Luke Chapter 1
Revised Version 1895
1Forasmuch asG1722 manyG4183 have taken inG1722 hand toG1722 draw up a narrative concerningG4012 thoseG3588 matters whichG3588 have beenG4183 fulfilled amongG1722 usG1722, 2evenG2532 asG2531 theyG2532 deliveredG3860 themG3860 unto us, whichG3588 fromG575 theG3588 beginningG746 were eyewitnessesG845 andG2532 ministers ofG3056 theG3588 wordG3056, 3it seemedG1380 goodG1380 toG3956 meG2504 alsoG2504, having traced theG3956 course ofG3956 allG3956 thingsG3956 accuratelyG199 from theG3956 first, toG3956 writeG1125 unto thee inG3956 orderG2517, mostG2903 excellentG2903 TheophilusG2321; 4thatG3739 thou mightest knowG1921 theG3588 certainty concerningG4012 theG3588 thingsG3739 wherein thou wast instructedG2727. 5ThereG1722 was inG1722 theG3588 daysG2250 ofG1537 HerodG2264, kingG935 ofG1537 Judaea, a certainG5100 priestG2409 namedG3686 ZachariasG2197, ofG1537 theG3588 course ofG1537 AbijahG7: andG2532 heG2532 had a wifeG1135 ofG1537 theG3588 daughtersG2364 ofG1537 AaronG2, andG2532 herG846 nameG3686 was Elisabeth. 6AndG2532 theyG2532 wereG1510 bothG2532 righteousG1342 beforeG1722 GodG2316, walkingG4198 inG1722 allG3956 theG3956 commandmentsG1785 andG2532 ordinancesG1345 ofG2316 theG3956 LordG2962 blamelessG273. 7AndG2532 theyG846 hadG1510 noG3756 childG5043, becauseG2530 thatG846 Elisabeth wasG1510 barrenG4723, andG2532 theyG846 bothG2532 wereG1510 nowG2532 wellG2532 stricken inG1722 yearsG2250. 8NowG1161 itG846 cameG1096 toG1722 passG1096, whileG1722 heG846 executed theG3588 priest’s office beforeG1725 GodG2316 inG1722 theG3588 orderG5010 ofG2316 hisG846 course, 9accordingG2596 toG1519 theG3588 customG1485 ofG2962 theG3588 priest’sG2405 officeG2405, hisG1519 lotG2975 was toG1519 enterG1525 intoG1519 theG3588 templeG3485 ofG2962 theG3588 LordG2962 andG2962 burnG2370 incenseG2370. 10AndG2532 theG3956 wholeG3956 multitudeG4128 ofG3956 theG3956 peopleG2992 wereG1510 prayingG4336 withoutG2532 at theG3956 hourG5610 ofG3956 incenseG2368. 11AndG1161 thereG1161 appearedG3708 unto himG846 anG32 angelG32 ofG1537 theG3588 LordG2962 standingG2476 onG1537 theG3588 rightG1188 side ofG1537 theG3588 altarG2379 ofG1537 incenseG2368. 12AndG2532 ZachariasG2197 was troubledG5015 whenG2532 heG2532 sawG3708 himG846, andG2532 fearG5401 fellG1968 uponG1909 himG846. 13ButG1161 theG3588 angelG32 saidG3004 unto himG846, FearG5399 notG3361, ZachariasG2197: becauseG1360 thy supplicationG1162 is heardG1522, andG2532 thy wifeG1135 Elisabeth shallG2532 bearG1080 thee a sonG5207, andG2532 thou shalt callG2564 hisG846 nameG3686 JohnG2491. 14AndG2532 thou shalt haveG1510 joyG5479 andG2532 gladnessG20; andG2532 manyG4183 shallG2532 rejoiceG5463 at hisG846 birthG1078. 15ForG1063 heG2532 shallG2532 beG1510 greatG3173 inG2532 theG2532 sightG1799 ofG1537 theG2532 LordG2962, andG2532 heG2532 shallG2532 drinkG4095 noG3756 wineG3631 norG2532 strongG3173 drinkG4095; andG2532 heG2532 shallG2532 beG1510 filledG4130 withG1537 theG2532 HolyG40 Ghost, evenG2532 fromG1537 hisG846 mother’sG3384 wombG2836. 