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| Luke 1:1 | As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place 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, | Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us |
| Luke 1:2 | As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word, | as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, | on the authority of those who were from the beginning eye-witnesses and were devoted to the service of the divine Message, |
| Luke 1:3 | It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble 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, | 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, |
| Luke 1:4 | So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching. | that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed. | that you may fully know the truth of the things which you have been taught by word of mouth. |
| Luke 1:5 | In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. | 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; | 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. |
| Luke 1:6 | They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong. | and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless, | They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances. |
| Luke 1:7 | And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old. | and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days. | But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in life. |
| Luke 1:8 | Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God, | And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God, | Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class, |
| Luke 1:9 | And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes. | according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord, | it fell to his lot according to the custom of the priesthood to go into the Sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense; |
| Luke 1:10 | And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes. | and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume. | and the whole multitude of the people were outside praying, at the hour of incense. |
| Luke 1:11 | And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar. | And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume, | Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense; |
| Luke 1:12 | And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him. | and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him; | and Zechariah on seeing him was agitated and terrified. |
| Luke 1:13 | But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be 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, | 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. |
| Luke 1:14 | And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth. | and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy, | Gladness and exultant joy shall be yours, and many will rejoice over his birth. |
| Luke 1:15 | For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth. | 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; | For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; no wine or fermented drink shall he ever drink; but he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth. |
| Luke 1:16 | And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God. | and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God, | Many of the descendants of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God; |
| Luke 1:17 | And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to 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.` | and he will be His forerunner in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn fathers' hearts to the children, and cause the rebellious to walk in the wisdom of the upright, to make a people perfectly ready for the lord." |
| Luke 1:18 | And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on 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?` | "By what proof," asked Zechariah, "shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years." |
| Luke 1:19 | And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give 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, | "I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God," answered the angel, "and I have been sent to talk with you and tell you this good news. |
| Luke 1:20 | Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right 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.` | And now you will be dumb and unable to speak until the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words words which will be fulfilled at their appointed time." |
| Luke 1:21 | And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time. | And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary, | Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah, and were surprised that he stayed so long in the Sanctuary. |
| Luke 1:22 | And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words. | 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. | When, however, he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they knew that he must have seen a vision in the Sanctuary; but he kept making signs to them and continued dumb. |
| Luke 1:23 | And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house. | And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house, | When his days of service were at an end, he went to his home; |
| Luke 1:24 | After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying, | and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying | and in course of time his wife Elizabeth conceived, and kept herself secluded five months. |
| Luke 1:25 | The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men. | `Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.` | "Thus has the Lord dealt with me," she said, "now that He has graciously taken away my reproach among men." |
| Luke 1:26 | Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth, | And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth, | Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, |
| Luke 1:27 | To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin 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. | to a maiden betrothed to a man of the name of Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary. |
| Luke 1:28 | And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; 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;` | So Gabriel went into the house and said to her, "Joy be to you, favoured one! the Lord is with you." |
| Luke 1:29 | But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words? | and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be. | She was greatly agitated at his words, and wondered what such a greeting meant. |
| Luke 1:30 | And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval. | And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God; | But the angel said, "Do not be frightened, Mary, for you have found favour with God. |
| Luke 1:31 | And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus. | and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus; | You will conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you are to call His name JESUS. |
| Luke 1:32 | He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: | 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, | He will be great and He will be called `Son of the Most High.' And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David; |
| Luke 1:33 | He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. | and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.` | and He will be King over the House of Jacob for the Ages, and of His Kingdom there will be no end." |
| Luke 1:34 | And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man? | And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?` | "How can this be," Mary replied, "seeing that I have no husband?" |
| Luke 1:35 | And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, 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; | The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for this reason your holy offspring will be called `the Son of God.' |
| Luke 1:36 | Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children. | 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; | And see, your relative Elizabeth she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. |
| Luke 1:37 | For there is nothing which God is not able to do. | because nothing shall be impossible with God.` | For no promise from God will be impossible of fulfilment." |
| Luke 1:38 | And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away. | 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. | "I am the Lord's maidservant," Mary replied; "may it be with me in accordance with your words!" And then the angel left her. |
| Luke 1:39 | Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah; | And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea, | Not long after this, Mary rose up and went in haste into the hill country to a town in Judah. |
