Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Many have
undertaken
to compose
an
account
of the things
that have been fulfilled
among us,
Seeing
that
many did
take
in
hand
to set
in
order
a
narration
of the matters
that have been fully
assured
among us,
just
as they were
handed
down
to us by
the initial
eyewitnesses
and servants
of the word .
as they did
deliver
to us ,
who
from
the beginning
became
eye-witnesses,
and officers
of the Word ,
--
Therefore,
having
carefully
investigated
everything
from
the
beginning,
it seemed good also to me to write an
orderly
account
for
you
, most excellent
Theophilus,
it seemed good also to me ,
having
followed
from
the
first
after
all
things
exactly,
to write to
thee
in
order
, most noble
Theophilus,
so
that you
may
know the certainty of the things you
have
been
taught
.
that thou
mayest
know the certainty of the things wherein
thou
wast
instructed
.
In the time
of Herod king of Judea there
was
a priest named
Zechariah
, who
belonged
to
the priestly
division
of Abijah, and whose
wife Elizabeth
was
a
daughter
of Aaron .
There
was
in the days
of Herod ,
the
king of Judea ,
a certain
priest, by
name
Zacharias,
of
the course
of Abijah, and his
wife of the
daughters
of
Aaron ,
and
her
name
Elisabeth;
Both
of
them
were righteous in
the
sight
of
God, walking
blamelessly
in all the commandments
and decrees
of the Lord .
and
they
were both
righteous before
God, going
on
in all the commands
and righteousnesses
of the Lord blameless,
But
they had no children
, because Elizabeth
was barren, and they
were
both well
along
in years
.
and
they had no child
, because that
Elisabeth
was barren, and both were
advanced
in their
days
.
One
day
while
Zechariah’s
division
was
on
duty
and he
was
serving
as priest before God,
And it
came
to
pass,
in
his
acting
as priest ,
in
the
order
of
his
course
before God,
he
was
chosen
by
lot,
according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter
the temple
of the Lord and
burn
incense.
according to the custom of the priesthood, his
lot
was
to make
perfume,
having
gone
into
the sanctuary
of the Lord ,
And at
the hour
of the incense
offering
, the whole
congregation
was
praying
outside
.
and all
the multitude
of the people
were
praying
without
, at
the hour
of
the
perfume
.
Just
then
an
angel
of the Lord appeared
to
Zechariah,
standing at
the right side of the altar of incense.
And
there
appeared
to
him
a
messenger
of the Lord standing on
the right side of the altar of the
perfume,
When
Zechariah
saw
him
, he
was startled
and gripped
with
fear .
and
Zacharias
, having
seen,
was troubled,
and fear fell
on
him;
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, and you
are
to
give
him
the
name John .
and
the messenger
said unto
him, `Fear
not, Zacharias
, for
thy
supplication
was
heard ,
and
thy
wife Elisabeth
shall
bear a son to
thee
, and thou
shalt
call
his
name John ,
He
will
be a
joy and
delight
to you
, and many will
rejoice
at his birth,
and
there
shall
be joy to thee
, and gladness,
and
many at his birth shall
joy
,
for he will
be great in
the
sight
of
the Lord .
He
shall
never
take
wine or
strong drink, and he
will
be
filled
with
the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s
womb .
for he shall
be great before
the Lord ,
and
wine and
strong drink he
may
not
drink
, and of
the Holy Spirit he
shall
be
full,
even from his mother's
womb ;
Many of the sons of Israel he will
turn back
to the Lord their God .
and
many of the sons of Israel he shall
turn to the Lord their God ,
And he will
go on
before the
Lord
in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the
hearts of the
fathers to
their
children and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the
righteous —
to make ready a
people
prepared
for the Lord. ”
and he shall
go before Him,
in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto
children ,
and disobedient ones
to the wisdom of righteous ones,
to make ready for the Lord ,
a
people
prepared
. '
“How
can
I be
sure
of
this? ”
Zechariah
asked
the
angel.
“
I am an
old
man
, and my wife is well
along
in years.”
And
Zacharias
said
unto
the
messenger,
`Whereby
shall
I know
this? for
I am aged
, and my wife is advanced
in her
days?'
“
I am Gabriel, ”
replied
the
angel.