16AndG2532 manyG4183 ofG5207 theG3588 children ofG5207 IsraelG2474 shallG2532 heG2532 turnG1994 unto theG3588 LordG2962 theirG846 GodG2316. 17AndG2532 heG2532 shallG1342 goG4281 beforeG1799 hisG846 face inG1722 theG2532 spiritG4151 andG2532 powerG1411 ofG4151 ElijahG2243, toG1909 turnG1994 theG2532 heartsG2588 ofG4151 theG2532 fathersG3962 toG1909 theG2532 childrenG5043, andG2532 theG2532 disobedientG545 toG1909 walk inG1722 theG2532 wisdom ofG4151 theG2532 justG1342; toG1909 makeG2090 readyG2090 forG1909 theG2532 LordG2962 a peopleG2992 preparedG2090 forG1909 himG846. 18AndG2532 ZachariasG2197 saidG3004 unto theG3588 angelG32, Whereby shallG3778 IG1473 knowG1097 thisG3778? forG1063 IG1473 amG1510 anG1510 oldG4260 manG3778, andG2532 myG1722 wifeG1135 wellG2532 stricken inG1722 yearsG2250. 19AndG2532 theG3588 angelG32 answeringG611 saidG3004 unto himG846, IG1473 amG1510 GabrielG1043, thatG3004 standG3936 inG2316 theG3588 presenceG1799 ofG2316 GodG2316; andG2532 IG1473 wasG1510 sentG649 toG4314 speakG2980 unto thee, andG2532 toG4314 bringG2097 thee theseG3778 goodG2097 tidings. 20AndG2532 beholdG2400, thou shalt beG1510 silentG4623 andG2532 notG3756 ableG1410 toG1519 speakG2980, untilG891 theG3588 dayG2250 thatG3739 theseG3778 thingsG3778 shallG3778 comeG1096 toG1519 passG1096, becauseG473 thou believedst notG3756 myG3708 wordsG3056, whichG3739 shallG3778 beG1510 fulfilledG4137 inG1519 theirG846 seasonG2540. 21AndG2532 theG3588 peopleG2992 wereG1510 waitingG4328 forG1722 ZachariasG2197, andG2532 theyG846 marveledG2296 whileG1722 heG2532 tarried inG1722 theG3588 templeG3485. 22AndG2532 whenG2532 heG2532 cameG1831 outG1831, heG2532 couldG1410 notG3756 speakG2980 unto themG846: andG2532 theyG846 perceivedG1921 thatG3754 heG2532 hadG1510 seenG3708 aG1510 visionG3701 inG1722 theG3588 templeG3485: andG2532 heG2532 continued makingG1269 signsG1269 unto themG846, andG2532 remainedG1265 dumb. 23AndG2532 itG846 cameG1096 toG1519 passG1096, whenG5613 theG3588 daysG2250 ofG2250 hisG846 ministration were fulfilled, heG2532 departedG565 unto hisG846 houseG3624. 24AndG2532 afterG3326 theseG3778 daysG2250 Elisabeth hisG846 wifeG1135 conceivedG4815; andG2532 sheG846 hid herselfG1438 fiveG4002 monthsG3376, sayingG3004, 25ThusG3779 hath theG4160 LordG2962 doneG4160 unto meG1473 inG1722 theG4160 daysG2250 wherein heG3739 lookedG1896 upon meG1473, toG1722 takeG851 awayG851 myG1722 reproach amongG1722 menG444. 26NowG1161 inG1722 theG3588 sixthG1623 monthG3376 theG3588 angelG32 GabrielG1043 was sentG649 fromG575 GodG2316 unto a cityG4172 ofG575 GalileeG1056, namedG3686 NazarethG3478, 27toG4314 a virginG3933 betrothedG3423 toG4314 a manG435 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was JosephG2501, ofG1537 theG3588 houseG3624 ofG1537 DavidG1138; andG2532 theG3588 virgin’sG3933 nameG3686 was MaryG3137. 