1:1 Inasmuch
as
many
have
undertaken
to
compile
a
narrative
of
the
things
that
have
been
accomplished
among
us,
1:2 just
as
those
who
from
the
beginning
were
eyewitnesses
and
ministers
of
the
word
have
delivered
them
to
us,
1:3 it
seemed
good
to
me
also,
having
followed
all
things
closely
for
some
time
past,
to
write
an
orderly
account
for
you,
most
excellent
Theophilus,
1:4 that
you
may
have
certainty
concerning
the
things
you
have
been
taught.
1:5 In
the
days
of
Herod,
king
of
Judea,
there
was
a
priest
named
Zechariah,
of
the
division
of
Abijah.
And
he
had
a
wife
from
the
daughters
of
Aaron,
and
her
name
was
Elizabeth.
1:6 And
they
were
both
righteous
before
God,
walking
blamelessly
in
all
the
commandments
and
statutes
of
the
Lord.
1:7 But
they
had
no
child,
because
Elizabeth
was
barren,
and
both
were
advanced
in
years.
1:8 Now
while
he
was
serving
as
priest
before
God
when
his
division
was
on
duty,
1:9 according
to
the
custom
of
the
priesthood,
he
was
chosen
by
lot
to
enter
the
temple
of
the
Lord
and
burn
incense.
1:10 And
the
whole
multitude
of
the
people
were
praying
outside
at
the
hour
of
incense.
1:11 And
there
appeared
to
him
an
angel
of
the
Lord
standing
on
the
right
side
of
the
altar
of
incense.
1:12 And
Zechariah
was
troubled
when
he
saw
him,
and
fear
fell
upon
him.
1:13 But
the
angel
said
to
him,
"Do
not
be
afraid,
Zechariah,
for
your
prayer
has
been
heard,
and
your
wife
Elizabeth
will
bear
you
a
son,
and
you
shall
call
his
name
John.
1:14 And
you
will
have
joy
and
gladness,
and
many
will
rejoice
at
his
birth,
1:15 for
he
will
be
great
before
the
Lord.
And
he
must
not
drink
wine
or
strong
drink,
and
he
will
be
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit,
even
from
his
mother's
womb.
1:16 And
he
will
turn
many
of
the
children
of
Israel
to
the
Lord
their
God,
1:17 and
he
will
go
before
him
in
the
spirit
and
power
of
Elijah,
to
turn
the
hearts
of
the
fathers
to
the
children,
and
the
disobedient
to
the
wisdom
of
the
just,
to
make
ready
for
the
Lord
a
people
prepared."
1:18 And
Zechariah
said
to
the
angel,
"How
shall
I
know
this
For
I
am
an
old
man,
and
my
wife
is
advanced
in
years."
1:19 And
the
angel
answered
him,
"I
am
Gabriel.
I
stand
in
the
presence
of
God,
and
I
was
sent
to
speak
to
you
and
to
bring
you
this
good
news.
1:20 And
behold,
you
will
be
silent
and
unable
to
speak
until
the
day
that
these
things
take
place,
because
you
did
not
believe
my
words,
which
will
be
fulfilled
in
their
time."
1:21 And
the
people
were
waiting
for
Zechariah,
and
they
were
wondering
at
his
delay
in
the
temple.
1:22 And
when
he
came
out,
he
was
unable
to
speak
to
them,
and
they
realized
that
he
had
seen
a
vision
in
the
temple.
And
he
kept
making
signs
to
them
and
remained
mute.
1:23 And
when
his
time
of
service
was
ended,
he
went
to
his
home.
1:24 After
these
days
his
wife
Elizabeth
conceived,
and
for
five
months
she
kept
herself
hidden,
saying,
1:25 "Thus
the
Lord
has
done
for
me
in
the
days
when
he
looked
on
me,
to
take
away
my
reproach
among
people."
1:26 In
the
sixth
month
the
angel
Gabriel
was
sent
from
God
to
a
city
of
Galilee
named
Nazareth,
1:27 to
a
virgin
betrothed
to
a
man
whose
name
was
Joseph,
of
the
house
of
David.
And
the
virgin's
name
was
Mary.
1:28 And
he
came
to
her
and
said,
"Greetings,
O
favored
one,
the
Lord
is
with
you!"
1:29 But
she
was
greatly
troubled
at
the
saying,
and
tried
to
discern
what
sort
of
greeting
this
might
be.
1:30 And
the
angel
said
to
her,
"Do
not
be
afraid,
Mary,
for
you
have
found
favor
with
God.
1:31 And
behold,
you
will
conceive
in
your
womb
and
bear
a
son,
and
you
shall
call
his
name
Jesus.
1:32 He
will
be
great
and
will
be
called
the
Son
of
the
Most
High.
And
the
Lord
God
will
give
to
him
the
throne
of
his
father
David,
1:33 and
he
will
reign
over
the
house
of
Jacob
forever,
and
of
his
kingdom
there
will
be
no
end."
1:34 And
Mary
said
to
the
angel,
"How
will
this
be,
since
I
am
a
virgin"
1:35 And
the
angel
answered
her,
"The
Holy
Spirit
will
come
upon
you,
and
the
power
of
the
Most
High
will
overshadow
you;
therefore
the
child
to
be
born
will
be
called
holy--the
Son
of
God.
