Luke 1
1 Seeing that many took in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
Many have taken on the work of putting together an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
2 as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers of the word,
just as they were passed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, most noble Theophilus,
So it seemed good to me also, because I have accurately investigated everything from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.
so that you might know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth;
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 and they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old by this time.
8 And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
Now it came about that Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties in the order of his division.
9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make incense, having gone into the temple of the LORD,
According to the customary way of choosing which priest would serve, he had been chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
10 and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
The whole crowd of people was praying outside at the hour when the incense was burned.
11 And there appeared to him a messenger of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of the incense,
Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him and stood at the right side of the incense altar.
12 and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified and fear fell on him.
13 and the messenger said to him, “Do not fear, Zacharias, for your supplication was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you will call his name John,
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son. You will call his name John.
14 and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 for he will be great before the LORD, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and he will be full of the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb;
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb.
16 and he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God,
Many of the people of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.
17 and he will go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the LORD, a people prepared.”
He will go before the face of the Lord 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 righteous—to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
18 And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is very old.”
19 And the messenger answering said to him, “I am Gabriel, who has been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim this good news to you,
The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, to bring you this good news.
20 and behold, you will be silent, and not able to speak, until the day that these things will come to pass, because you did not believe my words that will be fulfilled in their season.”
Behold! You will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place. This is because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at the right time.”
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering in the temple,
Now the people were waiting for Zechariah. They were surprised that he was spending so much time in the temple.
22 and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, and he was beckoning to them, and remained mute.
But when he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision while he was in the temple. He kept on making signs to them and remained silent.
23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
It came about that when the days of his service were over, he went to his house.
24 and after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and for five months she kept herself hidden. She said,
25 “Thus the LORD has done to me, in days in which He looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.”
“This is what the Lord has done for me when he looked at me with favor in order to take away my shame before people.”
26 And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph. He belonged to the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;
He came to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
But she was very confused by his words and she wondered what kind of greeting this could be.
30 And the messenger said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God;
The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 and behold, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and call His Name Jesus;
See, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. You will call his name 'Jesus.'
32 He will be great, and He will be called Son of the Highest, and the LORD God will give Him the throne of His father David,
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob for all ages; and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom.” (aiōn g165)
34 And Mary said to the messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
Mary said to the angel, “How will this happen, since I have not slept with any man?”
35 And the messenger answering said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you, therefore also the holy-begotten thing will be called Son of God;
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will come over you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 and behold, Elizabeth, your relative, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
See, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age. This is the sixth month for her, she who was called barren.
37 because nothing will be impossible with God.”
For nothing will be impossible for God.”
38 And Mary said, “Behold, the maidservant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your saying,” and the messenger went away from her.
Mary said, “See, I am the female servant of the Lord. Let it be for me according to your message.” Then the angel left her.
39 And Mary having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
Then Mary arose in those days and quickly went into the hill country, to a city in Judea.
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
She went into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
Now it happened that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
She raised her voice and said loudly, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
43 and from where [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come to me?
Why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
For see, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.
45 and blessed [is] she who believed, for there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the LORD.”
Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were told her from the Lord.”
46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
Mary said, “My soul praises the Lord,
47 And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
and my spirit has rejoiced in God my savior.
48 Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
For he has looked at the low condition of his female servant. For see, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and his name is holy.
50 And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.
51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
He has displayed strength with his arm; he has scattered those who were proud about the thoughts of their hearts.
52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
He has thrown down princes from their thrones and he has raised up those of low condition.
53 He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
He has given help to Israel his servant, so as to remember to show mercy
(as he said to our fathers) to Abraham and his descendants forever.” (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her house.
57 And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bore a son,
Now the time had come for Elizabeth to deliver her baby and she gave birth to a son.
58 and the neighbors and her relatives heard that the LORD was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,
Now it happened on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the child. They would have called him “Zechariah,” after the name of his father.
60 and his mother answering said, “No, but he will be called John.”
But his mother answered and said, “No. He will be called John.”
61 And they said to her, “There is none among your relatives who is called by this name,”
They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
62 and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
They made signs to his father as to how he wanted him to be named.
63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
His father asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” They all were astonished at this.
64 and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed. He spoke and praised God.
65 And fear came on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
Fear came on all who lived around them. All these matters were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 and all who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” And the hand of the LORD was with him.
All who heard them stored them in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child become?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
68 “Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, Because He looked on, And worked redemption for His people,
“Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to help and he has accomplished redemption for his people.
69 And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago), (aiōn g165)
71 Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
72 To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
He will do this to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
73 An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
the oath that he spoke to Abraham our father.
74 To give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
He swore to grant to us that we, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, would serve him without fear,
75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, child, Prophet of the Highest will you be called; For you will go before the face of the LORD, To prepare His ways.
Yes, and you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his paths, to prepare people for his coming,
77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins.
78 Through the yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on us,
This will happen because of the tender mercy of our God, because of which the sunrise from on high will come to help us,
79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.”
to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. He will do this to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
Now the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
