbijahG7; and he had a wifeG1135 21from the daughtersG2364 of AaronG2, and her nameG3686 was ElizabethG1665. 6They were bothG297 22righteousG1342 inG1726 theG1726 sightG1726 of GodG2316, walkingG4198 23blamelesslyG273 in allG3956 the commandmentsG1785 and requirementsG1345 of the LordG2962. 7And yet they hadG1510 noG3756 childG5043, becauseG2530 ElizabethG1665 was infertileG4723, and they were bothG297 advancedG4260 in 24yearsG2250.

8NowG1161 it happenedG1096 that whileG1722 25he was performingG2407 his priestlyG2407 serviceG2407 beforeG1725 GodG2316 in the appointedG5010 orderG5010 of his divisionG2183, 9accordingG2596 to the customG1485 of the priestlyG2405 officeG2405, he was chosenG2975 byG2975 lotG2975 26to enterG1525 the templeG3485 of the LordG2962 and burnG2370 incenseG2370. 10And the wholeG3956 multitudeG4128 of the peopleG2992 were inG4336 prayerG4336 27outsideG1854 at the hourG5610 of the incenseG2368 offering. 11NowG1161 28an angelG32 of the LordG2962 appearedG3708 to him, standingG2476 to the rightG1188 of the altarG2379 of incenseG2368. 12ZechariahG2197 was troubledG5015 when he sawG3708 the angel, and 29fearG5401 30grippedG1968 him. 13But the angelG32 saidG3004 to him, “31Do not beG5399 afraidG5399, ZechariahG2197, for your prayerG1162 has been heardG1522, and your wifeG1135 ElizabethG1665 will bearG1080 you a sonG5207, and 32you shall 33nameG2564G3686 him JohnG2491. 14You will have joyG5479 and gladnessG20, and manyG4183 will rejoiceG5463 overG1909 his birthG1078. 15For he will be greatG3173 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 the LordG2962; and he will 34drinkG4095 noG3756G3361 wineG3631 orG2532 liquorG4608, and he will be filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 35while stillG2089 in his mother’sG3384 wombG2836. 16And he will 36turnG1994 manyG4183 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 backG1994 to the LordG2962 their GodG2316. 17And it is he who will 37goG4281 as a forerunner beforeG1799 Him in the spiritG4151 and powerG1411 of 38ElijahG2243, 39to turnG1994 the heartsG2588 of fathersG3962 backG1994 to their childrenG5043, and the disobedientG545 to the attitudeG5428 of the righteousG1342, to 40makeG2090 readyG2090 a peopleG2992 preparedG2680 for the LordG2962.”

18ZechariahG2197 saidG3004 to the angelG32, “HowG2596G5101 will I knowG1097 thisG3778? For 41I amG1510 an oldG4246 manG4246, and my wifeG1135 is advancedG4260 in her 42yearsG2250.” 19The angelG32 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to him, “I amG1510 43GabrielG1043, who 4445standsG3936 inG1799 theG1799 presenceG1799 ofG1799 GodG2316, and I was sentG649 to speakG2980 to you and to bringG2097 you thisG3778 goodG2097 newsG2097. 20And beholdG2400, you will be silentG4623 and unableG3361G1410 to speakG2980 untilG891 the dayG2250 whenG3739 theseG3778 thingsG3778 takeG1096 placeG1096, becauseG473G3739 you did not believeG4100 my wordsG3056, whichG3748 will be fulfilledG4137 at their properG2540 timeG2540.”

21And meanwhile the peopleG2992 were waitingG4328 forG4328 ZechariahG2197, and wereG2296 wonderingG2296 at his delayG5549 in the templeG3485. 22But when he cameG1831 outG1831, he was unableG3756G1410 to speakG2980 to them; and they realizedG1921 that he had seenG3708 a visionG3701 in the templeG3485, and he repeatedly 4647madeG1269 signsG1269 to them, and remainedG1265 speechlessG2974. 23WhenG5613 the daysG2250 of his priestlyG3009 serviceG3009 were concludedG4092, he wentG565 backG565 homeG3624.

24NowG1161 afterG3326 theseG3778 daysG2250 his wifeG1135 ElizabethG1665 becameG4815 pregnantG4815, and she keptG4032 herselfG1438 48inG4032 seclusionG4032 for fiveG4002 monthsG3376, sayingG3004, 25“ThisG3779 isG3779 theG3779 wayG3779 the LordG2962 has dealtG4160 with me in the daysG2250 whenG3739 He lookedG1896 with favor uponG1896 me, to 49takeG851 awayG851 my disgraceG3681 amongG1722 peopleG444.”