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Luke 1, KING JAMES VERSION
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Forasmuch as many
have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which
are most surely believed among us,
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Even as they
delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and
ministers of the word;
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It seemed good to me
also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to
write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
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That thou mightest
know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
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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.
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And they were both
righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the
Lord blameless.
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And they had no
child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well
stricken in years.
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And it came to pass,
that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his
course,
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According to the
custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into
the temple of the Lord.
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And the whole
multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
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And there appeared
unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of
incense.
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And when Zacharias
saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
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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.
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And thou shalt have
joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
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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 Ghost, even from his mother’s
womb.
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And many of the
children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
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And he shall go
before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the
fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to
make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
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And Zacharias said
unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife
well stricken in years.
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And the angel
answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God;
and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
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And, behold, thou
shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall
be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled
in their season.
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And the people
waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
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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 beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
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And it came to pass,
that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed
to his own house.
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And after those days
his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
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Thus hath the Lord
dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach
among men.
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And in the sixth
month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth,
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To a virgin espoused
to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name
was Mary.
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And the angel came
in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with
thee: blessed art thou among women.
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And when she saw
him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of
salutation this should be.
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And the angel said
unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
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And, behold, thou
shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name
JESUS.
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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:
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And he shall reign
over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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Then said Mary unto
the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
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And the angel
answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost 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.
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And, behold, thy
cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is
the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
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For with God nothing
shall be impossible. |
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And Mary said,
Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And
the angel departed from her.
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And Mary arose in
those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
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And entered into the
house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. |
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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 Ghost:
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And she spake out
with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is
the fruit of thy womb.
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And whence is this
to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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For, lo, as soon as
the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb
for joy.
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And blessed is she
that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were
told her from the Lord.
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And Mary said, My
soul doth magnify the Lord, |
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And my spirit hath
rejoiced in God my Saviour. |
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For he hath regarded
the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all
generations shall call me blessed.
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For he that is
mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
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And his mercy is on
them that fear him from generation to generation.
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He hath shewed
strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of
their hearts.
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He hath put down the
mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
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He hath filled the
hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
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He hath holpen his
servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; |
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As he spake to our
fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. |
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And Mary abode with
her about three months, and returned to her own house.
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Now Elisabeth’s full
time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
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And her neighbours
and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they
rejoiced with her.
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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.
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And his mother
answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
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And they said unto
her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
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And they made signs
to his father, how he would have him called. |
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And he asked for a
writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
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And his mouth was
opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
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And fear came on all
that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad
throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
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And all they that
heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall
this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
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And his father
Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
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Blessed be the Lord
God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
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And hath raised up
an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
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As he spake by the
mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
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That we should be
saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
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To perform the mercy
promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
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The oath which he
sware to our father Abraham, |
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That he would grant
unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve
him without fear,
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In holiness and
righteousness before him, all the days of our life. |
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And thou, child,
shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the
face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
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To give knowledge of
salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
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Through the tender
mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
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To give light to
them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into
the way of peace.
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And the child grew,
and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his
shewing unto Israel.
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