42_LUK_01_01 Forasmuch as Many have taken in hand to set forth in order A declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us ,
42_LUK_01_02 even as they delivered them unto us , which from the beginning were eyewitnesses , And ministers of the word ;
42_LUK_01_03 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 ,
42_LUK_01_04 that thou mightest know the certainty of those things , wherein thou hast been instructed .
42_LUK_01_05 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 .
42_LUK_01_06 And they were Both righteous before God , walking in all the commandments And ordinances of the LORD blameless .
42_LUK_01_07 And they had no child , because that Elisabeth was barren , And they Both were [ now ] Well stricken in years .
42_LUK_01_08 And it came to pass , that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course ,
42_LUK_01_09 according to the custom of the priest's office , his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the LORD .
42_LUK_01_10 And the whole multitude of the people were Praying without at the time of incense .
42_LUK_01_11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of incense .
42_LUK_01_12 And when Zacharias saw [ him ] , he was troubled , And Fear fell upon him .
42_LUK_01_13 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 .
42_LUK_01_14 And thou shalt have joy And gladness ; And Many shall Rejoice at his birth .
42_LUK_01_15 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 .
42_LUK_01_16 And Many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the LORD their God .
42_LUK_01_17 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 .
42_LUK_01_18 And Zacharias said unto the angel , whereby shall I know this ? for I am an old man , And my wife Well stricken in years .
42_LUK_01_19 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 show thee These glad tidings .
42_LUK_01_20 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 .
42_LUK_01_21 And the people waited for Zacharias , And marvelled that he tarried So long in the temple .
42_LUK_01_22 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 .
42_LUK_01_23 And it came to pass , that , as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished , he departed to his own house .
42_LUK_01_24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived , And hid herself five months , saying ,
42_LUK_01_25 thus hath the LORD dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on [ me ] , to take away my reproach among men .
42_LUK_01_26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto A city of Galilee , named Nazareth ,
42_LUK_01_27 to A virgin espoused to A man whose name was Joseph , of the house of David ; And the virgin's name [ was ] Mary .
42_LUK_01_28 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 .
42_LUK_01_29 And when she saw [ him ] , she was troubled at his saying , And cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be .
42_LUK_01_30 And the angel said unto her , Fear not , Mary : for thou hast found favour with God .
42_LUK_01_31 And , behold , thou shalt conceive in thy womb , And bring forth A son , And shalt call his name Jesus .
42_LUK_01_32 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 :
42_LUK_01_33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever ; And of his kingdom there shall be no end .
42_LUK_01_34 Then said Mary unto the angel , how shall this be , seeing I know not A man ?
42_LUK_01_35 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 .
42_LUK_01_36 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 .
42_LUK_01_37 for with God nothing shall be impossible .
42_LUK_01_38 And Mary said , behold the handmaid of the LORD ; be it unto me according to thy word . And the angel departed from her .
42_LUK_01_39 And Mary arose in those days , And went into the hill country with haste , into A city of Juda ;
42_LUK_01_40 And entered into the house of Zacharias , And saluted Elisabeth .
42_LUK_01_41 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 :
42_LUK_01_42 And she spake out with A loud voice , And said , blessed [ art ] thou among women , And blessed [ Is ] the fruit of thy womb .
42_LUK_01_43 And whence [ Is ] this to me , that the mother of my LORD should come to me ?
42_LUK_01_44 for , Lo , as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears , the babe leaped in my womb for joy .
42_LUK_01_45 And blessed [ Is ] she that believed : for there shall be A performance of those things which were told her from the LORD .
42_LUK_01_46 And Mary said , my soul Doth magnify the LORD ,
42_LUK_01_47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour .
42_LUK_01_48 for he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden : for , behold , from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed .
42_LUK_01_49 for he that Is mighty hath done to me great things ; And holy [ Is ] his name .
42_LUK_01_50 And his mercy [ Is ] on them that Fear him from generation to generation .
42_LUK_01_51 he hath showed strength with his arm ; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts .
42_LUK_01_52 he hath put down the mighty from [ their ] seats , And exalted them of low degree .
42_LUK_01_53 he hath filled the hungry with good things ; And the rich he hath sent empty away .
42_LUK_01_54 he hath holpen his servant Israel , in remembrance of [ his ] mercy ;
42_LUK_01_55 as he spake to our fathers , to Abraham , And to his seed for ever .
42_LUK_01_56 And Mary abode with her about three months , And returned to her own house .
42_LUK_01_57 now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered ; And she brought forth A son .
42_LUK_01_58 And her neighbours And her cousins heard how the LORD had showed great mercy upon her ; And they rejoiced with her .
42_LUK_01_59 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 .
42_LUK_01_60 And his mother answered And said , not [ So ] ; but he shall be called John .
42_LUK_01_61 And they said unto her , there Is none of thy kindred that Is called by this name .
42_LUK_01_62 And they made signs to his Father , how he would have him called .
42_LUK_01_63 And he asked for A writing table , And wrote , saying , his name Is John . And they marvelled all .
42_LUK_01_64 And his mouth was opened immediately , And his tongue [ loosed ] , And he spake , And praised God .
42_LUK_01_65 And Fear came on all that dwelt round about them : And all These sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea .
42_LUK_01_66 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 .
42_LUK_01_67 And his Father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost , And prophesied , saying ,
42_LUK_01_68 blessed [ be ] the LORD God of Israel ; for he hath visited And redeemed his people ,
42_LUK_01_69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David ;
42_LUK_01_70 as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets , which have been since the world began :
42_LUK_01_71 that we should be saved from our enemies , And from the hand of all that hate us ;
42_LUK_01_72 to perform the mercy [ promised ] to our fathers , And to Remember his holy covenant ;
42_LUK_01_73 the oath which he sware to our Father Abraham ,
42_LUK_01_74 that he would grant unto us , that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without Fear ,
42_LUK_01_75 in holiness And righteousness before him , all the days of our life .
42_LUK_01_76 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 ;
42_LUK_01_77 to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins ,
42_LUK_01_78 through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us ,
42_LUK_01_79 to give light to them that sit in darkness And [ in ] the shadow of death , to guide our feet into the way of peace .
42_LUK_01_80 And the child grew , And waxed strong in spirit , And was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel .