Luke 1:2-32

2justG2531 asG2531 they were handedG3860 downG3860 to us by thoseG3588 who 1from the beginningG746 2were 3eyewitnessesG845 and 45servantsG5257 of 6the 7wordG3056, 3it seemedG1380 fittingG1380 to me asG2532 wellG2532, 8having 9investigatedG3877 everythingG3956 carefullyG199 from the beginningG509, to writeG1125 it out for you 10inG2517 an orderlyG2517 sequenceG2517, 11mostG2903 excellentG2903 12TheophilusG2321; 4soG2443 thatG2443 you may knowG1921 the exactG803 truthG803 aboutG4012 the 13thingsG3056 you have been 1415taughtG2727.

516In the daysG2250 of HerodG2264, kingG935 of JudeaG2449, there was a priestG2409 namedG3686 ZechariahG2197, of the 17divisionG2183 of 18AbijahG7; and he had a wifeG1135 19from the daughtersG2364 of AaronG2, and her nameG3686 was ElizabethG1665. 6They were bothG297 20righteousG1342 inG1726 theG1726 sightG1726 of GodG2316, walkingG4198 21blamelesslyG273 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 22yearsG2250.

8NowG1161 it happenedG1096 that whileG1722 23he 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 24to enterG1525 the templeG3485 of the LordG2962 and burnG2370 incenseG2370. 10And the wholeG3956 multitudeG4128 of the peopleG2992 were inG4336 prayerG4336 25outsideG1854 at the hourG5610 of the incenseG2368 offering. 11NowG1161 26an 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 27fearG5401 28grippedG1968 him. 13But the angelG32 saidG3004 to him, “29Do not beG5399 afraidG5399, ZechariahG2197, for your prayerG1162 has been heardG1522, and your wifeG1135 ElizabethG1665 will bearG1080 you a sonG5207, and 30you shall 31nameG2564G3686 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 32drinkG4095 noG3756G3361 wineG3631 orG2532 liquorG4608, and he will be filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 33while stillG2089 in his mother’sG3384 wombG2836. 16And he will 34turnG1994 manyG4183 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 backG1994 to the LordG2962 their GodG2316. 17And it is he who will 35goG4281 as a forerunner beforeG1799 Him in the spiritG4151 and powerG1411 of 36ElijahG2243, 37to turnG1994 the heartsG2588 of fathersG3962 backG1994 to their childrenG5043, and the disobedientG545 to the attitudeG5428 of the righteousG1342, to 38makeG2090 readyG2090 a peopleG2992 preparedG2680 for the LordG2962.”

18ZechariahG2197 saidG3004 to the angelG32, “HowG2596G5101 will I knowG1097 thisG3778? For 39I amG1510 an oldG4246 manG4246, and my wifeG1135 is advancedG4260 in her 40yearsG2250.” 19The angelG32 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to him, “I amG1510 41GabrielG1043, who 4243standsG3936 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 4445madeG1269 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 46inG4032 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 47takeG851 awayG851 my disgraceG3681 amongG1722 peopleG444.”

26NowG1161 in the sixthG1623 monthG3376 the angelG32 48GabrielG1043 was sentG649 from GodG2316 to a cityG4172 inG649 GalileeG1056 namedG3686 49NazarethG3478, 27to 50a virginG3933 51betrothedG3423 to a manG435 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was JosephG2501, 52of the 53descendantsG3624 of DavidG1160; and the virgin’sG3933 nameG3686 was 54MaryG3137. 28And comingG1525 inG1525, he saidG3004 to her, “GreetingsG5463, favoredG5487 one! The LordG2962 55is with you.” 29But she 56was veryG1298 perplexedG1298 at this statementG3056, and was ponderingG1260 whatG4217 kindG4217 of greetingG783 thisG3778 was. 30And the angelG32 saidG3004 to her, “57Do not beG5399 afraidG5399, MaryG3137, for you have foundG2147 favorG5485 with GodG2316. 31And beholdG2400, you will conceiveG4815 in your wombG1064 and giveG5088 birthG5088 to a sonG5207, and you 58shall nameG2564G3686 Him JesusG2424. 32He will be greatG3173 and will be calledG2564 the SonG5207 of 59the MostG5310 HighG5310; and the LordG2962 GodG2316 will giveG1325 Him 60the throneG2362 of His fatherG3962 DavidG1160;