1:1 Forasmuch
as
many
haue
taken
in
hande
to
set
foorth
in
order
a
declaration
of
those
things
which
are
most
surely
beleeued
among
vs,
1:2 Euen
as
they
deliuered
them
vnto
vs,
which
from
the
beginning
were
eye-witnesses,
&
ministers
of
the
word:
1:3 It
seemed
good
to
me
also,
hauing
had
perfect
vnderstanding
of
things
from
the
very
first,
to
write
vnto
thee
in
order,
most
excellent
Theophilus,
1:4 That
thou
mightest
know
the
certainetie
of
those
things
wherein
thou
hast
bene
instructed.
1:5 There
was
in
the
dayes
of
Herode
the
king
of
Iudea,
a
certaine
Priest,
named
Zacharias,
of
the
course
of
Abia,
and
his
wife
was
of
the
daughters
of
Aaron,
and
her
name
was
Elizabeth.
1:6 And
they
were
both
righteous
before
God,
walking
in
all
the
Commandements
and
ordinances
of
the
Lord,
blamelesse.
1:7 And
they
had
no
childe,
because
that
Elizabeth
was
barren,
and
they
both
were
now
well
striken
in
yeeres.
1:8 And
it
came
to
passe,
that
while
he
executed
the
Priests
office
before
God
in
the
order
of
his
course,
1:9 According
to
the
custome
of
the
Priests
office,
his
lot
was
to
burne
incense
when
he
went
into
the
Temple
of
the
Lord.
1:10 And
the
whole
multitude
of
the
people
were
praying
without,
at
the
time
of
incense.
1:11 And
there
appeared
vnto
him
an
Angel
of
the
Lord,
standing
on
the
right
side
of
the
Altar
of
incense.
1:12 And
when
Zacharias
sawe
him,
hee
was
troubled,
and
feare
fell
vpon
him.
1:13 But
the
Angel
said
vnto
him,
Feare
not,
Zacharias,
for
thy
prayer
is
heard,
and
thy
wife
Elizabeth
shall
beare
thee
a
sonne,
and
thou
shalt
call
his
name
Iohn.
1:14 And
thou
shalt
haue
ioy
and
gladnesse,
and
many
shall
reioyce
at
his
birth:
1:15 For
he
shall
be
great
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord,
and
shal
drinke
neither
wine,
nor
strong
drinke,
and
he
shall
bee
filled
with
the
holy
Ghost,
euen
from
his
mothers
wombe.
1:16 And
many
of
the
children
of
Israel
shall
hee
turne
to
the
Lord
their
God.
1:17 And
hee
shall
goe
before
him
in
the
spirit
and
power
of
Elias,
to
turne
the
hearts
of
the
fathers
to
the
children,
and
the
disobedient
to
the
wisedome
of
the
iust,
to
make
ready
a
people
prepared
for
the
Lord.
1:18 And
Zacharias
said
vnto
the
Angel,
Whereby
shall
I
know
this
For
I
am
an
old
man,
and
my
wife
well
striken
in
yeeres.
1:19 And
the
Angel
answering,
said
vnto
him,
I
am
Gabriel
that
stand
in
the
presence
of
God,
and
am
sent
to
speake
vnto
thee,
and
to
shew
thee
these
glad
tidings.
1:20 And
behold,
thou
shalt
be
dumbe,
and
not
able
to
speake,
vntill
the
day
that
these
things
shall
bee
performed,
because
thou
beleeuest
not
my
words,
which
shall
bee
fulfilled
in
their
season.
1:21 And
the
people
waited
for
Zacharias,
and
maruelled
that
hee
taried
so
long
in
the
temple.
1:22 And
when
he
came
out,
he
could
not
speake
vnto
them:
and
they
perceiued
that
he
had
seene
a
vision
in
the
temple:
for
he
beckened
vnto
them,
and
remained
speechlesse.
1:23 And
it
came
to
passe,
that
as
soone
as
the
dayes
of
his
ministration
were
accomplished,
he
departed
to
his
owne
house.
