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1 ἐπειδήπερ πολλοὶ ἐπεχείρησαν ἀνατάξασθαι διήγησιν περὶ τῶν πεπληροφορημένων ἐν ἡμῖν πραγμάτων,

2 καθὼς παρέδοσαν ἡμῖν οἱ ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς αὐτόπται καὶ ὑπηρέται γενόμενοι τοῦ λόγου,

3 ἔδοξε κἀμοὶ παρηκολουθηκότι ἄνωθεν πᾶσιν ἀκριβῶς καθεξῆς σοι γράψαι, κράτιστε θεόφιλε,

4 ἵνα ἐπιγνῶς περὶ ὧν κατηχήθης λόγων τὴν ἀσφάλειαν.

5 ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡρῴδου βασιλέως τῆς ἰουδαίας ἱερεύς τις ὀνόματι ζαχαρίας ἐξ ἐφημερίας ἀβιά, καὶ γυνὴ αὐτῶ ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων ἀαρών, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς ἐλισάβετ.

6 ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ, πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι.

7 καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἦν ἡ ἐλισάβετ στεῖρα, καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.

8 ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῶ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ θεοῦ,

9 κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἱερατείας ἔλαχε τοῦ θυμιᾶσαι εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ κυρίου,

10 καὶ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος ἦν τοῦ λαοῦ προσευχόμενον ἔξω τῇ ὥρᾳ τοῦ θυμιάματος·

11 ὤφθη δὲ αὐτῶ ἄγγελος κυρίου ἑστὼς ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τοῦ θυμιάματος.

12 καὶ ἐταράχθη ζαχαρίας ἰδών, καὶ φόβος ἐπέπεσεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.

13 εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος, μὴ φοβοῦ, ζαχαρία, διότι εἰσηκούσθη ἡ δέησίς σου, καὶ ἡ γυνή σου ἐλισάβετ γεννήσει υἱόν σοι, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἰωάννην.

14 καὶ ἔσται χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ γενέσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται·

15 ἔσται γὰρ μέγας ἐνώπιον [τοῦ] κυρίου, καὶ οἶνον καὶ σίκερα οὐ μὴ πίῃ, καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου πλησθήσεται ἔτι ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ,

16 καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν.

17 καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει ἠλίου, ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, ἑτοιμάσαι κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον.

18 καὶ εἶπεν ζαχαρίας πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον, κατὰ τί γνώσομαι τοῦτο; ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι πρεσβύτης καὶ ἡ γυνή μου προβεβηκυῖα ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῆς.

19 καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῶ, ἐγώ εἰμι γαβριὴλ ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἀπεστάλην λαλῆσαι πρὸς σὲ καὶ εὐαγγελίσασθαί σοι ταῦτα·

20 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἔσῃ σιωπῶν καὶ μὴ δυνάμενος λαλῆσαι ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας γένηται ταῦτα, ἀνθ᾽ ὧν οὐκ ἐπίστευσας τοῖς λόγοις μου, οἵτινες πληρωθήσονται εἰς τὸν καιρὸν αὐτῶν.

21 καὶ ἦν ὁ λαὸς προσδοκῶν τὸν ζαχαρίαν, καὶ ἐθαύμαζον ἐν τῶ χρονίζειν ἐν τῶ ναῶ αὐτόν.

22 ἐξελθὼν δὲ οὐκ ἐδύνατο λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι ὀπτασίαν ἑώρακεν ἐν τῶ ναῶ· καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διανεύων αὐτοῖς, καὶ διέμενεν κωφός.

23 καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς λειτουργίας αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

24 μετὰ δὲ ταύτας τὰς ἡμέρας συνέλαβεν ἐλισάβετ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ· καὶ περιέκρυβεν ἑαυτὴν μῆνας πέντε, λέγουσα

25 ὅτι οὕτως μοι πεποίηκεν κύριος ἐν ἡμέραις αἷς ἐπεῖδεν ἀφελεῖν ὄνειδός μου ἐν ἀνθρώποις.

26 ἐν δὲ τῶ μηνὶ τῶ ἕκτῳ ἀπεστάλη ὁ ἄγγελος γαβριὴλ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς πόλιν τῆς γαλιλαίας ᾗ ὄνομα ναζαρὲθ

27 πρὸς παρθένον ἐμνηστευμένην ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὄνομα ἰωσὴφ ἐξ οἴκου δαυίδ, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς παρθένου μαριάμ.

28 καὶ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπεν, χαῖρε, κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ κύριος μετὰ σοῦ.

29 ἡ δὲ ἐπὶ τῶ λόγῳ διεταράχθη καὶ διελογίζετο ποταπὸς εἴη ὁ ἀσπασμὸς οὖτος.

30 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτῇ, μὴ φοβοῦ, μαριάμ, εὖρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῶ θεῶ·

31 καὶ ἰδοὺ συλλήμψῃ ἐν γαστρὶ καὶ τέξῃ υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἰησοῦν.

32 οὖτος ἔσται μέγας καὶ υἱὸς ὑψίστου κληθήσεται, καὶ δώσει αὐτῶ κύριος ὁ θεὸς τὸν θρόνον δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ,

33 καὶ βασιλεύσει ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον ἰακὼβ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔσται τέλος.

34 εἶπεν δὲ μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον, πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο, ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;

35 καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῇ, πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ σέ, καὶ δύναμις ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι· διὸ καὶ τὸ γεννώμενον ἅγιον κληθήσεται, υἱὸς θεοῦ.

36 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐλισάβετ ἡ συγγενίς σου καὶ αὐτὴ συνείληφεν υἱὸν ἐν γήρει αὐτῆς, καὶ οὖτος μὴν ἕκτος ἐστὶν αὐτῇ τῇ καλουμένῃ στείρᾳ·

37 ὅτι οὐκ ἀδυνατήσει παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ πᾶν ῥῆμα.

