TRV
The Birth Announcement of John the Baptist
Luke 1:5-25
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In the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabet.
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Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.
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And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age.
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And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order,
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According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord.
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And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning.
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Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
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And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare fell vpon him.
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But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.
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And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.
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For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.
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And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.
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For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
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Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? for I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age.
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And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these good tidings.
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And beholde, thou shalt be domme, and not be able to speake, vntill the day that these things be done, because thou beleeuedst not my words, which shalbe fulfilled in their season.
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Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple.
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And when hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them: then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them, and remained domme.
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And it came to passe, when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he departed to his owne house.
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And after those daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying,
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Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke among men.
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