1:24 And
after
those
dayes
his
wife
Elizabeth
conceiued,
and
hid
her
selfe
fiue
moneths,
saying,
1:25 Thus
hath
the
Lord
dealt
with
me
in
the
dayes
wherein
he
looked
on
me,
to
take
away
my
reproch
among
men.
1:26 And
in
the
sixt
moneth,
the
Angel
Gabriel
was
sent
from
God,
vnto
a
citie
of
Galilee,
named
Nazareth,
1:27 To
a
virgine
espoused
to
a
man
whose
name
was
Ioseph,
of
the
house
of
Dauid,
and
the
virgins
name
was
Marie.
1:28 And
the
Angel
came
in
vnto
her,
and
said,
Haile
thou
that
art
highly
fauoured,
the
Lord
is
with
thee:
Blessed
art
thou
among
women.
1:29 And
when
she
saw
him,
she
was
troubled
at
his
saying,
and
cast
in
her
minde
what
maner
of
salutation
this
should
be.
1:30 And
the
Angel
said
vnto
her,
Feare
not,
Marie,
for
thou
hast
found
fauour
with
God.
1:31 And
behold,
thou
shalt
conceiue
in
thy
wombe,
and
bring
forth
a
sonne,
and
shalt
call
his
name
Iesus.
1:32 He
shall
be
great,
and
shall
be
called
the
sonne
of
the
Highest,
and
the
Lord
God
shall
giue
vnto
him
the
throne
of
his
father
Dauid.
1:33 And
hee
shall
reigne
ouer
the
house
of
Iacob
for
euer,
and
of
his
kingdome
there
shall
be
no
end.
1:34 Then
said
Marie
vnto
the
Angel,
How
shall
this
be,
seeing
I
know
not
a
man
1:35 And
the
Angel
answered
and
said
vnto
her,
The
holy
Ghost
shall
come
vpon
thee,
and
the
power
of
the
Highest
shall
ouershadow
thee.
Therefore
also
that
holy
thing
which
shall
bee
borne
of
thee,
shall
bee
called
the
sonne
of
God.
1:36 And
behold,
thy
cousin
Elizabeth,
she
hath
also
conceiued
a
sonne
in
her
old
age,
and
this
is
the
sixt
moneth
with
her,
who
was
called
barren.
1:37 For
with
God
no
thing
shall
be
vnpossible.
1:38 And
Marie
said,
Behold
the
handmaide
of
the
Lord,
be
it
vnto
me
according
to
thy
word:
and
the
Angel
departed
from
her.
1:39 And
Marie
arose
in
those
dayes,
and
went
into
the
hill
countrey
with
haste,
into
a
citie
of
Iuda,
1:40 And
entred
into
the
house
of
Zacharias,
and
saluted
Elizabeth.
1:41 And
it
came
to
passe
that
when
Elizabeth
heard
the
salutation
of
Marie,
the
babe
leaped
in
her
wombe,
and
Elizabeth
was
filled
with
the
holy
Ghost.
1:42 And
she
spake
out
with
a
loud
voyce,
and
saide,
Blessed
art
thou
among
women,
and
blessed
is
the
fruite
of
thy
wombe.
1:43 And
whence
is
this
to
me,
that
the
mother
of
my
Lord
should
come
to
mee
1:44 For
loe,
assoone
as
the
voice
of
thy
salutation
sounded
in
mine
eares,
the
babe
leaped
in
my
wombe
for
ioy.
1:45 And
blessed
is
she
that
beleeued,
for
there
shalbe
a
performance
of
those
things,
which
were
told
her
from
the
Lord.
1:46 And
Marie
said,
My
soule
doth
magnifie
the
Lord.
1:47 And
my
spirit
hath
reioyced
in
God
my
sauiour.
1:48 For
hee
hath
regarded
the
low
estate
of
his
handmaiden:
for
behold,
from
hencefoorth
all
generations
shall
call
me
blessed.
1:49 For
he
that
is
mighty
hath
done
to
mee
great
things,
and
holy
is
his
Name.