38 εἶπεν δὲ μαριάμ, ἰδοὺ ἡ δούλη κυρίου· γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος.

39 ἀναστᾶσα δὲ μαριὰμ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὴν ὀρεινὴν μετὰ σπουδῆς εἰς πόλιν ἰούδα,

40 καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον ζαχαρίου καὶ ἠσπάσατο τὴν ἐλισάβετ.

41 καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἤκουσεν τὸν ἀσπασμὸν τῆς μαρίας ἡ ἐλισάβετ, ἐσκίρτησεν τὸ βρέφος ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπλήσθη πνεύματος ἁγίου ἡ ἐλισάβετ,

42 καὶ ἀνεφώνησεν κραυγῇ μεγάλῃ καὶ εἶπεν, εὐλογημένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξίν, καὶ εὐλογημένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου.

43 καὶ πόθεν μοι τοῦτο ἵνα ἔλθῃ ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ κυρίου μου πρὸς ἐμέ;

44 ἰδοὺ γὰρ ὡς ἐγένετο ἡ φωνὴ τοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ σου εἰς τὰ ὦτά μου, ἐσκίρτησεν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφος ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ μου.

45 καὶ μακαρία ἡ πιστεύσασα ὅτι ἔσται τελείωσις τοῖς λελαλημένοις αὐτῇ παρὰ κυρίου.

46 καὶ εἶπεν μαριάμ, μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον,

47 καὶ ἠγαλλίασεν τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῶ θεῶ τῶ σωτῆρί μου,

48 ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ. ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσίν με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί·

49 ὅτι ἐποίησέν μοι μεγάλα ὁ δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ,

50 καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεὰς καὶ γενεὰς τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.

51 ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν·

52 καθεῖλεν δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων καὶ ὕψωσεν ταπεινούς,

53 πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλεν κενούς.

54 ἀντελάβετο ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους,

55 καθὼς ἐλάλησεν πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῶ ἀβραὰμ καὶ τῶ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

56 ἔμεινεν δὲ μαριὰμ σὺν αὐτῇ ὡς μῆνας τρεῖς, καὶ ὑπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.

57 τῇ δὲ ἐλισάβετ ἐπλήσθη ὁ χρόνος τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱόν.

58 καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ περίοικοι καὶ οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνεν κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτῆς, καὶ συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ.

59 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ ἦλθον περιτεμεῖν τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἐκάλουν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τῶ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ζαχαρίαν.

60 καὶ ἀποκριθεῖσα ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἶπεν, οὐχί, ἀλλὰ κληθήσεται ἰωάννης.

61 καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτὴν ὅτι οὐδείς ἐστιν ἐκ τῆς συγγενείας σου ὃς καλεῖται τῶ ὀνόματι τούτῳ.

62 ἐνένευον δὲ τῶ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ τί ἂν θέλοι καλεῖσθαι αὐτό.

63 καὶ αἰτήσας πινακίδιον ἔγραψεν λέγων, ἰωάννης ἐστὶν ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐθαύμασαν πάντες.

64 ἀνεῴχθη δὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ παραχρῆμα καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάλει εὐλογῶν τὸν θεόν.

65 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πάντας φόβος τοὺς περιοικοῦντας αὐτούς, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ὀρεινῇ τῆς ἰουδαίας διελαλεῖτο πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα,

66 καὶ ἔθεντο πάντες οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν, λέγοντες, τί ἄρα τὸ παιδίον τοῦτο ἔσται; καὶ γὰρ χεὶρ κυρίου ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ.

67 καὶ ζαχαρίας ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐπλήσθη πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ ἐπροφήτευσεν λέγων,

68 εὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τοῦ ἰσραήλ, ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν λύτρωσιν τῶ λαῶ αὐτοῦ,

69 καὶ ἤγειρεν κέρας σωτηρίας ἡμῖν ἐν οἴκῳ δαυὶδ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ,

70 καθὼς ἐλάλησεν διὰ στόματος τῶν ἁγίων ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνος προφητῶν αὐτοῦ,

71 σωτηρίαν ἐξ ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν μισούντων ἡμᾶς·

72 ποιῆσαι ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν καὶ μνησθῆναι διαθήκης ἁγίας αὐτοῦ,

73 ὅρκον ὃν ὤμοσεν πρὸς ἀβραὰμ τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν, τοῦ δοῦναι ἡμῖν

74 ἀφόβως ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθέντας λατρεύειν αὐτῶ

75 ἐν ὁσιότητι καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ πάσαις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡμῶν.

76 καὶ σὺ δέ, παιδίον, προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ, προπορεύσῃ γὰρ ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ,

77 τοῦ δοῦναι γνῶσιν σωτηρίας τῶ λαῶ αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν,

78 διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ἐν οἷς ἐπισκέψεται ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους,

79 ἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου καθημένοις, τοῦ κατευθῦναι τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης.

80 τὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πνεύματι, καὶ ἦν ἐν ταῖς ἐρήμοις ἕως ἡμέρας ἀναδείξεως αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὸν ἰσραήλ.

