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| Luke 1:1 | Because many have undertaken to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, | 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 have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us |
| Luke 1:2 | even as they delivered them to us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, | As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers 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 traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus; | 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 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 you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed. | So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching. | 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 Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. | 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 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 both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. | They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong. | They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances. |
| Luke 1:7 | But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years. | And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old. | But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in life. |
| Luke 1:8 | Now it happened, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division, | Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest 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 priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. | And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes. | 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 | The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. | And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes. | and the whole multitude of the people were outside praying, at the hour of incense. |
| Luke 1:11 | An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. | And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar. | Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense; |
| Luke 1:12 | Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell on him. | And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him. | and Zechariah on seeing him was agitated and terrified. |
| Luke 1:13 | But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. | 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. | 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 | You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth. | And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth. | Gladness and exultant joy shall be yours, and many will rejoice over his birth. |
| Luke 1:15 | For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. | 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 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 | He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God. | And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God. | Many of the descendants of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God; |
| Luke 1:17 | He will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, '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." | 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 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 | Zacharias said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." | 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. | "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 | The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news. | 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. | "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 | Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you didn't believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time." | 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 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 | The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled while he delayed in the temple. | And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time. | Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah, and were surprised that he stayed so long in the Sanctuary. |
| Luke 1:22 | When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute. | 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. | 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 | It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house. | And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house. | When his days of service were at an end, he went to his home; |
| Luke 1:24 | After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying, | After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying, | and in course of time his wife Elizabeth conceived, and kept herself secluded five months. |
| Luke 1:25 | "Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men." | The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of 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 city of Galilee, named Nazareth, | Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named 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 pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. | 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 maiden betrothed to a man of the name of Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary. |
| Luke 1:28 | Having come in to her, the angel said, "Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!" | 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. | 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 when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be. | But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words? | She was greatly agitated at his words, and wondered what such a greeting meant. |
| Luke 1:30 | The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. | And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval. | But the angel said, "Do not be frightened, Mary, for you have found favour with God. |
| Luke 1:31 | Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name JESUS. | And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be 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 called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give to him the throne of his father, David, | 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 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 he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end of his kingdom." | He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will 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 | Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, seeing I am a virgin?" | And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man? | "How can this be," Mary replied, "seeing that I have no husband?" |
| Luke 1:35 | The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one which is born from you will be called the Son of God. | 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. | 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 | Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. | 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 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 no word from God will be void of power." | For there is nothing which God is not able to do. | For no promise from God will be impossible of fulfilment." |
| Luke 1:38 | Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her. | And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away. | "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 | Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, | Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah; | Not long after this, Mary rose up and went in haste into the hill country to a town in Judah. |
| Luke 1:40 | and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. | And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms. | Here she came to the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth; |
| Luke 1:41 | It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. | 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 as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the babe leapt within her. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, |
| Luke 1:42 | She called out with a loud voice, and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! | And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body. | 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 | Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? | How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me? | But why is this honour done me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? |
| Luke 1:44 | For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy! | For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy. | For, the moment your greeting reached my ears, the babe within me leapt for joy. |
| Luke 1:45 | Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!" | Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done. | And blessed is she who has believed, for the word spoken to her from the Lord shall be fulfilled." |
| Luke 1:46 | Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord. | And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God; | Then Mary said: "My soul extols the Lord, |
| Luke 1:47 | My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, | My spirit is glad in God my Saviour. | And my spirit triumphs in God my Saviour; |
| Luke 1:48 | For he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. | 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 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 mighty has done to me great things; Holy is his name. | For he who is strong has done great things for me; 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 generations of generations on those who fear him. | His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him. | And His compassion is, generation after generation, Upon those who fear Him. |
| Luke 1:51 | He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. | With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts. | 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 princes from their thrones. Has exalted the lowly. | He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree. | He has cast monarchs down from their thrones, And exalted men of low estate. |
| Luke 1:53 | He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty. | 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 has satisfied with choice gifts, But the rich He has sent empty-handed away. |
| Luke 1:54 | He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy | 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, | His servant Israel He has helped, Remembering His compassion |
| Luke 1:55 | (As he spoke to our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed forever." | As he gave his word to our fathers. | In fulfillment of His promises to our forefathers For Abraham and his posterity for ever." |
| Luke 1:56 | Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her house. | And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house. | So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned home. |
| Luke 1:57 | Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son. | Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son. | Now when Elizabeth's full time was come, she gave birth to a son; |
| Luke 1:58 | Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her. | 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 her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on her; and they rejoiced with her. |
| Luke 1:59 | It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father. | 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 on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and were going to call him Zechariah, after his father. |
| Luke 1:60 | His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John." | But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John. | His mother, however, said, "No, he is to be called John." |
| Luke 1:61 | They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." | And they said, Not one of your relations has that name. | "There is not one of your family," they said, "who has that name." |
| Luke 1:62 | They made signs to his father, what he would have him called. | And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him. | They asked his father by signs what he wished him to be called. |
| Luke 1:63 | He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." They all marveled. | And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised. | So he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered. |
| Luke 1:64 | His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God. | And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God. | Instantly his mouth and his tongue were set free, and he began to speak and bless God. |
| Luke 1:65 | Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea. | 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 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 | All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him. | 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. | 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 | His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, | And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words: | And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a rapture of praise. |
| Luke 1:68 | "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and worked redemption for his people; | Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free, | "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 | Has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David | Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, | 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 have been from of old), | (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,) | 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 who hate us; | Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us; | To deliver us from our foes and from the power of all who hate us. |
| Luke 1:72 | To show mercy towards our fathers, To remember his holy covenant, | To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word, | He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant, |
| Luke 1:73 | The oath which he spoke to Abraham, our father, | The oath which he made to Abraham, our father, | The oath which He swore to Abraham our forefather, |
| Luke 1:74 | To grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear, | That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship, | 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 righteousness before him all the days of our life. | In righteousness and holy living before him all our days. | In piety and uprightness before Him all our days. |
| Luke 1:76 | And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways, | 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 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 by the remission of their sins, | To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins, | To give to His People a knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins, |
| Luke 1:78 | Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dawn from on high will visit us, | Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us, | Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us, |
| Luke 1:79 | To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace." | 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. | 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 | The child grew, and grew strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel. | 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 became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel. |
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