Luke 1:1-25
Luke 1.1-25
Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among
us. They wrote what we had been told by the ones who were there in
the beginning and saw what happened. So I made a careful study of
everything and then decided to write and tell you exactly what took
place. Honorable Theophilus, I have done this to let you know the
truth about what you have heard.
An Angel Tells about the Birth of John
When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest by the name of
Zechariah from the priestly group of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was
from the family of Aaron. Both of them were good people and pleased
the Lord God by obeying all that he had commanded. But they did not
have children. Elizabeth could not have any, and both Zechariah and
Elizabeth were already old. One day Zechariah's group of priests were
on duty, and he was serving God as a priest. According to the custom
of the priests, he had been chosen to go into the Lord's temple that
day and to burn incense, while the people stood outside praying. All
at once an angel from the Lord appeared to Zechariah at the right side
of the altar. Zechariah was confused and afraid when he saw the
angel. But the angel told him:
Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayers. Your wife
Elizabeth will have a son, and you must name him John. His birth will
make you very happy, and many people will be glad. Your son will be a
great servant of the Lord. He must never drink wine or beer, and the
power of the Holy Spirit will be with him from the time he is born.
John will lead many people in Israel to turn back to the Lord their
God. He will go ahead of the Lord with the same power and spirit that
Elijah had. And because of John, parents will be more thoughtful of
their children. And people who now disobey God will begin to think as
they ought to. That is how John will get people ready for the Lord.
Zechariah said to the angel, "How will I know this is going to happen?
My wife and I are both very old."
The angel answered, "I am Gabriel, God's servant, and I was sent to
tell you this good news. You have not believed what I have said. So
you will not be able to say a thing until all this happens. But
everything will take place when it is supposed to." The crowd was
waiting for Zechariah and kept wondering why he was staying so long in
the temple. When he did come out, he could not speak, and they knew
he had seen a vision. He motioned to them with his hands, but did not
say a thing. When Zechariah's time of service in the temple was over,
he went home. Soon after that, his wife was expecting a baby, and for
five months she did not leave the house. She said to herself, "What
the Lord has done for me will keep people from looking down on me."
God bless you.
Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among
us. They wrote what we had been told by the ones who were there in
the beginning and saw what happened. So I made a careful study of
everything and then decided to write and tell you exactly what took
place. Honorable Theophilus, I have done this to let you know the
truth about what you have heard.
An Angel Tells about the Birth of John
When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest by the name of
Zechariah from the priestly group of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was
from the family of Aaron. Both of them were good people and pleased
the Lord God by obeying all that he had commanded. But they did not
have children. Elizabeth could not have any, and both Zechariah and
Elizabeth were already old. One day Zechariah's group of priests were
on duty, and he was serving God as a priest. According to the custom
of the priests, he had been chosen to go into the Lord's temple that
day and to burn incense, while the people stood outside praying. All
at once an angel from the Lord appeared to Zechariah at the right side
of the altar. Zechariah was confused and afraid when he saw the
angel. But the angel told him:
Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayers. Your wife
Elizabeth will have a son, and you must name him John. His birth will
make you very happy, and many people will be glad. Your son will be a
great servant of the Lord. He must never drink wine or beer, and the
power of the Holy Spirit will be with him from the time he is born.
John will lead many people in Israel to turn back to the Lord their
God. He will go ahead of the Lord with the same power and spirit that
Elijah had. And because of John, parents will be more thoughtful of
their children. And people who now disobey God will begin to think as
they ought to. That is how John will get people ready for the Lord.
Zechariah said to the angel, "How will I know this is going to happen?
My wife and I are both very old."
The angel answered, "I am Gabriel, God's servant, and I was sent to
tell you this good news. You have not believed what I have said. So
you will not be able to say a thing until all this happens. But
everything will take place when it is supposed to." The crowd was
waiting for Zechariah and kept wondering why he was staying so long in
the temple. When he did come out, he could not speak, and they knew
he had seen a vision. He motioned to them with his hands, but did not
say a thing. When Zechariah's time of service in the temple was over,
he went home. Soon after that, his wife was expecting a baby, and for
five months she did not leave the house. She said to herself, "What
the Lord has done for me will keep people from looking down on me."
God bless you.
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