KJV

1  Forasmuch¹⁸⁹⁵ as many⁴¹⁸³ have taken in hand²⁰²¹ to set forth in order³⁹² a declaration¹³³⁵ of⁴⁰¹² those things⁴²²⁹ which are most surely believed⁴¹³⁵ among¹⁷²² us,²²⁵⁴

2  Even as²⁵³¹ they delivered³⁸⁶⁰ them unto us,²²⁵⁴ which from the beginning were^{1096 575 746} eyewitnesses,⁸⁴⁵ and²⁵³² ministers⁵²⁵⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ word;³⁰⁵⁶

3  It seemed good¹³⁸⁰ to me also,²⁵⁰⁴ having had perfect¹⁹⁹ understanding³⁸⁷⁷ of all things³⁹⁵⁶ from the very first,⁵⁰⁹ to write¹¹²⁵ unto thee⁴⁶⁷¹ in order,²⁵¹⁷ most excellent²⁹⁰³ Theophilus,²³²¹

4  That²⁴⁴³ thou mightest know¹⁹²¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ certainty⁸⁰³ of those things,³⁰⁵⁶ wherein^{4012 3739} thou hast been instructed.²⁷²⁷

5  There was¹⁰⁹⁶ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ days²²⁵⁰ of Herod,²²⁶⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ king⁹³⁵ of Judea,²⁴⁴⁹ a certain⁵¹⁰⁰ priest²⁴⁰⁹ named³⁶⁸⁶ Zacharias,²¹⁹⁷ of¹⁵³⁷ the course²¹⁸³ of Abijah:⁷ and²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ wife¹¹³⁵ was of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ daughters²³⁶⁴ of Aaron,² and²⁵³² her⁸⁴⁶ name³⁶⁸⁶ was Elisabeth.¹⁶⁶⁵

6  And¹¹⁶¹ they were²²⁵⁸ both²⁹⁷ righteous¹³⁴² before¹⁷⁹⁹ God,²³¹⁶ walking⁴¹⁹⁸ in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ commandments¹⁷⁸⁵ and²⁵³² ordinances¹³⁴⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² blameless.²⁷³

7  And²⁵³² they had^{2258 846} no³⁷⁵⁶ child,⁵⁰⁴³ because that²⁵³⁰ Elisabeth¹⁶⁶⁵ was²²⁵⁸ barren,⁴⁷²³ and²⁵³² they both²⁹⁷ were²²⁵⁸ now well stricken⁴²⁶⁰ in¹⁷²² years.²²⁵⁰

8  And¹¹⁶¹ it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ that while he⁸⁴⁶ executed the priest's office²⁴⁰⁷ before¹⁷²⁵ God²³¹⁶ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ order⁵⁰¹⁰ of his⁸⁴⁸ course,²¹⁸³

9  According²⁵⁹⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ custom¹⁴⁸⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ priest's office,²⁴⁰⁵ his lot was²⁹⁷⁵ to burn incense²³⁷⁰ when he went¹⁵²⁵ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ temple³⁴⁸⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord.²⁹⁶²

10  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ whole³⁹⁵⁶ multitude⁴¹²⁸ of the³⁵⁸⁸ people²⁹⁹² were²²⁵⁸ praying⁴³³⁶ without¹⁸⁵⁴ at the³⁵⁸⁸ time⁵⁶¹⁰ of incense.²³⁶⁸

11  And¹¹⁶¹ there appeared³⁷⁰⁰ unto him⁸⁴⁶ an angel³² of the Lord²⁹⁶² standing²⁴⁷⁶ on¹⁵³⁷ the right side¹¹⁸⁸ of the³⁵⁸⁸ altar²³⁷⁹ of incense.²³⁶⁸

12  And²⁵³² when Zacharias²¹⁹⁷ saw¹⁴⁹² him, he was troubled,⁵⁰¹⁵ and²⁵³² fear⁵⁴⁰¹ fell¹⁹⁶⁸ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ him.⁸⁴⁶

13  But¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶ Fear⁵³⁹⁹ not,³³⁶¹ Zacharias:²¹⁹⁷ for¹³⁶⁰ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ prayer¹¹⁶² is heard;¹⁵²² and²⁵³² thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ wife¹¹³⁵ Elisabeth¹⁶⁶⁵ shall bear¹⁰⁸⁰ thee⁴⁶⁷¹ a son,⁵²⁰⁷ and²⁵³² thou shalt call²⁵⁶⁴ his⁸⁴⁶ name³⁶⁸⁶ John.²⁴⁹¹

14  And²⁵³² thou⁴⁶⁷¹ shalt have²⁰⁷¹ joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ and²⁵³² gladness;²⁰ and²⁵³² many⁴¹⁸³ shall rejoice⁵⁴⁶³ at¹⁹⁰⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ birth.¹⁰⁸³

15  For¹⁰⁶³ he shall be²⁰⁷¹ great³¹⁷³ in the sight¹⁷⁹⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord,²⁹⁶² and²⁵³² shall drink⁴⁰⁹⁵ neither³³⁶⁴ wine³⁶³¹ nor²⁵³² strong drink;⁴⁶⁰⁸ and²⁵³² he shall be filled⁴¹³⁰ with the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost,⁴¹⁵¹ even²⁰⁸⁹ from¹⁵³⁷ his⁸⁴⁸ mother's³³⁸⁴ womb.²⁸³⁶

16  And²⁵³² many⁴¹⁸³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ children⁵²⁰⁷ of Israel²⁴⁷⁴ shall he turn¹⁹⁹⁴ to¹⁹⁰⁹ the Lord²⁹⁶² their⁸⁴⁶ God.²³¹⁶

17  And²⁵³² he⁸⁴⁶ shall go⁴²⁸¹ before¹⁷⁹⁹ him⁸⁴⁶ in the spirit⁴¹⁵¹ and²⁵³² power¹⁴¹¹ of Elijah,²²⁴³ to turn¹⁹⁹⁴ the hearts²⁵⁸⁸ of the fathers³⁹⁶² to¹⁹⁰⁹ the children,⁵⁰⁴³ and²⁵³² the disobedient⁵⁴⁵ to¹⁷²² the wisdom⁵⁴²⁸ of the just;¹³⁴² to make ready²⁰⁹⁰ a people²⁹⁹² prepared²⁶⁸⁰ for the Lord.²⁹⁶²

18  And²⁵³² Zacharias²¹⁹⁷ said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ angel,³² Whereby^{2596 5101} shall I know¹⁰⁹⁷ this?⁵¹²⁴ for¹⁰⁶³ I¹⁴⁷³ am¹⁵¹⁰ an old man⁴²⁴⁶ and²⁵³² my³⁴⁵⁰ wife¹¹³⁵ well stricken⁴²⁶⁰ in¹⁷²² years.²²⁵⁰