28AndG2532 heG2532 cameG1525 inG2532 unto herG846, andG2532 saidG3004, HailG5463, thou thatG3004 art highly favoured, theG3588 LordG2962 is withG3326 thee. 29ButG1161 sheG3778 wasG1510 greatly troubled at theG3588 sayingG3056, andG2532 cast inG1909 herG1909 mindG2532 whatG3588 manner ofG3056 salutationG783 thisG3778 mightG2532 beG1510. 30AndG2532 theG3588 angelG32 saidG3004 unto herG846, FearG5399 notG3361, MaryG3137: forG1063 thou hast foundG2147 favour withG3844 GodG2316. 31AndG2532 beholdG2400, thou shalt conceiveG4815 inG1722 thy wombG1064, andG2532 bring forthG5088 a sonG5207, andG2532 shalt callG2564 hisG846 nameG3686 JESUSG2424. 32HeG2532 shallG3778 beG1510 greatG3173, andG2532 shallG3778 beG1510 calledG2564 theG3588 SonG5207 ofG5207 theG3588 MostG5310 HighG5310: andG2532 theG3588 LordG2962 GodG2316 shallG3778 giveG1325 unto himG846 theG3588 throneG2362 ofG5207 hisG846 fatherG3962 DavidG1138: 33andG2532 heG2532 shallG2532 reignG936 overG1909 theG3588 houseG3624 ofG932 JacobG2384 forG1519 everG165; andG2532 ofG932 hisG846 kingdomG932 thereG1510 shallG2532 beG1510 noG3756 endG5056. 34AndG1161 MaryG3137 saidG3004 unto theG3588 angelG32, HowG4459 shallG3778 thisG3778 beG1510, seeing IG3778 knowG1097 notG3756 aG1510 manG435? 35AndG2532 theG3588 angelG32 answeredG611 andG2532 saidG3004 unto herG846, TheG3588 HolyG40 Ghost shallG2532 comeG1904 uponG1909 thee, andG2532 theG3588 powerG1411 ofG5207 theG3588 MostG5310 HighG5310 shallG2532 overshadowG1982 thee: whereforeG1352 alsoG2532 thatG3004 whichG3588 is toG3004 beG2532 bornG1080 shallG2532 beG2532 calledG2564 holyG40, theG3588 SonG5207 ofG5207 GodG2316. 36AndG2532 beholdG2400, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, sheG846 alsoG2532 hath conceivedG4815 aG1510 sonG5207 inG1722 herG846 oldG1094 ageG1094: andG2532 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 sixthG1623 monthG3376 withG1722 herG846 thatG3778 wasG1510 calledG2564 barrenG4723. 37ForG3754 noG3756 wordG4487 fromG3844 GodG2316 shallG2316 beG3956 void ofG2316 power. 38AndG2532 MaryG3137 saidG3004, BeholdG2400, theG3588 handmaid ofG575 theG3588 LordG2962; beG1096 itG846 unto meG3004 accordingG2596 toG3004 thy wordG4487. AndG2532 theG3588 angelG32 departedG565 fromG575 herG846. 39AndG1161 MaryG3137 aroseG450 inG1722 theseG3778 daysG2250 andG1161 wentG4198 intoG1519 theG3588 hillG3714 countryG3714 withG3326 haste, intoG1519 a cityG4172 ofG2250 JudahG2455; 40andG2532 enteredG1525 intoG1519 theG3588 houseG3624 ofG3624 ZachariasG2197 andG2532 saluted Elisabeth. 41AndG2532 itG846 cameG1096 toG2532 passG1096, whenG5613 Elisabeth heardG191 theG3588 salutationG783 ofG4151 MaryG3137, theG3588 babe leapedG4640 inG1722 herG846 wombG2836; andG2532 Elisabeth was filledG4130 withG1722 theG3588 HolyG40 Ghost; 42andG2532 sheG1135 lifted up herG1135 voiceG2906 withG1722 a loudG3173 cry, andG2532 saidG3004, BlessedG2127 art thou amongG1722 womenG1135, andG2532 blessedG2127 is theG3588 fruitG2590 ofG1722 thy wombG2836. 43AndG2532 whence is thisG3778 toG4314 meG1473, thatG2443 theG3588 motherG3384 ofG2962 myG2532 LordG2962 shouldG2443 comeG2064 unto meG1473? 