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IMPORTANT THINGS
Throughout the book of Kings, king after king are listed with the briefest summary of their lives. Many of them only have about five verses written about them that summarise their whole reign, whether is be only a few days or fifty years. As we begin to look closely at the descriptions of these men, we notice that very often there are certain things that God is interested in. I noticed three things.
The first is whether or not the king had done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
The second is how he led the people in his care.
The third is whether or not he protected the people in his care.
There may have been many achievements and maybe failures in our lives, but if we were to summarise our lives in a few short verses, what would our story look like? Would we be one of those who has done what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD? How have we led those God has given us to point the way to him? And have we done all we can to protect our family and all those under our care?
No matter what our story has been like so far, we can make the rest of it even better than it has been yet. Let us live lives that will leave an awesome legacy.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2012 Reply to Robert
15:6 ripping up the women with child would mean that there would be no further males born to that nation. A godless and violent action but a sure way of destroying the nation
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2021 Reply to Peter
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1. In the twenty <6242> <8141> and seventh <7651> year <8141> of Jeroboam <3379> king <4428> of Israel <3478> began Azariah <5838> son <1121> of Amaziah <558> king <4428> of Judah <3063> to reign <4427>(8804).
2. Sixteen <8337> <6240> years <8141> old <1121> was he when he began to reign <4427>(8800), and he reigned <4427>(8804) two <8147> and fifty <2572> years <8141> in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Jecholiah <3203> of Jerusalem <3389>.
3. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was right <3477> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, according to all that his father <1> Amaziah <558> had done <6213>(8804);
4. Save that the high places <1116> were not removed <5493>(8804): the people <5971> sacrificed <2076>(8764) and burnt incense <6999>(8764) still on the high places <1116>.
5. And the LORD <3068> smote <5060>(8762) the king <4428>, so that he was a leper <6879>(8794) unto the day <3117> of his death <4194>, and dwelt <3427>(8799) in a several <2669> house <1004>. And Jotham <3147> the king's <4428> son <1121> was over the house <1004>, judging <8199>(8802) the people <5971> of the land <776>.
6. And the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Azariah <5838>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063>?
7. So Azariah <5838> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>; and they buried <6912>(8799) him with his fathers <1> in the city <5892> of David <1732>: and Jotham <3147> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
8. In the thirty <7970> <8141> and eighth <8083> year <8141> of Azariah <5838> king <4428> of Judah <3063> did Zachariah <2148> the son <1121> of Jeroboam <3379> reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478> in Samaria <8111> six <8337> months <2320>.
9. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, as his fathers <1> had done <6213>(8804): he departed <5493>(8804) not from the sins <2403> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, who made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689).
10. And Shallum <7967> the son <1121> of Jabesh <3003> conspired <7194>(8799) against him, and smote <5221>(8686) him before <6905> the people <5971>, and slew <4191>(8686) him, and reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
11. And the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Zachariah <2148>, behold, they are written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>.
12. This was the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> which he spake <1696>(8765) unto Jehu <3058>, saying <559>(8800), Thy sons <1121> shall sit <3427>(8799) on the throne <3678> of Israel <3478> unto the fourth <7243> generation. And so it came to pass.
13. Shallum <7967> the son <1121> of Jabesh <3003> began to reign <4427>(8804) in the nine <8672> and thirtieth <7970> year <8141> of Uzziah <5818> king <4428> of Judah <3063>; and he reigned <4427>(8799) a full <3117> month <3391> in Samaria <8111>.
14. For Menahem <4505> the son <1121> of Gadi <1424> went up <5927>(8799) from Tirzah <8656>, and came <935>(8799) to Samaria <8111>, and smote <5221>(8686) Shallum <7967> the son <1121> of Jabesh <3003> in Samaria <8111>, and slew <4191>(8686) him, and reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
15. And the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Shallum <7967>, and his conspiracy <7195> which he made <7194>(8804), behold, they are written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>.
16. Then Menahem <4505> smote <5221>(8686) Tiphsah <8607>, and all that were therein, and the coasts <1366> thereof from Tirzah <8656>: because they opened <6605>(8804) not to him, therefore he smote <5221>(8686) it; and all the women therein that were with child <2030> he ripped up <1234>(8765).
17. In the nine <8672> <8141> and thirtieth <7970> year <8141> of Azariah <5838> king <4428> of Judah <3063> began Menahem <4505> the son <1121> of Gadi <1424> to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478>, and reigned ten <6235> years <8141> in Samaria <8111>.
18. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>: he departed <5493>(8804) not all his days <3117> from the sins <2403> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, who made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689).
19. And Pul <6322> the king <4428> of Assyria <804> came <935>(8804) against the land <776>: and Menahem <4505> gave <5414>(8799) Pul <6322> a thousand <505> talents <3603> of silver <3701>, that his hand <3027> might be with him to confirm <2388>(8687) the kingdom <4467> in his hand <3027>.
20. And Menahem <4505> exacted <3318>(8686) the money <3701> of Israel <3478>, even of all the mighty men <1368> of wealth <2428>, of each <259> man <376> fifty <2572> shekels <8255> of silver <3701>, to give <5414>(8800) to the king <4428> of Assyria <804>. So the king <4428> of Assyria <804> turned back <7725>(8799), and stayed <5975>(8804) not there in the land <776>.
21. And the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Menahem <4505>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
22. And Menahem <4505> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>; and Pekahiah <6494> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
23. In the fiftieth <2572> <8141> year <8141> of Azariah <5838> king <4428> of Judah <3063> Pekahiah <6494> the son <1121> of Menahem <4505> began to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478> in Samaria <8111>, and reigned two years <8141>.
24. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>: he departed <5493>(8804) not from the sins <2403> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, who made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689).
25. But Pekah <6492> the son <1121> of Remaliah <7425>, a captain <7991> of his, conspired <7194>(8799) against him, and smote <5221>(8686) him in Samaria <8111>, in the palace <759> of the king's <4428> house <1004>, with Argob <709> and Arieh <745>, and with him fifty <2572> men <376> of the Gileadites <1121> <1569>: and he killed <4191>(8686) him, and reigned <4427>(8799) in his room.
26. And the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Pekahiah <6494>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), behold, they are written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>.
27. In the two <8147> <8141> and fiftieth <2572> year <8141> of Azariah <5838> king <4428> of Judah <3063> Pekah <6492> the son <1121> of Remaliah <7425> began to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478> in Samaria <8111>, and reigned twenty <6242> years <8141>.
28. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>: he departed <5493>(8804) not from the sins <2403> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, who made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689).
29. In the days <3117> of Pekah <6492> king <4428> of Israel <3478> came <935>(8804) Tiglathpileser <8407> king <4428> of Assyria <804>, and took <3947>(8799) Ijon <5859>, and Abelbethmaachah <62>, and Janoah <3239>, and Kedesh <6943>, and Hazor <2674>, and Gilead <1568>, and Galilee <1551>, all the land <776> of Naphtali <5321>, and carried them captive <1540>(8686) to Assyria <804>.
30. And Hoshea <1954> the son <1121> of Elah <425> made <7194>(8799) a conspiracy <7195> against Pekah <6492> the son <1121> of Remaliah <7425>, and smote <5221>(8686) him, and slew <4191>(8686) him, and reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead, in the twentieth <6242> year <8141> of Jotham <3147> the son <1121> of Uzziah <5818>.
31. And the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Pekah <6492>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), behold, they are written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>.
32. In the second <8147> year <8141> of Pekah <6492> the son <1121> of Remaliah <7425> king <4428> of Israel <3478> began Jotham <3147> the son <1121> of Uzziah <5818> king <4428> of Judah <3063> to reign <4427>(8804).
33. Five <2568> and twenty <6242> years <8141> old <1121> was he when he began to reign <4427>(8800), and he reigned <4427>(8804) sixteen <8337> <6240> years <8141> in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Jerusha <3388>, the daughter <1323> of Zadok <6659>.
34. And he did <6213>(8799) that which was right <3477> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>: he did <6213>(8804) according to all that his father <1> Uzziah <5818> had done <6213>(8804).
35. Howbeit the high places <1116> were not removed <5493>(8804): the people <5971> sacrificed <2076>(8764) and burned incense <6999>(8764) still in the high places <1116>. He built <1129>(8804) the higher <5945> gate <8179> of the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.
36. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Jotham <3147>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063>?
37. In those days <3117> the LORD <3068> began <2490>(8689) to send <7971>(8687) against Judah <3063> Rezin <7526> the king <4428> of Syria <758>, and Pekah <6492> the son <1121> of Remaliah <7425>.
38. And Jotham <3147> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>, and was buried <6912>(8735) with his fathers <1> in the city <5892> of David <1732> his father <1>: and Ahaz <271> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
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1. And thou, son <1121> of man <120>, take <3947>(8798) thee a sharp <2299> knife <2719>, take <3947>(8799) thee a barber's <1532> razor <8593>, and cause it to pass <5674>(8689) upon thine head <7218> and upon thy beard <2206>: then take <3947>(8804) thee balances <3976> to weigh <4948>, and divide <2505>(8765) the hair.