19  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² answering⁶¹¹ said²⁰³⁶ unto him,⁸⁴⁶ I¹⁴⁷³ am¹⁵¹⁰ Gabriel,¹⁰⁴³ that stand³⁹³⁶ in the presence¹⁷⁹⁹ of God;²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² am sent⁶⁴⁹ to speak²⁹⁸⁰ unto⁴³¹⁴ thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ and²⁵³² to show thee these glad tidings.^{2097 4671 5023}

20  And,²⁵³² behold,²⁴⁰⁰ thou shalt be²⁰⁷¹ dumb,⁴⁶²³ and²⁵³² not³³⁶¹ able¹⁴¹⁰ to speak,²⁹⁸⁰ until⁸⁹¹ the³⁷³⁹ day²²⁵⁰ that these things⁵⁰²³ shall be performed,¹⁰⁹⁶ because⁴⁷³ thou³⁷³⁹ believest⁴¹⁰⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ words,³⁰⁵⁶ which³⁷⁴⁸ shall be fulfilled⁴¹³⁷ in¹⁵¹⁹ their⁸⁴⁸ season.²⁵⁴⁰

21  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ people²⁹⁹² waited for^{2258 4328} Zacharias,²¹⁹⁷ and²⁵³² marveled²²⁹⁶ that he⁸⁴⁶ tarried so long⁵⁵⁴⁹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ temple.³⁴⁸⁵

22  And¹¹⁶¹ when he came out,¹⁸³¹ he could¹⁴¹⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ speak²⁹⁸⁰ unto them:⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² they perceived¹⁹²¹ that³⁷⁵⁴ he had seen³⁷⁰⁸ a vision³⁷⁰¹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ temple:³⁴⁸⁵ for²⁵³² he⁸⁴⁶ beckoned^{2258 1269} unto them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² remained¹²⁶⁵ speechless.²⁹⁷⁴

23  And²⁵³² it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ that, as soon as⁵⁶¹³ the³⁵⁸⁸ days²²⁵⁰ of his⁸⁴⁶ ministration³⁰⁰⁹ were accomplished,⁴¹³⁰ he departed⁵⁶⁵ to¹⁵¹⁹ his own⁸⁴⁸ house.³⁶²⁴

24  And¹¹⁶¹ after³³²⁶ those⁵⁰²⁵ days²²⁵⁰ his⁸⁴⁶ wife¹¹³⁵ Elisabeth¹⁶⁶⁵ conceived,⁴⁸¹⁵ and²⁵³² hid⁴⁰³² herself¹⁴³⁸ five⁴⁰⁰² months,³³⁷⁶ saying,³⁰⁰⁴

25  Thus³⁷⁷⁹ hath the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² dealt⁴¹⁶⁰ with me³⁴²⁷ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ days²²⁵⁰ wherein³⁷³⁹ he looked on¹⁸⁹⁶ me, to take away⁸⁵¹ my³⁴⁵⁰ reproach³⁶⁸¹ among¹⁷²² men.⁴⁴⁴

26  And¹¹⁶¹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ sixth¹⁶²³ month³³⁷⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² Gabriel¹⁰⁴³ was sent⁶⁴⁹ from⁵²⁵⁹ God²³¹⁶ unto¹⁵¹⁹ a city⁴¹⁷² of Galilee,¹⁰⁵⁶ named³⁶⁸⁶ Nazareth,³⁴⁷⁸

27  To⁴³¹⁴ a virgin³⁹³³ espoused³⁴²³ to a man⁴³⁵ whose³⁷³⁹ name³⁶⁸⁶ was Joseph,²⁵⁰¹ of¹⁵³⁷ the house³⁶²⁴ of David;¹¹³⁸ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ virgin's³⁹³³ name³⁶⁸⁶ was Mary.³¹³⁷

28  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² came in¹⁵²⁵ unto⁴³¹⁴ her,⁸⁴⁶ and said,²⁰³⁶ Hail,⁵⁴⁶³ thou that art highly favored,⁵⁴⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² is with³³²⁶ thee:⁴⁶⁷⁵ blessed²¹²⁷ art thou⁴⁷⁷¹ among¹⁷²² women.¹¹³⁵

29  And¹¹⁶¹ when she³⁵⁸⁸ saw¹⁴⁹² him, she was troubled¹²⁹⁸ at¹⁹⁰⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ saying,³⁰⁵⁶ and²⁵³² cast in her mind¹²⁶⁰ what manner⁴²¹⁷ of salutation⁷⁸³ this³⁷⁷⁸ should be.¹⁴⁹⁸

30  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² said²⁰³⁶ unto her,⁸⁴⁶ Fear⁵³⁹⁹ not,³³⁶¹ Mary:³¹³⁷ for¹⁰⁶³ thou hast found²¹⁴⁷ favor⁵⁴⁸⁵ with³⁸⁴⁴ God.²³¹⁶

31  And,²⁵³² behold,²⁴⁰⁰ thou shalt conceive⁴⁸¹⁵ in¹⁷²² thy womb,¹⁰⁶⁴ and²⁵³² bring forth⁵⁰⁸⁸ a son,⁵²⁰⁷ and²⁵³² shalt call²⁵⁶⁴ his⁸⁴⁶ name³⁶⁸⁶ JESUS.²⁴²⁴

32  He³⁷⁷⁸ shall be²⁰⁷¹ great,³¹⁷³ and²⁵³² shall be called²⁵⁶⁴ the Son⁵²⁰⁷ of the Highest:⁵³¹⁰ and²⁵³² the Lord²⁹⁶² God²³¹⁶ shall give¹³²⁵ unto him⁸⁴⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ throne²³⁶² of his⁸⁴⁶ father³⁹⁶² David:¹¹³⁸

