Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-09-01
The Gospel According to
ST. LUKE.
CHAPTER I.

surely believed among us,
; 2. Even as they delivered them unit,
us, which from the beginning wer'
eyewitnesses, and ministers of thu
word
3. 1t seemed good to me also, hav
ing had perfect understanding of al
things from the very first, 70 write
: unto thee in order, most excellen
, Theophi1us,
4. That thou highest know the
certainty of those things, wherein
thou hast been instructed.
5. There was in the days of Herod
the king of Judaea. certain priest
|, named Zacharias. of the course }
Abba: and his wife was OF the daugh
tiers Of Aaron, and her name wa:
Elisabeth.
I 6. And they were both righteous
before God, walking in all the com
mandments and ordinances of the
Lord blameless.
Z. And they had no child, because
that Elisabeth was barren, and they
both were now we'll stricken in
years.
g. And it came to pass, that while
he executed the priests office before
God in the order of his course,
9. According to the custom of the
priests office, his lot was to burn
incense when he went into the temple
of the Lord.
10. And the whole multitude of the
people were praying without at the
time Of incense.
10. And there appeared unto him
an angel OF the Lord standing on the
right side of the altar OF incense.
II. And when Zacharias saw him
he was troubled, and fear fell upor
him.
/ 10. But the angel said unto him
Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is
heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall
bear thee son, and thou shalt cal
his name John.
i IA. And thou shalt have joy and
gladness; and many shall rejoice al
his birth.
Is. 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 mothers womb
16. And many of the children OF
Israel shall he turn to the Lord thei1
God.
II. And he shall go before him in
the spirit and power of Elias, to turn
the hearts of the fathers to the child.
rem, and the disobedient. to the wis
dom OF the just to make ready peo-
pie prepared for the Lord.
IS. And Zacharias said unto the
rs;
for | am an old man, and my wife
we'll stricken in years.
49,. And the angel answering said
unto him, l am Gabriel, that stand
in the presence of God; and am sent
to speak unto thee, and to shew
thee these glad tidings.
~. md, behold, thou shalt be
dumb, and not able to speak, until
the day that these things shall be
performed, because thou believeth not
my words, which shall be fulfilled in
their season.
q. And the people waited fol
Zacharias, and marve>led that he tar
ried so long in the temple.
%. And when he came out, he
could not speak unto them: and they
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in the temple: for he beckoned unto
them, and remained speechless.
%. And it came to pass, that, az
soon as the days of his ministratior
were accomplished, he departed te
his own house.
"a. And after those days his wife
Elisabeth conceived, and hid hersel
five months, saying,
25. Thus hath the Lord dealt with
me in the days wherein he looked
on me, to take away my reproacf
among men.
rs. And in the sixth month the
angel Gabriel was sent from God unto
a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
q. To virgin espoused to {
man whose name was Joseph, of the
house of David: and the virgins name
was Mary.
, 2S. And the angel came in unto her
and said, Hail, thou that art highl,
; favoured, the Lord is with thee
blessed art thou among womene
t 30. And when she saw him, sh'
was troubled at his saying, and cas-
, in her mind what manner of saluta
J ton this should be.
, so. And the angel said unto her
} Fear not. Mary: for thou hast foun'
favour with God.
81. And behold, thou shalt conceive
, in thy womb. and bring forth a son
and shalt call his Game JESUS.
: 80. He shall be great, and shall b.
called the Son of the Highest: and tn
, Lord God shall give unto him tn
l throne of his father David:
49, And he shall reign over thu
5 house of Jacob for ever; and OF hi
2 kingdom there shall be no end.
| "a. Then said Mary unto the angel
$ How shall this be, seeing | know no
3 a man?
f 35 Aid the angel answered AM
Y said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall
come upon thee, and the power o
e the Highest shall overshadow thee
l therefore also that holy thing whicl
+: shall be born of thee shall be calle'
e the Son of God.
SO. And, Behold, thy cousin Elisa
r beth, she hath also conceived Sol
A in her old age: and this is the sixtl
d. month with her, who was called bar
e rem.
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