2. Thou shalt burn <1197>(8686) with fire <217> a third part <7992> in the midst <8432> of the city <5892>, when the days <3117> of the siege <4692> are fulfilled <4390>(8800): and thou shalt take <3947>(8804) a third part <7992>, and smite <5221>(8686) about <5439> it with a knife <2719>: and a third part <7992> thou shalt scatter <2219>(8799) in the wind <7307>; and I will draw out <7324>(8686) a sword <2719> after <310> them.
3. Thou shalt also take <3947>(8804) thereof a few <4592> in number <4557>, and bind <6696>(8804) them in thy skirts <3671>.
4. Then take of them again <3947>(8799), and cast <7993>(8689) them into the midst <8432> of the fire <784>, and burn <8313>(8804) them in the fire <784>; for thereof shall a fire <784> come forth <3318>(8799) into all the house <1004> of Israel <3478>.
5. Thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; This is Jerusalem <3389>: I have set <7760>(8804) it in the midst <8432> of the nations <1471> and countries <776> that are round about <5439> her.
6. And she hath changed <4784>(8686) my judgments <4941> into wickedness <7564> more than the nations <1471>, and my statutes <2708> more than the countries <776> that are round about <5439> her: for they have refused <3988>(8804) my judgments <4941> and my statutes <2708>, they have not walked <1980>(8804) in them.
7. Therefore thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Because ye multiplied <1995>(8800) more than the nations <1471> that are round about <5439> you, and have not walked <1980>(8804) in my statutes <2708>, neither have kept <6213>(8804) my judgments <4941>, neither have done <6213>(8804) according to the judgments <4941> of the nations <1471> that are round about <5439> you;
8. Therefore thus saith <559>(8804) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute <6213>(8804) judgments <4941> in the midst <8432> of thee in the sight <5869> of the nations <1471>.
9. And I will do <6213>(8804) in thee that which I have not done <6213>(8804), and whereunto I will not do <6213>(8799) any more the like, because <3282> of all thine abominations <8441>.
10. Therefore the fathers <1> shall eat <398>(8799) the sons <1121> in the midst <8432> of thee, and the sons <1121> shall eat <398>(8799) their fathers <1>; and I will execute <6213>(8804) judgments <8201> in thee, and the whole remnant <7611> of thee will I scatter <2219>(8765) into all the winds <7307>.
11. Wherefore, as I live <2416>, saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069>; Surely, because thou hast defiled <2930>(8765) my sanctuary <4720> with all thy detestable things <8251>, and with all thine abominations <8441>, therefore will I also diminish <1639>(8799) thee; neither shall mine eye <5869> spare <2347>(8799), neither will I have any pity <2550>(8799).
12. A third part <7992> of thee shall die <4191>(8799) with the pestilence <1698>, and with famine <7458> shall they be consumed <3615>(8799) in the midst <8432> of thee: and a third part <7992> shall fall <5307>(8799) by the sword <2719> round about <5439> thee; and I will scatter <2219>(8762) a third part <7992> into all the winds <7307>, and I will draw out <7324>(8686) a sword <2719> after <310> them.
13. Thus shall mine anger <639> be accomplished <3615>(8804), and I will cause my fury <2534> to rest <5117>(8689) upon them, and I will be comforted <5162>(8694): and they shall know <3045>(8804) that I the LORD <3068> have spoken <1696>(8765) it in my zeal <7068>, when I have accomplished <3615>(8763) my fury <2534> in them.
14. Moreover I will make <5414>(8799) thee waste <2723>, and a reproach <2781> among the nations <1471> that are round about <5439> thee, in the sight <5869> of all that pass by <5674>(8802).
15. So it shall be a reproach <2781> and a taunt <1422>, an instruction <4148> and an astonishment <4923> unto the nations <1471> that are round about <5439> thee, when I shall execute <6213>(8800) judgments <8201> in thee in anger <639> and in fury <2534> and in furious <2534> rebukes <8433>. I the LORD <3068> have spoken <1696>(8765) it.