33  And²⁵³² he shall reign⁹³⁶ over¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ house³⁶²⁴ of Jacob²³⁸⁴ forever;^{1519 165} and²⁵³² of his⁸⁴⁶ kingdom⁹³² there shall be²⁰⁷¹ no³⁷⁵⁶ end.⁵⁰⁵⁶

34  Then¹¹⁶¹ said²⁰³⁶ Mary³¹³⁷ unto⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ angel,³² How⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall this⁵¹²⁴ be,²⁰⁷¹ seeing¹⁸⁹³ I know¹⁰⁹⁷ not³⁷⁵⁶ a man?⁴³⁵

35  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² answered⁶¹¹ and said²⁰³⁶ unto her,⁸⁴⁶ The Holy⁴⁰ Ghost⁴¹⁵¹ shall come¹⁹⁰⁴ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ and²⁵³² the power¹⁴¹¹ of the Highest⁵³¹⁰ shall overshadow¹⁹⁸² thee:⁴⁶⁷¹ therefore¹³⁵² also²⁵³² that holy thing⁴⁰ which shall be born¹⁰⁸⁰ of¹⁵³⁷ thee⁴⁶⁷⁵ shall be called²⁵⁶⁴ the Son⁵²⁰⁷ of God.²³¹⁶

36  And,²⁵³² behold,²⁴⁰⁰ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ cousin⁴⁷⁷³ Elisabeth,¹⁶⁶⁵ she⁸⁴⁶ hath also²⁵³² conceived⁴⁸¹⁵ a son⁵²⁰⁷ in¹⁷²² her⁸⁴⁸ old age:¹⁰⁹⁴ and²⁵³² this³⁷⁷⁸ is²⁰⁷⁶ the sixth¹⁶²³ month³³⁷⁶ with her,⁸⁴⁶ who was called²⁵⁶⁴ barren.⁴⁷²³

37  For³⁷⁵⁴ with³⁸⁴⁴ God²³¹⁶ nothing^{3956 4487 3756} shall be impossible.¹⁰¹

38  And¹¹⁶¹ Mary³¹³⁷ said,²⁰³⁶ Behold²⁴⁰⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ handmaid¹³⁹⁹ of the Lord;²⁹⁶² be¹⁰⁹⁶ it unto me³⁴²⁷ according²⁵⁹⁶ to thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ word.⁴⁴⁸⁷ And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² departed⁵⁶⁵ from⁵⁷⁵ her.⁸⁴⁶

39  And¹¹⁶¹ Mary³¹³⁷ arose⁴⁵⁰ in¹⁷²² those⁵⁰²⁵ days,²²⁵⁰ and went⁴¹⁹⁸ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ hill country³⁷¹⁴ with³³²⁶ haste,⁴⁷¹⁰ into¹⁵¹⁹ a city⁴¹⁷² of Judah;²⁴⁴⁸

40  And²⁵³² entered¹⁵²⁵ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ house³⁶²⁴ of Zacharias,²¹⁹⁷ and²⁵³² saluted⁷⁸² Elisabeth.¹⁶⁶⁵

41  And²⁵³² it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ that, when⁵⁶¹³ Elisabeth¹⁶⁶⁵ heard¹⁹¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ salutation⁷⁸³ of Mary,³¹³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ babe¹⁰²⁵ leaped⁴⁶⁴⁰ in¹⁷²² her⁸⁴⁶ womb;²⁸³⁶ and²⁵³² Elisabeth¹⁶⁶⁵ was filled⁴¹³⁰ with the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost:⁴¹⁵¹

42  And²⁵³² she spake out⁴⁰⁰ with a loud³¹⁷³ voice,⁵⁴⁵⁶ and²⁵³² said,²⁰³⁶ Blessed²¹²⁷ art thou⁴⁷⁷¹ among¹⁷²² women,¹¹³⁵ and²⁵³² blessed²¹²⁷ is the³⁵⁸⁸ fruit²⁵⁹⁰ of thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ womb.²⁸³⁶

43  And²⁵³² whence⁴¹⁵⁹ is this⁵¹²⁴ to me,³⁴²⁷ that²⁴⁴³ the³⁵⁸⁸ mother³³⁸⁴ of my³⁴⁵⁰ Lord²⁹⁶² should come²⁰⁶⁴ to⁴³¹⁴ me?³¹⁶⁵

44  For,¹⁰⁶³ lo,²⁴⁰⁰ as soon as⁵⁶¹³ the³⁵⁸⁸ voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ of thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ salutation⁷⁸³ sounded¹⁰⁹⁶ in¹⁵¹⁹ mine³⁴⁵⁰ ears,³⁷⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ babe¹⁰²⁵ leaped⁴⁶⁴⁰ in¹⁷²² my³⁴⁵⁰ womb²⁸³⁶ for¹⁷²² joy.²⁰

45  And²⁵³² blessed³¹⁰⁷ is she that believed⁴¹⁰⁰ for³⁷⁵⁴ there shall be²⁰⁷¹ a performance⁵⁰⁵⁰ of those things which were told²⁹⁸⁰ her⁸⁴⁶ from³⁸⁴⁴ the Lord.²⁹⁶²

46  And²⁵³² Mary³¹³⁷ said,²⁰³⁶ My³⁴⁵⁰ soul⁵⁵⁹⁰ doth magnify³¹⁷⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord,²⁹⁶²

47  And²⁵³² my³⁴⁵⁰ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ hath rejoiced²¹ in¹⁹⁰⁹ God²³¹⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ Savior.⁴⁹⁹⁰

48  For³⁷⁵⁴ he hath regarded¹⁹¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ low estate⁵⁰¹⁴ of his⁸⁴⁸ handmaiden:¹³⁹⁹ for,¹⁰⁶³ behold,²⁴⁰⁰ from⁵⁷⁵ henceforth³⁵⁶⁸ all³⁹⁵⁶ generations¹⁰⁷⁴ shall call me blessed.^{3106 3165}

