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Luke 1:1
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Forasmuch
as many have taken in hand to draw up a
narrative concerning those matters which
have been fulfilled among us, |
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Luke 1:2
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even as
they delivered them unto us, who from the
beginning wer eyewitnesses and ministers
of the word, |
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Luke 1:3
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it seemed
good to me also, having traced the course
of all things accurately from the first,
to write unto thee in order, most excellent
Theophilus; |
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Luke 1:4
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that
thou mightest know the certainty concerning
the things wherein thou wast instructed.
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Luke 1:5
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There was
in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a
certain priest named Zacharias, of the course
of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters
of Aaron,
and her name was Elisabeth. |
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Luke 1:6
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And they
were both righteous before God, walking
in all the commandments and ordinances of
the Lord blameless. |
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Luke 1:7
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And they
had no child, because that Elisabeth was
barren, and they both were now well stricken
in years. |
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Luke 1:8
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Now it came
to pass, while he executed the priest's
office before God in the order of his course,
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Luke 1:9
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according
to the custom of the priest's office, his
lot was to enter into the temple of the
Lord and burn incense. |
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Luke 1:10
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And the
whole multitude of the people were praying
without at the hour of incense. |
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Luke 1:11
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And there
appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing
on the right side of altar of incense. |
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Luke 1:12
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And Zacharias
was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell
upon him. |
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Luke 1:13
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But the
angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias:
because thy supplication is heard, and thy
wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and
thou shalt call his name John. |
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Luke 1:14
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And thou
shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall
rejoice at his birth. |
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Luke 1:15
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For he shall
be great in the sight of the Lord, and he
shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and
he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit,
even from his mother's womb. |
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Luke 1:16
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And many
of the children of Israel shall be turn
unto the Lord their God. |
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Luke 1:17
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And he shall
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
walk in the wisdom of the just; to make
ready for the Lord a people prepared for
him. |
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Luke 1:18
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And Zacharias
said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know
this? for I am an old man, and my wife well
stricken in years. |
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Luke 1:19
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And the
angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel,
that stand in the presence of God; and I
was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring
thee these good tidings. |
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Luke 1:20
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And behold,
thou shalt be silent and not able to speak,
until the day that these things shall come
to pass, because thou believedst not my
words, which shall be fulfilled in their
season. |
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Luke 1:21
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And the
people were waiting for Zacharias, and they
marvelled while he tarried in the temple.
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Luke 1:22
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And when
he came out, he could not speak unto them:
and they perceived that he had seen a vision
in the temple: and he continued making signs
unto them, and remained dumb. |
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Luke 1:23
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And it came
to pass, when the days of his ministration
were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.
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Luke 1:24
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And after
these days Elisabeth his wife conceived;
and she hid herself five months, saying,
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Luke 1:25
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Thus hath
the Lord done unto me in the days wherein
he looked upon me, to take away my reproach
among men. |
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Luke 1:26
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Now in the
sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from
God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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Luke 1:27
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to a virgin
betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph,
of the house of David;
and the virgin's name was Mary. |
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Luke 1:28
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And he came
in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art
highly favored, the Lord is with thee. |
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Luke 1:29
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But she
was greatly troubled at the saying, and
cast in her mind what manner of salutation
this might be. |
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Luke 1:30
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And the
angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for
thou hast found favor with God. |
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Luke 1:31
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And behold,
thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
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Luke 1:32
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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 his father David:
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Luke 1:33
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and he shall
reign over the house of Jacob
for ever; and of his kingdom there shall
be no end. |
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Luke 1:34
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And Mary
said unto the angel, How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man? |
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Luke 1:35
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And the
angel answered and said unto her, The Holy
Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power
of the Most High shall overshadow thee:
wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten
shall be called the Son of God. |
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Luke 1:36
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And behold,
Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived
a son in her old age; and this is the sixth
month with her that was called barren. |
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Luke 1:37
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For no word
from God shall be void of power. |
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Luke 1:38
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And Mary
said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord;
be it unto me according to thy word. And