| Luke 1:40 | And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms. | and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. | Here she came to the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth; |
| Luke 1:41 | And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of 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, | and as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the babe leapt within her. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, |
| Luke 1:42 | And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body. | and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb; | and uttered a loud cry of joy. "Blest among women are you," she said, "and the offspring of your body is blest! |
| Luke 1:43 | How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me? | and whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me? | But why is this honour done me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? |
| Luke 1:44 | For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy. | for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb; | For, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the babe within me leapt for joy. |
| Luke 1:45 | Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done. | and happy [is] she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.` | And blessed is she who has believed, for the word spoken to her from the Lord shall be fulfilled." |
| Luke 1:46 | And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God; | And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord, | Then Mary said: "My soul extols the Lord, |
| Luke 1:47 | My spirit is glad in God my Saviour. | And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour, | And my spirit triumphs in God my Saviour; |
| Luke 1:48 | For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me. | Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations, | Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy, |
| Luke 1:49 | For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name. | For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name, | Because the mighty One has done great things for me Holy is His name! |
| Luke 1:50 | His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him. | And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him, | And His compassion is, generation after generation, Upon those who fear Him. |
| Luke 1:51 | With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts. | He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart, | He has manifested His supreme strength. He has scattered those who were haughty in the thoughts of their hearts. |
| Luke 1:52 | He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree. | He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly, | He has cast monarchs down from their thrones, And exalted men of low estate. |
| Luke 1:53 | Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands; | The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty, | The hungry He has satisfied with choice gifts, But the rich He has sent empty-handed away. |
| Luke 1:54 | His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever, | He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness, | His servant Israel He has helped, Remembering His compassion |
| Luke 1:55 | As he gave his word to our fathers. | As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed to the age.` | In fulfillment of His promises to our forefathers For Abraham and his posterity for ever." |
| Luke 1:56 | And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house. | And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house. | So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned home. |
| Luke 1:57 | Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son. | And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son, | Now when Elizabeth's full time was come, she gave birth to a son; |
| Luke 1:58 | And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy. | and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her. | and her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on her; and they rejoiced with her. |
| Luke 1:59 | And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name; | 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, | And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and were going to call him Zechariah, after his father. |
| Luke 1:60 | But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John. | and his mother answering said, `No, but he shall be called John.` | His mother, however, said, "No, he is to be called John." |
| Luke 1:61 | And they said, Not one of your relations has that name. | And they said unto her `There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,` | "There is not one of your family," they said, "who has that name." |
| Luke 1:62 | And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him. | and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called, | They asked his father by signs what he wished him to be called. |
| Luke 1:63 | And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised. | and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;` and they did all wonder; | So he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered. |
| Luke 1:64 | And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God. | and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God. | Instantly his mouth and his tongue were set free, and he began to speak and bless God. |
| Luke 1:65 | And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea. | 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 lived round about them were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judaea reports of all these things were spread abroad. |
| Luke 1:66 | And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord 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. | All who heard the story treasured it in their memories. "What then will this child be?" they said. For the lord's hand was indeed with him. |
| Luke 1:67 | And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words: | And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying, | And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a rapture of praise. |
| Luke 1:68 | Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free, | `Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people, | "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel," he said, "Because He has not forgotten His people but has effected redemption for them, |
| Luke 1:69 | Lifting 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, | And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for us In the house of David His servant |
| Luke 1:70 | (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,) | As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age; | As He has spoken from all time by the lips of His holy Prophets |
| Luke 1:71 | Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us; | Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us, | To deliver us from our foes and from the power of all who hate us. |
| Luke 1:72 | To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word, | To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant, | He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant, |
| Luke 1:73 | The oath which he made to Abraham, our father, | An oath that He sware to Abraham our father, | The oath which He swore to Abraham our forefather, |
| Luke 1:74 | That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship, | To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered, | To grant us to be rescued from the power of our foes And so render worship to Him free from fear, |
| Luke 1:75 | In righteousness and holy living before him all our days. | To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life. | In piety and uprightness before Him all our days. |
| Luke 1:76 | And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways; | 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. | And you moreover, O child, shall be called Prophet of the Most High; For you shall go on in front before the Lord to prepare the way for Him, |
| Luke 1:77 | To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins, | To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins, | To give to His People a knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins, |
| Luke 1:78 | Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us, | Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us, | Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us, |
| Luke 1:79 | To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace. | To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.` | Dawning on those who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death To direct our feet into the path of peace." |
| Luke 1:80 | And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel. | And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. | And the child grew and became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel. |
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