49  For³⁷⁵⁴ he that is mighty¹⁴¹⁵ hath done⁴¹⁶⁰ to me³⁴²⁷ great things;³¹⁶⁷ and²⁵³² holy⁴⁰ is his⁸⁴⁶ name.³⁶⁸⁶

50  And²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ mercy¹⁶⁵⁶ is on them that fear⁵³⁹⁹ him⁸⁴⁶ from¹⁵¹⁹ generation¹⁰⁷⁴ to generation.¹⁰⁷⁴

51  He hath showed⁴¹⁶⁰ strength²⁹⁰⁴ with¹⁷²² his⁸⁴⁸ arm;¹⁰²³ he hath scattered¹²⁸⁷ the proud⁵²⁴⁴ in the imagination¹²⁷¹ of their⁸⁴⁶ hearts.²⁵⁸⁸

52  He hath put down²⁵⁰⁷ the mighty¹⁴¹³ from⁵⁷⁵ their seats,²³⁶² and²⁵³² exalted⁵³¹² them of low degree.⁵⁰¹¹

53  He hath filled¹⁷⁰⁵ the hungry³⁹⁸³ with good things;¹⁸ and²⁵³² the rich⁴¹⁴⁷ he hath sent empty away.^{1821 2756}

54  He hath helped⁴⁸² his⁸⁴⁸ servant³⁸¹⁶ Israel,²⁴⁷⁴ in remembrance³⁴¹⁵ of his mercy;¹⁶⁵⁶

55  As²⁵³¹ he spake²⁹⁸⁰ to⁴³¹⁴ our²²⁵⁷ fathers,³⁹⁶² to Abraham,¹¹ and²⁵³² to his⁸⁴⁶ seed⁴⁶⁹⁰ forever.^{1519 165}

56  And¹¹⁶¹ Mary³¹³⁷ abode³³⁰⁶ with⁴⁸⁶² her⁸⁴⁶ about⁵⁶¹⁶ three⁵¹⁴⁰ months,³³⁷⁶ and²⁵³² returned⁵²⁹⁰ to¹⁵¹⁹ her own⁸⁴⁸ house.³⁶²⁴

57  Now¹¹⁶¹ Elisabeth's¹⁶⁶⁵ full time⁵⁵⁵⁰ came⁴¹³⁰ that she⁸⁴⁶ should be delivered;⁵⁰⁸⁸ and²⁵³² she brought forth¹⁰⁸⁰ a son.⁵²⁰⁷

58  And²⁵³² her⁸⁴⁸ neighbors⁴⁰⁴⁰ and²⁵³² her cousins⁴⁷⁷³ heard¹⁹¹ how³⁷⁵⁴ the Lord²⁹⁶² had showed great mercy^{3170 848 1656} upon³³²⁶ her;⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² they rejoiced with⁴⁷⁹⁶ her.⁸⁴⁶

59  And²⁵³² it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ that on¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ eighth³⁵⁹⁰ day²²⁵⁰ they came²⁰⁶⁴ to circumcise⁴⁰⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ child;³⁸¹³ and²⁵³² they called²⁵⁶⁴ him⁸⁴⁶ Zacharias,²¹⁹⁷ after¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ name³⁶⁸⁶ of his⁸⁴⁶ father.³⁹⁶²

60  And²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ mother³³⁸⁴ answered⁶¹¹ and said,²⁰³⁶ Not³⁷⁸⁰ so; but²³⁵ he shall be called²⁵⁶⁴ John.²⁴⁹¹

61  And²⁵³² they said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ her,⁸⁴⁶ There is²⁰⁷⁶ none³⁷⁶² of¹⁷²² thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ kindred⁴⁷⁷² that³⁷³⁹ is called²⁵⁶⁴ by this⁵¹²⁹ name.³⁶⁸⁶

62  And²⁵³² they made signs¹⁷⁷⁰ to his⁸⁴⁶ father,³⁹⁶² how⁵¹⁰¹ he would have^{2309 302} him⁸⁴⁶ called.²⁵⁶⁴

63  And²⁵³² he asked¹⁵⁴ for a writing table,⁴⁰⁹³ and wrote,¹¹²⁵ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ His⁸⁴⁶ name³⁶⁸⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ John.²⁴⁹¹ And²⁵³² they marveled²²⁹⁶ all.³⁹⁵⁶

64  And¹¹⁶¹ his⁸⁴⁶ mouth⁴⁷⁵⁰ was opened⁴⁵⁵ immediately,³⁹¹⁶ and²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ tongue¹¹⁰⁰ loosed, and²⁵³² he spake,²⁹⁸⁰ and praised²¹²⁷ God.²³¹⁶

65  And²⁵³² fear⁵⁴⁰¹ came¹⁰⁹⁶ on¹⁹⁰⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ that dwelt round about⁴⁰³⁹ them:⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ these⁵⁰²³ sayings⁴⁴⁸⁷ were noised abroad¹²⁵⁵ throughout¹⁷²² all³⁶⁵⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ hill country³⁷¹⁴ of Judea.²⁴⁴⁹

66  And²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ they that heard¹⁹¹ them laid them up⁵⁰⁸⁷ in¹⁷²² their⁸⁴⁸ hearts,²⁵⁸⁸ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ What manner⁵¹⁰¹ of⁶⁸⁶ child³⁸¹³ shall this⁵¹²⁴ be!²⁰⁷¹ And²⁵³² the hand⁵⁴⁹⁵ of the Lord²⁹⁶² was²²⁵⁸ with³³²⁶ him.⁸⁴⁶

67  And²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ father³⁹⁶² Zacharias²¹⁹⁷ was filled⁴¹³⁰ with the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost,⁴¹⁵¹ and²⁵³² prophesied,⁴³⁹⁵ saying,³⁰⁰⁴

68  Blessed²¹²⁸ be the Lord²⁹⁶² God²³¹⁶ of Israel;²⁴⁷⁴ for³⁷⁵⁴ he hath visited¹⁹⁸⁰ and²⁵³² redeemed^{4160 3085} his⁸⁴⁸ people,²⁹⁹²

