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CHAPTER l.
| Luke's preface. The conception
of John Baptist. &c and of Christ.
So The nativity of John. 67
Zacharias' prophecy.
FORASMUCH as many have
taken in hand to set forth In order
declaration of those things
which are most surely believed
amor,r us,
2 Even as they delivered them
unto us, which from the begin
ming were eyewitnesses, and MIN
listers of the word;
1t 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,
That thou highest know the
certainly of those things, wherein
thou hast been instructed,
There was in the days OF
Herod, the king of yudea,. a
certain priest nAmed Zacharla:s,
of the course of Abba: and his
wife was of the daughters OF
Aaron, and her name was Elisa
beth.
6 And they were both RIGHTEOUS
before God, walking in all the
CONN.," rdments and ordinances of
the Lord blameless.
z And they had no child, because
that Elizabeth was barren, and
they bota were now we'll stricken
in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while
he executed the priests office be-
fore 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.
II And there appeared unto him
an angel of the Lord standing on
the right side of the altar of in
cenSe.
IL And when Zacharias saw
him, he was troubled, and fear
fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him
Fear not, Zacharias: for thy
p1ayer is heard; and thy wife
Elizabeth shall bear thee a son
and thou shalt call his name John
IA And thou shalt have joy and
gladness; and many shall rejoice
at his birth.
Is For he shall be great in the
sight of the Lord, and shall drink
neither wine nor strong drink
ar he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his moth
er's womb.
16 And many of the children OF
Israel shall he turn to the Lord
their God.
II And he shall go before him
the spirit and over 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
10 And ZachariaS said unto the
angel, Whereby shall | know this?
for | am an old man, and my wife
we'll striken in years.
10 And the angel answering said
unto him, | am Gabriel, that stand
in the presence of God; and am
sent to speak unto thee, and to
shew thee these glad tidings.
20 And behold, thou shalt be
dumb, and not able to speak, until
tho day that these things shall
be performed, because thou be
lieVest not my words. which shall
be fulfilled in their season.
81 And the people waited for
Zacharias. and marvelled that he
tarried so long in the temple.
% 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 beck
oned unto them, and remained
speechless.
% And it came to pass, that, as
soon as the days of his ministra-
ton were accomplished, he de
parted to his own house.
"a And after those days his wife
Elizabeth conceived, and hid her
self five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt
with me. in the days wherein he
looked on me, to take away my
reDroach among men.
26 Ard In the sixth month the
angel Gabriel was sent from God
unto city of Galilee, named
Nazareth,
81 To virgin espoused to a
man whose name was Joseph, of
the house of David; and the
virgins name was Mary.
% 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.
20 Ard when she saw him, she
was troubled at his saying, and
cor in her mind what manner of
salutation this should be.
80 And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary: for thou hast
found favuor with God.
81 And behold, thou shalt con-
ceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a sor, and shalt call his
name JESUS.
80 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