“I
stand
in
the
presence
of
God, and I have
been
sent to speak to
you
and to bring
you
this
good news .
And
the
messenger
answering
said
to
him,
`
I am Gabriel, who
have
been
standing
near
before
God, and I was
sent to speak unto
thee,
and to proclaim
these
good news to
thee,
And now
you
will
be silent and unable
to speak until
the day this
comes
to pass, because you
did
not believe my words, which
will
be fulfilled at
their proper
time
. ”
and lo,
thou
shalt
be silent ,
and not
able
to speak ,
till
the day that
these
things
shall
come
to pass, because thou
didst
not believe my words, that
shall
be fulfilled in
their season
. '
Meanwhile,
the people were waiting for Zechariah
and wondering why
he
took
so
long
in the temple.
And
the people were waiting for Zacharias,
and wondering at
his
tarrying
in the sanctuary,
When
he
came
out
and was unable
to speak to them, they realized
he had seen a
vision
in the temple.
He kept
making
signs
to them but
remained
speechless
.
and having
come
out,
he
was not
able
to speak to them, and
they perceived
that
a
vision
he had seen in the sanctuary,
and
he was
beckoning
to them ,
and
did
remain
dumb
.
And when the days of his service were complete
, he returned
home.
And it
came
to
pass,
when the days of his service were fulfilled
, he went
away
to
his
house,
After these
days, his wife Elizabeth
became
pregnant
and for
five months remained
in
seclusion.
She
declared
,
and
after those
days, his wife Elisabeth
conceived,
and hid
herself
five months, saying
--
“
The Lord has
done this
for
me .
In these
days He has
shown
me favor
and
taken
away my disgrace
among the
people
. ”
`Thus
hath
the Lord done to
me ,
in days in
which
He looked
upon
`
me ',
to
take
away my reproach
among men
. '
In the sixth month ,
God
sent
the angel
Gabriel to a town
in
Galilee called
Nazareth,
And
in the sixth month was
the messenger
Gabriel sent
by
God,
to a city
of
Galilee ,
the
name
of
which
`is'
Nazareth,
to a virgin pledged
in
marriage
to a man named
Joseph, who
was
of the house of David .
And the virgin’s
name was
Mary.
to a virgin ,
betrothed
to a man ,
whose
name
`is'
Joseph, of the house of David ,
and the name of
the
virgin
`is'
Mary.
The angel
appeared
to
her and
said, “Greetings
, you
who
are
highly
favored!
The Lord is with you.”
And
the messenger
having
come
in
unto
her ,
said, `Hail
, favoured
one,
the Lord `
is '
with thee;
blessed
`art'
thou
among
women;'
Mary
was greatly
troubled at his words
and wondered
what kind of
greeting
this might
be.
and
she,
having
seen,
was troubled at his word,
and was
reasoning
of
what kind this salutation
may
be.
So
the angel
told
her, “Do
not be
afraid
, Mary, for you
have
found favor
with God .
And
the messenger
said
to
her, `Fear
not, Mary, for thou
hast
found favour
with God ;
Behold
, you
will
conceive and give
birth
to
a son, and you
are
to
give
Him
the
name Jesus .
and
lo
, thou
shalt
conceive in
the
womb,
and shalt
bring
forth
a son, and call
his
name Jesus ;
He will
be great and will
be
called
the
Son of the Most
High.
The Lord God will
give Him the throne of His father David
,
he shall
be great ,
and Son of the Highest
he
shall
be
called,
and
the Lord God shall
give him the throne of David
his father,
and He will
reign over the house of Jacob forever.
His kingdom
will
never
end !”
and he shall
reign over the house of Jacob to
the
ages;
and
of
his reign
there
shall
be
no
end .'
“
How can
this be, ”
Mary
asked
the
angel,
“since
I
am
a virgin
? ”
And
Mary
said
unto
the
messenger,
`
How shall
this be, seeing
a husband
I
do
not
know
? '
The angel
replied
, “
The Holy Spirit will
come upon you
, and the power of the Most
High
will
overshadow you.
So
the Holy One
to
be
born
will
be called the
Son of God .