69  And²⁵³² hath raised up¹⁴⁵³ a horn²⁷⁶⁸ of salvation⁴⁹⁹¹ for us²²⁵⁴ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ house³⁶²⁴ of his⁸⁴⁸ servant³⁸¹⁶ David;¹¹³⁸

70  As²⁵³¹ he spake²⁹⁸⁰ by¹²²³ the mouth⁴⁷⁵⁰ of his⁸⁴⁸ holy⁴⁰ prophets,⁴³⁹⁶ which³⁵⁸⁸ have been since the world began:^{575 165}

71  That we should be saved⁴⁹⁹¹ from¹⁵³⁷ our²²⁵⁷ enemies,²¹⁹⁰ and²⁵³² from¹⁵³⁷ the hand⁵⁴⁹⁵ of all³⁹⁵⁶ that hate³⁴⁰⁴ us;²²⁴⁸

72  To perform⁴¹⁶⁰ the mercy¹⁶⁵⁶ promised to³³²⁶ our²²⁵⁷ fathers,³⁹⁶² and²⁵³² to remember³⁴¹⁵ his⁸⁴⁸ holy⁴⁰ covenant;¹²⁴²

73  The oath³⁷²⁷ which³⁷³⁹ he swore³⁶⁶⁰ to⁴³¹⁴ our²²⁵⁷ father³⁹⁶² Abraham,¹¹

74  That he would grant¹³²⁵ unto us,²²⁵⁴ that we being delivered⁴⁵⁰⁶ out of¹⁵³⁷ the hand⁵⁴⁹⁵ of our²²⁵⁷ enemies²¹⁹⁰ might serve³⁰⁰⁰ him⁸⁴⁶ without fear,⁸⁷⁰

75  In¹⁷²² holiness³⁷⁴² and²⁵³² righteousness¹³⁴³ before¹⁷⁹⁹ him,⁸⁴⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ days²²⁵⁰ of our²²⁵⁷ life.²²²²

76  And²⁵³² thou,⁴⁷⁷¹ child,³⁸¹³ shalt be called²⁵⁶⁴ the prophet⁴³⁹⁶ of the Highest:⁵³¹⁰ for¹⁰⁶³ thou shalt go⁴³¹³ before⁴²⁵³ the face⁴³⁸³ of the Lord²⁹⁶² to prepare²⁰⁹⁰ his⁸⁴⁶ ways;³⁵⁹⁸

77  To give¹³²⁵ knowledge¹¹⁰⁸ of salvation⁴⁹⁹¹ unto his⁸⁴⁶ people²⁹⁹² by¹⁷²² the remission⁸⁵⁹ of their⁸⁴⁶ sins,²⁶⁶

78  Through¹²²³ the tender mercy^{4698 1656} of our²²⁵⁷ God;²³¹⁶ whereby^{1722 3739} the dayspring³⁹⁵ from¹⁵³⁷ on high⁵³¹¹ hath visited¹⁹⁸⁰ us,²²⁴⁸

79  To give light²⁰¹⁴ to them that sit²⁵²¹ in¹⁷²² darkness⁴⁶⁵⁵ and²⁵³² in the shadow⁴⁶³⁹ of death,²²⁸⁸ to guide²⁷²⁰ our²²⁵⁷ feet⁴²²⁸ into¹⁵¹⁹ the way³⁵⁹⁸ of peace.¹⁵¹⁵

80  And¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ child³⁸¹³ grew,⁸³⁷ and²⁵³² waxed strong²⁹⁰¹ in spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ and²⁵³² was²²⁵⁸ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ deserts²⁰⁴⁸ till²¹⁹³ the day²²⁵⁰ of his⁸⁴⁶ showing³²³ unto⁴³¹⁴ Israel.²⁴⁷⁴

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1 Quoniam quidem multi conati sunt ordinare narrationem, quæ in nobis completæ sunt, rerum:

2 sicut tradiderunt nobis, qui ab initio ipsi viderunt, et ministri fuerunt sermonis:

3 visum est et mihi, assecuto omnia a principio diligenter, ex ordine tibi scribere, optime Theophile,

4 ut cognoscas eorum verborum, de quibus eruditus es, veritatem.

5 Fuit in diebus Herodis, regis Judææ, sacerdos quidam nomine Zacharias de vice Abia, et uxor illius de filiabus Aaron, et nomen ejus Elisabeth.

6 Erant autem justi ambo ante Deum, incedentes in omnibus mandatis et justificationibus Domini sine querela.

7 Et non erat illis filius, eo quod esset Elisabeth sterilis, et ambo processissent in diebus suis.

8 Factum est autem, cum sacerdotio fungeretur in ordine vicis suæ ante Deum,

9 secundum consuetudinem sacerdotii, sorte exiit ut incensum poneret, ingressus in templum Domini:

10 et omnis multitudo populi erat orans foris hora incensi.

11 Apparuit autem illi angelus Domini, stans a dextris altaris incensi.

12 Et Zacharias turbatus est videns, et timor irruit super eum.

13 Ait autem ad illum angelus: Ne timeas, Zacharia, quoniam exaudita est deprecatio tua: et uxor tua Elisabeth pariet tibi filium, et vocabis nomen ejus Joannem:

14 et erit gaudium tibi, et exsultatio, et multi in nativitate ejus gaudebunt:

15 erit enim magnus coram Domino: et vinum et siceram non bibet, et Spiritu Sancto replebitur adhuc ex utero matris suæ:

16 et multos filiorum Israël convertet ad Dominum Deum ipsorum:

17 et ipse præcedet ante illum in spiritu et virtute Eliæ: ut convertat corda patrum in filios, et incredulos ad prudentiam justorum, parare Domino plebem perfectam.

18 Et dixit Zacharias ad angelum: Unde hoc sciam? ego enim sum senex, et uxor mea processit in diebus suis.

19 Et respondens angelus dixit ei: Ego sum Gabriel, qui asto ante Deum: et missus sum loqui ad te, et hæc tibi evangelizare.