44ForG1063 beholdG2400, whenG5613 theG3588 voiceG5456 ofG5456 thy salutationG783 cameG1096 intoG1519 mineG1473 earsG3775, theG3588 babe leapedG4640 inG1722 myG3708 wombG2836 forG1063 joyG20. 45AndG2532 blessedG3107 isG1510 sheG846 thatG3754 believedG4100; forG3754 thereG1510 shallG2532 beG1510 aG1510 fulfillmentG5050 ofG2962 theG3588 thingsG846 whichG3748 haveG1510 beenG1510 spokenG2980 toG2532 herG846 fromG3844 theG3588 LordG2962. 46AndG2532 MaryG3137 saidG3004, MyG3004 soulG5590 doth magnify theG3588 LordG2962, 47AndG2532 myG2316 spiritG4151 hath rejoicedG21 inG1909 GodG2316 myG2316 Saviour. 48ForG1063 heG846 hath lookedG3708 uponG1909 theG3956 low estate ofG575 hisG846 handmaiden: ForG1063 beholdG2400, fromG575 henceforth allG3956 generationsG1074 shall call meG1473 blessedG3106. 49ForG3754 heG2532 thatG3754 is mightyG1415 hath doneG4160 toG2532 meG1473 greatG3173 thingsG846; AndG2532 holyG40 is hisG846 nameG3686. 50AndG2532 hisG846 mercyG1656 is unto generationsG1074 andG2532 generationsG1074 OnG1519 themG846 thatG846 fearG5399 himG846. 51HeG846 hath shewed strengthG2904 withG1722 hisG846 armG1023; HeG846 hath scatteredG1287 theG4160 proud inG1722 theG4160 imagination ofG1722 theirG846 heartG2588. 52HeG2532 hath put downG2507 princes fromG575 theirG2532 thronesG2362, AndG2532 hath exaltedG5312 them ofG575 low degree. 53TheG2532 hungryG3983 heG2532 hath filled withG2532 goodG18 thingsG18; AndG2532 theG2532 richG4147 heG2532 hath sentG1821 emptyG2756 awayG1821. 54HeG846 hath holpen IsraelG2474 hisG846 servantG3816, ThatG846 heG846 might rememberG3403 mercyG1656 55(AsG2531 heG2532 spake unto ourG2532 fathersG3962) TowardG1519 AbrahamG11 andG2532 hisG846 seedG4690 forG1519 everG165. 56AndG2532 MaryG3137 abode withG4862 herG846 aboutG5613 threeG5140 monthsG3376, andG2532 returnedG5290 unto herG846 houseG3624. 57NowG1161 Elisabeth’s timeG5550 was fulfilled thatG846 sheG846 shouldG2532 beG2532 delivered; andG2532 sheG846 brought forthG5088 a sonG5207. 58AndG2532 herG846 neighbours andG2532 herG846 kinsfolk heardG191 thatG3754 theG3588 LordG2962 had magnifiedG3170 hisG846 mercyG1656 towards herG846; andG2532 theyG846 rejoiced withG3326 herG846. 59AndG2532 itG846 cameG2064 toG1909 passG1096 onG1909 theG3588 eighthG3590 dayG2250, thatG1096 theyG846 cameG2064 toG1909 circumciseG4059 theG3588 childG3813; andG2532 theyG846 wouldG1096 have calledG2564 himG846 ZachariasG2197, afterG2532 theG3588 nameG3686 ofG2250 hisG846 fatherG3962. 60AndG2532 hisG846 motherG3384 answeredG611 andG2532 saidG3004, NotG3780 soG2532; butG235 heG2532 shallG2532 beG2532 calledG2564 JohnG2491. 61AndG2532 theyG846 saidG3004 unto herG846, ThereG1510 isG1510 noneG3762 ofG1537 thy kindred thatG3754 isG1510 calledG2564 byG1537 thisG3778 nameG3686. 62AndG1161 theyG846 madeG1770 signsG1770 toG2309 hisG846 fatherG3962, whatG5101 heG846 wouldG302 have himG846 calledG2564. 63AndG2532 heG2532 askedG154 forG154 aG1510 writingG1125 tabletG4093, andG2532 wroteG1125, sayingG3004, HisG846 nameG3686 isG1510 JohnG2491. AndG2532 theyG846 marveledG2296 allG3956. 