And
the messenger
answering
said
to
her
, `
The Holy Spirit shall
come upon thee
, and the power of the Highest
shall
overshadow thee,
therefore
also
the holy -begotten
thing
shall
be called Son of God ;
Look
, even
Elizabeth
your
relative
has
conceived a son in her old age, and she
who was called barren is
in
her
sixth
month.
and
lo
, Elisabeth,
thy
kinswoman,
she
also
hath
conceived a son in her old age, and this
is
the
sixth
month
to
her
who was called barren ;
For
no
word
from
God will
ever
fail
. ”
because
nothing
shall
be
impossible
with
God. '
“I
am
the Lord’s
servant ,”
Mary
answered.
“May
it happen
to me according to your
word.”
Then
the angel
left
her.
And
Mary
said,
`Lo,
the maid-
servant of
the
Lord;
let
it be
to me according to thy
saying,'
and
the messenger
went
away
from
her.
In those days Mary
got
ready
and
hurried
to a
town
in
the hill country of Judah
,
And
Mary
having
arisen
in those days ,
went
to the hill -
country ,
with
haste,
to
a
city
of Judea
,
where
she
entered the home
of Zechariah
and greeted
Elizabeth
.
and
entered into
the house
of Zacharias,
and saluted
Elisabeth
.
When Elizabeth
heard Mary’s
greeting
, the baby
leaped
in her womb ,
and Elizabeth
was filled with the Holy Spirit .
And
it
came
to
pass,
when Elisabeth
heard the
salutation
of
Mary
, the babe
did
leap
in her womb ;
and Elisabeth
was filled with the Holy Spirit ,
In
a loud voice she
exclaimed
, “
Blessed are
you
among women, and blessed is the fruit of your
womb !
and
spake
out
with
a loud voice, and
said,
`
Blessed `art'
thou
among women, and blessed `
is '
the fruit of thy
womb ;
And why
am
I
so
honored
, that the mother of my Lord should
come to
me?
and whence
`is'
this
to
me
, that the mother of my Lord might
come unto
me?
For as
soon
as
the sound
of your
greeting
reached
my ears, the baby
in my womb leaped
for
joy.
for ,
lo,
when
the voice
of thy
salutation
came
to
my ears, leap
in
gladness
did
the babe
in my womb ;
Blessed
is she who has
believed
that
the Lord’s
word
to her will
be
fulfilled
. ”
and
happy
`
is '
she who did
believe,
for
there
shall
be
a
completion
to
the things
spoken
to her from
the
Lord
. '
Then
Mary said :
“
My soul magnifies
the Lord,
And
Mary said ,
`
My soul doth
magnify
the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices
in
God my Savior!
And my spirit was
glad
on
God my Saviour,
For
He has
looked with
favor
on the humble
state
of His servant .
From
now
on
all
generations
will
call me blessed.
Because
He looked on the lowliness
of His maid-
servant ,
For,
lo,
henceforth
call me happy
shall
all
the
generations,
For the
Mighty One
has
done
great things for
me.
Holy is His name .
For He
who
is
mighty did
to
me
great things ,
And
holy `
is '
His name ,
His mercy
extends
to those who
fear
Him, from
generation
to
generation.
And
His kindness
`is'
to generations
of
generations,
To
those fearing
Him,
He has
performed
mighty
deeds
with His arm ;
He has
scattered those
who
are
proud in the thoughts
of their hearts.
He did
powerfully
with His arm ,
He scattered abroad
the
proud in the thought
of their heart,
He has
brought down rulers
from their
thrones, but
has
exalted the humble.
He brought down the
mighty
from thrones, And
He
exalted the lowly,
He
has
filled
the hungry with good things
, but
has
sent
the rich away empty .
The hungry He
did
fill
with good, And
the rich He
sent
away empty ,
He has
helped
His servant Israel
, remembering
to be
merciful
,
He received
again
Israel
His servant, To remember
kindness
,
as He promised
to
our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants
forever
. ”
As He spake
unto
our fathers, To Abraham and to
his seed
--
to
the
age
. '
Mary stayed
with Elizabeth
for
about three months and then
returned
home
.
And
Mary remained
with her
about three months ,
and turned
back
to
her
house
.
When
the time came
for Elizabeth
to
have
her child
, she gave
birth
to
a son .