1:50 And
his
mercy
is
on
them
that
feare
him,
from
generation
to
generation.
1:51 Hee
hath
shewed
strength
with
his
arme,
he
hath
scattered
the
proud,
in
the
imagination
of
their
hearts.
1:52 He
hath
put
downe
the
mighty
from
their
seates,
and
exalted
them
of
low
degree.
1:53 Hee
hath
filled
the
hungry
with
good
things,
and
the
rich
hee
hath
sent
emptie
away.
1:54 Hee
hath
holpen
his
seruant
Israel,
in
remembrance
of
his
mercy,
1:55 As
he
spake
to
our
fathers,
to
Abraham,
and
to
his
seed
for
euer.
1:56 And
Mary
abode
with
her
about
three
moneths,
and
returned
to
her
owne
house.
1:57 Now
Elizabeths
full
time
came,
that
shee
should
be
deliuered,
and
shee
brought
foorth
a
sonne.
1:58 And
her
neighbours
and
her
cousins
heard
how
the
Lord
had
shewed
great
mercy
vpon
her,
and
they
reioyced
with
her.
1:59 And
it
came
to
passe
that
on
the
eight
day
they
came
to
circumcise
the
childe,
and
they
called
him
Zacharias,
after
the
name
of
his
father.
1:60 And
his
mother
answered,
and
said,
Not
so,
but
he
shalbe
called
Iohn.
1:61 And
they
said
vnto
her,
There
is
none
of
thy
kinred
that
is
called
by
this
name.
1:62 And
they
made
signes
to
his
father,
how
he
would
haue
him
called.
1:63 And
he
asked
for
a
writing
table,
and
wrote,
saying,
His
name
is
Iohn:
and
they
marueiled
all.
1:64 And
his
mouth
was
opened
immediatly,
and
his
tongue
loosed,
and
hee
spake,
and
praised
God.
1:65 And
feare
came
on
all
that
dwelt
round
about
them,
and
all
these
sayings
were
noised
abroad
thorowout
all
the
hill
countrey
of
Iudea.
1:66 And
all
they
that
had
heard
them,
layde
them
vp
in
their
hearts,
saying,
What
maner
of
childe
shal
this
be
And
the
hand
of
the
Lord
was
with
him.
1:67 And
his
father
Zacharias
was
filled
with
the
holy
Ghost,
and
prophesied,
saying,
1:68 Blessed
bee
the
Lord
God
of
Israel,
for
hee
hath
visited
and
redeemed
his
people,
1:69 And
hath
raised
vp
an
horne
of
saluation
for
vs,
in
the
house
of
his
seruant
Dauid,
1:70 As
he
spake
by
the
mouth
of
his
holy
Prophets,
which
haue
bene
since
the
world
began:
1:71 That
wee
should
be
saued
from
our
enemies,
and
from
the
hand
of
all
that
hate
vs,
1:72 To
performe
the
mercy
promised
to
our
fathers,
and
to
remember
his
holy
Couenant,
1:73 The
oath
which
he
sware
to
our
father
Abraham,
1:74 That
hee
would
grant
vnto
vs,
that
wee
beeing
deliuered
out
of
the
hands
of
our
enemies,
might
serue
him
without
feare,
1:75 In
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
before
him,
all
the
dayes
of
our
life.
1:76 And
thou
childe
shalt
bee
called
the
Prophet
of
the
Highest:
for
thou
shalt
goe
before
the
face
of
the
Lord
to
prepare
his
wayes.
1:77 To
giue
knowledge
of
saluation
vnto
his
people,
by
the
remission
of
their
sinnes,
1:78 Through
the
tender
mercy
of
our
God,
whereby
the
day-spring
from
on
high
hath
visited
vs,
1:79 To
giue
light
to
them
that
sit
in
darknes,
and
in
the
shadow
of
death,
to
guide
our
feet
into
the
way
of
peace.
1:80 And
the
childe
grew,
and
waxed
strong
in
spirit,
and
was
in
the
deserts,
till
the
day
of
his
shewing
vnto
Israel.