64AndG2532 hisG846 mouthG4750 was openedG455 immediatelyG3916, andG2532 hisG846 tongueG1100 loosed, andG2532 heG2532 spake, blessingG2127 GodG2316. 65AndG2532 fearG5401 cameG1096 onG1909 allG3956 thatG3778 dwelt round aboutG1909 themG846: andG2532 allG3956 theseG3778 sayingsG4487 were noised abroad throughoutG1722 allG3956 theG3956 hillG3714 countryG3714 ofG1909 Judaea. 66AndG2532 allG3956 thatG3004 heardG191 themG846 laidG5087 themG846 up inG1722 theirG846 heartG2588, sayingG3004, WhatG5101 thenG2532 shallG3778 thisG3778 childG3813 beG1510? ForG1063 theG3956 handG5495 ofG2962 theG3956 LordG2962 wasG1510 withG3326 himG846. 67AndG2532 hisG846 fatherG3962 ZachariasG2197 was filledG4130 withG2532 theG3588 HolyG40 Ghost, andG2532 prophesiedG4395, sayingG3004, 68BlessedG2128 beG2532 theG3588 LordG2962, theG3588 GodG2316 ofG2316 IsraelG2474; ForG3754 heG2532 hath visited andG2532 wrought redemptionG3085 forG3754 hisG846 peopleG2992, 69AndG2532 hath raisedG1453 upG1453 a hornG2768 ofG3624 salvationG4991 forG1722 usG1722 InG1722 theG2532 houseG3624 ofG3624 hisG846 servantG3816 DavidG1138 70(AsG2531 heG846 spake byG1223 theG3588 mouthG4750 ofG1223 hisG846 holyG40 prophetsG4396 whichG3588 have been sinceG575 theG3588 worldG165 began), 71SalvationG4991 fromG1537 ourG2532 enemiesG2190, andG2532 fromG1537 theG3956 handG5495 ofG1537 allG3956 thatG3956 hateG3404 usG3404; 72ToG2532 shew mercyG1656 towards ourG2532 fathersG3962, AndG2532 toG2532 rememberG3403 hisG846 holyG40 covenantG1242; 73TheG3588 oathG3727 whichG3739 heG3739 sware unto AbrahamG11 ourG11 fatherG3962, 74ToG846 grant unto usG1537 thatG846 we being deliveredG4506 outG1537 ofG1537 theG1537 handG5495 ofG1537 our enemiesG2190 Should serveG3000 himG846 withoutG870 fearG870, 75InG1722 holinessG3742 andG2532 righteousnessG1343 beforeG1799 himG846 allG3956 ourG2532 daysG2250. 76Yea andG2532 thou, childG3813, shalt beG2532 calledG2564 theG2532 prophetG4396 ofG1799 theG2532 MostG5310 HighG5310: ForG1063 thou shalt goG4313 beforeG1799 theG2532 faceG4383 ofG1799 theG2532 LordG2962 toG2532 makeG2090 readyG2090 hisG846 waysG3598; 77ToG1722 giveG1325 knowledgeG1108 ofG1722 salvationG4991 unto hisG846 peopleG2992 InG1722 theG3588 remission ofG1722 theirG846 sinsG266, 78BecauseG1223 ofG1537 theG1223 tenderG4698 mercyG1656 ofG1537 ourG2316 GodG2316, Whereby theG1223 dayspring fromG1537 onG1722 highG5311 shallG2316 visitG1980 usG1537, 79ToG1519 shineG2014 uponG2521 themG1722 thatG1722 sitG2521 inG1722 darknessG4655 andG2532 theG3588 shadowG4639 ofG3598 deathG2288; ToG1519 guideG2720 ourG2532 feetG4228 intoG1519 theG3588 wayG3598 ofG3598 peaceG1515. 80AndG2532 theG3588 childG3813 grewG837, andG2532 waxed strongG2901 inG1722 spiritG4151, andG2532 wasG1510 inG1722 theG3588 desertsG2048 till theG3588 dayG2250 ofG4151 hisG846 shewing unto IsraelG2474.
Commentaries on Luke 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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