20 Et ecce eris tacens, et non poteris loqui usque in diem quo hæc fiant, pro eo quod non credidisti verbis meis, quæ implebuntur in tempore suo.

21 Et erat plebs exspectans Zachariam: et mirabantur quod tardaret ipse in templo.

22 Egressus autem non poterat loqui ad illos, et cognoverunt quod visionem vidisset in templo. Et ipse erat innuens illis, et permansit mutus.

23 Et factum est, ut impleti sunt dies officii ejus, abiit in domum suam:

24 post hos autem dies concepit Elisabeth uxor ejus, et occultabat se mensibus quinque, dicens:

25 Quia sic fecit mihi Dominus in diebus, quibus respexit auferre opprobrium meum inter homines.

26 In mense autem sexto, missus est angelus Gabriel a Deo in civitatem Galilææ, cui nomen Nazareth,

27 ad virginem desponsatam viro, cui nomen erat Joseph, de domo David: et nomen virginis Maria.

28 Et ingressus angelus ad eam dixit: Ave gratia plena: Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus.

29 Quæ cum audisset, turbata est in sermone ejus, et cogitabat qualis esset ista salutatio.

30 Et ait angelus ei: Ne timeas, Maria: invenisti enim gratiam apud Deum.

31 Ecce concipies in utero, et paries filium, et vocabis nomen ejus Jesum:

32 hic erit magnus, et Filius Altissimi vocabitur, et dabit illi Dominus Deus sedem David patris ejus: et regnabit in domo Jacob in æternum,

33 et regni ejus non erit finis.

34 Dixit autem Maria ad angelum: Quomodo fiet istud, quoniam virum non cognosco?

35 Et respondens angelus dixit ei: Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus Altissimi obumbrabit tibi. Ideoque et quod nascetur ex te sanctum, vocabitur Filius Dei.

36 Et ecce Elisabeth cognata tua, et ipsa concepit filium in senectute sua: et hic mensis sextus est illi, quæ vocatur sterilis:

37 quia non erit impossibile apud Deum omne verbum.

38 Dixit autem Maria: Ecce ancilla Domini: fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Et discessit ab illa angelus.

39 Exsurgens autem Maria in diebus illis, abiit in montana cum festinatione, in civitatem Juda:

40 et intravit in domum Zachariæ, et salutavit Elisabeth.

41 Et factum est, ut audivit salutationem Mariæ Elisabeth, exsultavit infans in utero ejus: et repleta est Spiritu Sancto Elisabeth:

42 et exclamavit voce magna, et dixit: Benedicta tu inter mulieres, et benedictus fructus ventris tui.

43 Et unde hoc mihi, ut veniat mater Domini mei ad me?

44 Ecce enim ut facta est vox salutationis tuæ in auribus meis, exsultavit in gaudio infans in utero meo.

45 Et beata, quæ credidisti, quoniam perficientur ea, quæ dicta sunt tibi a Domino.

46 Et ait Maria: [Magnificat anima mea Dominum:

47 et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.

48 Quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ:
ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes,

49 quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est:
et sanctum nomen ejus,

50 et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies
timentibus eum.

51 Fecit potentiam in brachio suo:
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.

52 Deposuit potentes de sede,
et exaltavit humiles.

53 Esurientes implevit bonis:
et divites dimisit inanes.

54 Suscepit Israël puerum suum,
recordatus misericordiæ suæ:

55 sicut locutus est ad patres nostros,
Abraham et semini ejus in sæcula.]

56 Mansit autem Maria cum illa quasi mensibus tribus: et reversa est in domum suam.

57 Elisabeth autem impletum est tempus pariendi, et peperit filium.

58 Et audierunt vicini et cognati ejus quia magnificavit Dominus misericordiam suam cum illa, et congratulabantur ei.

59 Et factum est in die octavo, venerunt circumcidere puerum, et vocabant eum nomine patris sui Zachariam.

60 Et respondens mater ejus, dixit: Nequaquam, sed vocabitur Joannes.

61 Et dixerunt ad illam: Quia nemo est in cognatione tua, qui vocetur hoc nomine.

62 Innuebant autem patri ejus, quem vellet vocari eum.

63 Et postulans pugillarem scripsit, dicens: Joannes est nomen ejus. Et mirati sunt universi.

64 Apertum est autem illico os ejus, et lingua ejus, et loquebatur benedicens Deum.

65 Et factus est timor super omnes vicinos eorum: et super omnia montana Judææ divulgabantur omnia verba hæc:

66 et posuerunt omnes qui audierant in corde suo, dicentes: Quis, putas, puer iste erit? etenim manus Domini erat cum illo.

67 Et Zacharias pater ejus repletus est Spiritu Sancto: et prophetavit, dicens:

68 [Benedictus Dominus Deus Israël,
quia visitavit, et fecit redemptionem plebis suæ:

69 et erexit cornu salutis nobis
in domo David pueri sui,

70 sicut locutum est per os sanctorum,
qui a sæculo sunt, prophetarum ejus:

71 salutem ex inimicis nostris,
et de manu omnium qui oderunt nos:

72 ad faciendam misericordiam cum patribus nostris:
et memorari testamenti sui sancti:

73 jusjurandum, quod juravit ad Abraham patrem nostrum,
daturum se nobis

74 ut sine timore, de manu inimicorum nostrorum liberati,
serviamus illi

75 in sanctitate et justitia coram ipso,
omnibus diebus nostris.

76 Et tu puer, propheta Altissimi vocaberis:
præibis enim ante faciem Domini parare vias ejus,

77 ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus
in remissionem peccatorum eorum

78 per viscera misericordiæ Dei nostri,
in quibus visitavit nos, oriens ex alto:

79 illuminare his qui in tenebris et in umbra mortis sedent:
ad dirigendos pedes nostros in viam pacis.]

80 Puer autem crescebat, et confortabatur spiritu: et erat in desertis usque in diem ostensionis suæ ad Israël.