Bible (WNT) NT 03: Luke

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001:001 Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us

001:002 on the authority of those who were from the beginning eye-witnesses and were devoted to the service of the divine Message,

001:003 it has seemed right to me also, after careful investigation of the facts from their commencement, to write for you, most noble Theophilus, a connected account,

001:004 that you may fully know the truth of the things which you have been taught by word of mouth.

001:005 There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

001:006 They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord’s precepts and ordinances.

001:007 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in life.

001:008 Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,

001:009 it fell to his lot-according to the custom of the priesthood- to go into the Sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense;

001:010 and the whole multitude of the people were outside praying, at the hour of incense.

001:011 Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense;

001:012 and Zechariah on seeing him was agitated and terrified.

001:013 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your petition has been heard: and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call his name John.

001:014 Gladness and exultant joy shall be yours, and many will rejoice over his birth.
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