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| Luke 1:1 | Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration of the things that have been accomplished 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 | According as they have delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers 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 also, having diligently attained to all things from the beginning, to write to thee in order, 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, | 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 | That thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed. | 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 | There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth. | 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 | And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame. | 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 had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years. | 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 | And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course 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 | According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord. | 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 multitude of the people was praying without, at the hour of incense. | 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 there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the alter of incense. | 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 Zachary seeing him, was troubled, and fear fell upon 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 to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his 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, | 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 thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity. | 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 shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, 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; | 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 he shall convert many of the children of Israel 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 shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people. | 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 Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced 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 to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God: and am sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these good tidings. | 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 | And behold, thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak until the day wherein these things shall come to pass, because thou hast not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their 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 Zachary; and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple. | 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 could not speak to them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he made signs to them, and remained dumb. | 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 it came to pass, after the days of his office were accomplished, he departed to his own 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 | And after those days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself 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 | Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he hath had regard to take away my reproach among 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 | And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of 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, | 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 espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, 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. | 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 being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. | 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 | Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. | 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: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. | 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 | Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name 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 shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. | 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 | And of his kingdom there shall 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 shall this be done, because I know not 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 answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall 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; | 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 | And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: | 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 | Because no word shall be impossible with God. | because nothing shall be impossible with God.` | For no promise from God will be impossible of fulfilment." |
| Luke 1:38 | And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from 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. | "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 | And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda. | 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 she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. | 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 it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: | 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 cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. | 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 | And whence is this to me, 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? | But why is this honour done me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? |
| Luke 1:44 | For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant 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; | For, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the babe within me leapt for joy. |
| Luke 1:45 | And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord. | 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 doth magnify the Lord. | And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord, | Then Mary said: "My soul extols the Lord, |
| Luke 1:47 | And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. | And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour, | And my spirit triumphs in God my Saviour; |
| Luke 1:48 | Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. | 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 | Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to 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 | And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear 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 | He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. | 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 hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble. | 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 | He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. | 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 | He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy: | He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness, | His servant Israel He has helped, Remembering His compassion |
| Luke 1:55 | As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever. | 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 abode with her about three months; and she returned to her own 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 Elizabeth's full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth 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 her neighbours and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her, and they congratulated 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. | and her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on her; and they rejoiced with her. |
| Luke 1:59 | And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father's name Zachary. | 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 | And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called 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 to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this 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, how he would have him called. | 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 demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered. | 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 immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing 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 upon all their neighbours; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea. | 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 they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall 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 Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he prophesied, saying: | 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 | Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people: | `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 | And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant: | 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 spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning: | 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 our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate 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 perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament, | 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 swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us, | An oath that He sware to Abraham our father, | The oath which He swore to Abraham our forefather, |
| Luke 1:74 | That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear, | 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 holiness and justice 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 thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare 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, unto the remission of their 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 | Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited 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 enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to direct our feet 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 grew, and was strengthened in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation 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. | 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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