And
to
Elisabeth
was
the time fulfilled
for her bringing
forth
, and
she bare
a son ,
Her
neighbors
and relatives
heard that the Lord had
shown
her
great mercy
, and they rejoiced
with her.
and the
neighbours
and
her
kindred
heard that the Lord was
making
His
kindness
great with
her
, and they were
rejoicing
with her.
On the eighth day, when
they came to circumcise the child, they were going
to
name
him after
his father Zechariah.
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,
But
his mother replied
, “
No !
He shall be called John. ”
and
his mother answering
said
, `
No ,
but
he shall be called John. '
They said to
her ,
“
There is no
one
among your
relatives
who bears
this name .”
And
they said unto
her --
`
There is none
among thy
kindred
who is
called
by
this name ,'
So
they made
signs to his father to
find
out
what he wanted
to name
the
child.
and
they were
making
signs to his father ,
what he would
wish
him
to be
called,
Zechariah
asked for a tablet and
wrote, “
His name is
John.”
And they were
all amazed.
and
having
asked for a tablet ,
he
wrote, saying,
`John
is
his name ;'
and they did
all wonder;
Immediately
Zechariah’s
mouth was opened and his tongue was
released
, and he began
to
speak
, praising God.
and
his
mouth was opened presently,
and his tongue, and he was
speaking
, praising God.
All their
neighbors
were
filled
with
awe
, and people
throughout
the hill country of Judea were talking
about
these events.
And
fear
came
upon
all those
dwelling
around
them
, and in
all
the hill -
country of Judea were all
these sayings
spoken
of,
And all who heard this
wondered
in their hearts and
asked
, “
What then will
this child become
? ”
For
the Lord’s
hand was with him.
and all who heard did
lay
them
up
in their hearts, saying,
`
What then shall
this child be
? '
and
the hand of
the
Lord
was with him.
Then
his father Zechariah
was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
And
Zacharias
his father was filled with the Holy Spirit ,
and did
prophesy,
saying,
“
Blessed be
the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has
visited
and redeemed
His people .
`
Blessed `is'
the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did
look
upon,
And wrought
redemption
for
His people ,
He
has
raised
up
a
horn of salvation for
us in the house of His servant David
,
And
did
raise
an
horn of salvation to
us ,
In the house of David
His servant,
as He spoke
through
His holy prophets, those
of
ages
past,
As He spake
by
the
mouth
of
His holy prophets, Which
have
been
from
the
age;
salvation from our enemies and from
the hand of all who
hate
us,
Salvation from our enemies ,
And out
of
the hand of all hating
us,
to show
mercy
to
our fathers and to remember
His holy covenant,
To do
kindness
with
our fathers ,
And to be
mindful
of
His holy covenant,
the
oath He swore
to our father Abraham
, to
grant
us
An
oath that
He sware
to Abraham
our father,
deliverance
from
hostile
hands
, that
we
may
serve
Him
without fear,
To
give
to
us
, without fear, Out
of
the
hand
of
our
enemies
having
been
delivered,
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives
.
To
serve
Him,
in holiness and righteousness Before Him ,
all the days of our life
.
And you
, child, will
be
called
a
prophet of the Most
High
; for you
will
go on
before the Lord to prepare the
way
for
Him,
And thou
, child, Prophet of the Highest
Shalt
thou
be
called
; For thou
shalt
go before the face
of
the
Lord ,
To prepare His
ways.
to give to
His
people
the
knowledge of salvation through
the
forgiveness
of their sins,
To give knowledge of salvation to
His
people
In
remission
of their sins,
because
of
the tender mercy
of our God, by
which the Dawn
will
visit
us
from on high,
Through
the tender mercies
of our God, In
which the rising
from on high did
look
upon
us
,
to shine
on
those who
live
in darkness and in
the
shadow
of
death, to guide our feet into
the
path
of peace. ”
To give
light
to
those sitting
in darkness and death -shade
, To guide our feet to
a
way
of peace. '
And the child grew and became
strong
in spirit ;
and he lived
in the wilderness
until
the time
of his public
appearance
to
Israel.
And the child grew ,
and was
strengthened
in spirit ,
and he was
in the deserts
till
the day
of his shewing
unto
Israel.
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