the angel departed from her. |
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Luke 1:39
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And Mary
arose in these days and went into the hill
country with haste, into a city of Judah;
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Luke 1:40
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and entered
into the house of Zacharias and saluted
Elisabeth. |
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Luke 1:41
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And it came
to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation
of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and
Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;
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Luke 1:42
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and she
lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and
said, Blessed art thou among women, and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb. |
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Luke 1:43
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And whence
is this to me, that the mother of my Lord
should come unto me? |
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Luke 1:44
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For behold,
when the voice of thy salutation came into
mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for
joy. |
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Luke 1:45
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And blessed
is she that believed; for there shall be
a fulfilment of the things which have been
spoken to her from the Lord. |
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Luke 1:46
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And Mary
said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, |
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Luke 1:47
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And my spirit
hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. |
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Luke 1:48
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For he hath
looked upon the low estate of his handmaid:
For behold, from henceforth all generations
shall call me blessed. |
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Luke 1:49
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For he that
is mighty hath done to me great things;
And holy is his name. |
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Luke 1:50
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And his
mercy is unto generations and generations
On them that fear him. |
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Luke 1:51
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He hath
showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered
the proud in the imagination of their heart.
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Luke 1:52
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He hath
put down princes from their thrones, And
hath exalted them of low degree. |
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Luke 1:53
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The hungry
he hath filled with good things; And the
rich he hath sent empty away. |
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Luke 1:54
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He hath
given help to Israel his servant, That he
might remember mercy |
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Luke 1:55
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(As he spake
unto our fathers) Toward Abraham
and his seed for ever. |
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Luke 1:56
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And Mary
abode with her about three months, and returned
unto her house. |
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Luke 1:57
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Now Elisabeth's
time was fulfilled that she should be delivered;
and she brought forth a son. |
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Luke 1:58
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And her
neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the
Lord had magnified his mercy towards her;
and they rejoiced with her. |
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Luke 1:59
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And it came
to pass on the eighth day, that they came
to circumcise the child; and they would
have called him Zacharias, after the name
of the father. |
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Luke 1:60
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And his
mother answered and said, Not so; but he
shall be called John. |
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Luke 1:61
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And they
said unto her, There is none of thy kindred
that is called by this name. |
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Luke 1:62
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And they
made signs to his father, what he would
have him called. |
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Luke 1:63
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And he asked
for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying,
His name is John. And they marvelled all.
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Luke 1:64
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And his
mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue
loosed, and he spake, blessing God. |
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Luke 1:65
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And fear
came on all that dwelt round about them:
and all these sayings were noised abroad
throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
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Luke 1:66
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And all
that heard them laid them up in their heart,
saying, What then shall this child be? For
the hand of the Lord was with him. |
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Luke 1:67
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And his
father Zacharias was filled with the Holy
Spirit, and prophesied, saying, |
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Luke 1:68
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Blessed
be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath
visited and wrought redemption for his people,
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Luke 1:69
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And hath
raised up a horn of salvation for us In
the house of his servant David |
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Luke 1:70
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(As he spake
by the mouth of his holy prophets
that have been from of old), |
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Luke 1:71
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Salvation
from our enemies, and from the hand of all
that hate us; |
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Luke 1:72
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To show
mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember
his holy covenant;
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Luke 1:73
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The oath
which he spake unto Abraham our father,
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Luke 1:74
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To grant
unto us that we being delivered out of the
hand of our enemies Should serve him without
fear, |
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Luke 1:75
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In holiness
and righteousness before him all our days.
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Luke 1:76
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Yea and
thou, child, shalt be called the prophet
of the Most High: For thou shalt go before
the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
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Luke 1:77
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To give
knowledge of salvation unto his people In
the remission of their sins, |
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Luke 1:78
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Because
of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby
the dayspring from on high shall visit us,
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Luke 1:79
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To shine
upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow
of death; To guide our feet into the way
of peace. |
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Luke 1:80
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And the
child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts till the day of his
showing unto Israel. |
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