1:36 And
behold,
your
relative
Elizabeth
in
her
old
age
has
also
conceived
a
son,
and
this
is
the
sixth
month
with
her
who
was
called
barren.
1:37 For
nothing
will
be
impossible
with
God."
1:38 And
Mary
said,
"Behold,
I
am
the
servant
of
the
Lord;
let
it
be
to
me
according
to
your
word."
And
the
angel
departed
from
her.
1:39 In
those
days
Mary
arose
and
went
with
haste
into
the
hill
country,
to
a
town
in
Judah,
1:40 and
she
entered
the
house
of
Zechariah
and
greeted
Elizabeth.
1:41 And
when
Elizabeth
heard
the
greeting
of
Mary,
the
baby
leaped
in
her
womb.
And
Elizabeth
was
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit,
1:42 and
she
exclaimed
with
a
loud
cry,
"Blessed
are
you
among
women,
and
blessed
is
the
fruit
of
your
womb!
1:43 And
why
is
this
granted
to
me
that
the
mother
of
my
Lord
should
come
to
me
1:44 For
behold,
when
the
sound
of
your
greeting
came
to
my
ears,
the
baby
in
my
womb
leaped
for
joy.
1:45 And
blessed
is
she
who
believed
that
there
would
be
a
fulfillment
of
what
was
spoken
to
her
from
the
Lord."
1:46 And
Mary
said,
"My
soul
magnifies
the
Lord,
1:47 and
my
spirit
rejoices
in
God
my
Savior,
1:48 for
he
has
looked
on
the
humble
estate
of
his
servant.
For
behold,
from
now
on
all
generations
will
call
me
blessed;
1:49 for
he
who
is
mighty
has
done
great
things
for
me,
and
holy
is
his
name.
1:50 And
his
mercy
is
for
those
who
fear
him
from
generation
to
generation.
1:51 He
has
shown
strength
with
his
arm;
he
has
scattered
the
proud
in
the
thoughts
of
their
hearts;
1:52 he
has
brought
down
the
mighty
from
their
thrones
and
exalted
those
of
humble
estate;
1:53 he
has
filled
the
hungry
with
good
things,
and
the
rich
he
has
sent
away
empty.
1:54 He
has
helped
his
servant
Israel,
in
remembrance
of
his
mercy,
1:55 as
he
spoke
to
our
fathers,
to
Abraham
and
to
his
offspring
forever."
1:56 And
Mary
remained
with
her
about
three
months
and
returned
to
her
home.
1:57 Now
the
time
came
for
Elizabeth
to
give
birth,
and
she
bore
a
son.
1:58 And
her
neighbors
and
relatives
heard
that
the
Lord
had
shown
great
mercy
to
her,
and
they
rejoiced
with
her.
1:59 And
on
the
eighth
day
they
came
to
circumcise
the
child.
And
they
would
have
called
him
Zechariah
after
his
father,
1:60 but
his
mother
answered,
"No;
he
shall
be
called
John."
1:61 And
they
said
to
her,
"None
of
your
relatives
is
called
by
this
name."
1:62 And
they
made
signs
to
his
father,
inquiring
what
he
wanted
him
to
be
called.
1:63 And
he
asked
for
a
writing
tablet
and
wrote,
"His
name
is
John."
And
they
all
wondered.
1:64 And
immediately
his
mouth
was
opened
and
his
tongue
loosed,
and
he
spoke,
blessing
God.
1:65 And
fear
came
on
all
their
neighbors.
And
all
these
things
were
talked
about
through
all
the
hill
country
of
Judea,
1:66 and
all
who
heard
them
laid
them
up
in
their
hearts,
saying,
"What
then
will
this
child
be"
For
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
with
him.
1:67 And
his
father
Zechariah
was
filled
with
the
Holy
Spirit
and
prophesied,
saying,
1:68 "Blessed
be
the
Lord
God
of
Israel,
for
he
has
visited
and
redeemed
his
people
1:69 and
has
raised
up
a
horn
of
salvation
for
us
in
the
house
of
his
servant
David,
1:70 as
he
spoke
by
the
mouth
of
his
holy
prophets
from
of
old,
1:71 that
we
should
be
saved
from
our
enemies
and
from
the
hand
of
all
who
hate
us;
1:72 to
show
the
mercy
promised
to
our
fathers
and
to
remember
his
holy
covenant,
1:73 the
oath
that
he
swore
to
our
father
Abraham,
to
grant
us
1:74 that
we,
being
delivered
from
the
hand
of
our
enemies,
might
serve
him
without
fear,
1:75 in
holiness
and
righteousness
before
him
all
our
days.
1:76 And
you,
child,
will
be
called
the
prophet
of
the
Most
High;
for
you
will
go
before
the
Lord
to
prepare
his
ways,
1:77 to
give
knowledge
of
salvation
to
his
people
in
the
forgiveness
of
their
sins,
1:78 because
of
the
tender
mercy
of
our
God,
whereby
the
sunrise
shall
visit
us
from
on
high
1:79 to
give
light
to
those
who
sit
in
darkness
and
in
the
shadow
of
death,
to
guide
our
feet
into
the
way
of
peace."
1:80 And
the
child
grew
and
became
strong
in
spirit,
and
he
was
in
the
wilderness
until
the
day
of
his
public
appearance
to
Israel.