16. When I shall send <7971>(8762) upon them the evil <7451> arrows <2671> of famine <7458>, which shall be for their destruction <4889>, and which I will send <7971>(8763) to destroy <7843>(8763) you: and I will increase <3254>(8686) the famine <7458> upon you, and will break <7665>(8804) your staff <4294> of bread <3899>:
17. So will I send <7971>(8765) upon you famine <7458> and evil <7451> beasts <2416>, and they shall bereave <7921>(8765) thee; and pestilence <1698> and blood <1818> shall pass through <5674>(8799) thee; and I will bring <935>(8686) the sword <2719> upon thee. I the LORD <3068> have spoken <1696>(8765) it.
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As we begin to read through the record recorded for us by Luke we see the detail that he has recorded for us that was not mentioned by the other writers. A few examples that come to mind, and there are many others. In the record of the transfiguration, he is the only one that tells us that Moses and Elias spoke of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. Luke also tells us that the widow of the city of Nain son, was her only son. The lunatic boy who Christ healed was his father's only son. We again see the same detail when we go to the record of the healing of Jairus' daughter, she was his only daughter. While we know that it was the Spirit of our Heavenly Father that controlled the writing of the record of all four gospel writers, we feel this shows us a lot about Luke.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to John
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1. Forasmuch <1895> as many <4183> have taken in hand <2021>(5656) to set forth in order <392>(5664) a declaration <1335> of <4012> those things <4229> which are most surely believed <4135>(5772) among <1722> us <2254>,
2. Even <2531> as they delivered <3860>(5627) them unto us <2254>, which <3588> from <575> the beginning <746> were <1096>(5637) eyewitnesses <845>, and <2532> ministers <5257> of the word <3056>;
3. It seemed <1380>(5656) good to me also <2504>, having had perfect <199> understanding <3877>(5761) of all things <3956> from the very first <509>, to write <1125>(5658) unto thee <4671> in order <2517>, most excellent <2903> Theophilus <2321>,
4. That <2443> thou mightest know <1921>(5632) the certainty <803> of <4012> those things <3056>, wherein <3739> thou hast been instructed <2727>(5681).
5. There was <1096>(5633) in <1722> the days <2250> of Herod <2264>, the king <935> of Judaea <2449>, a certain <5100> priest <2409> named <3686> Zacharias <2197>, of <1537> the course <2183> of Abia <7>: and <2532> his <846> wife <1135> was of <1537> the daughters <2364> of Aaron <2>, and <2532> her <846> name <3686> was Elisabeth <1665>.
6. And <1161> they were <2258>(5713) both <297> righteous <1342> before <1799> God <2316>, walking <4198>(5740) in <1722> all <3956> the commandments <1785> and <2532> ordinances <1345> of the Lord <2962> blameless <273>.
7. And <2532> they <846> had <2258>(5713) no <3756> child <5043>, because <2530> that Elisabeth <1665> was <2258>(5713) barren <4723>, and <2532> they <846> both <297> were <2258>(5713) now well stricken <4260>(5761) in <1722> years <2250> <848>.
8. And <1161> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that while <1722> he <846> executed the priest's office <2407>(5721) before <1725> God <2316> in <1722> the order <5010> of his <846> course <2183>,
9. According <2596> to the custom <1485> of the priest's office <2405>, his lot <2975>(5627) was to burn incense <2370>(5658) when he went <1525>(5631) into <1519> the temple <3485> of the Lord <2962>.
10. And <2532> the whole <3956> multitude <4128> of the people <2992> were <2258>(5713) praying <4336>(5740) without <1854> at the time <5610> of incense <2368>.
11. And <1161> there appeared <3700>(5681) unto him <846> an angel <32> of the Lord <2962> standing <2476>(5761) on <1537> the right side <1188> of the altar <2379> of incense <2368>.
12. And <2532> when Zacharias <2197> saw <1492>(5631) him, he was troubled <5015>(5681), and <2532> fear <5401> fell <1968>(5627) upon <1909> him <846>.
13. But <1161> the angel <32> said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> him <846>, Fear <5399>(5732)(5737) not <3361>, Zacharias <2197>: for <1360> thy <4675> prayer <1162> is heard <1522>(5681); and <2532> thy <4675> wife <1135> Elisabeth <1665> shall bear <1080>(5692) thee <4671> a son <5207>, and <2532> thou shalt call <2564>(5692) his <846> name <3686> John <2491>.
14. And <2532> thou <4671> shalt have <2071>(5704) joy <5479> and <2532> gladness <20>; and <2532> many <4183> shall rejoice <5463>(5690) at <1909> his <846> birth <1083>.
15. For <1063> he shall be <2071>(5704) great <3173> in the sight <1799> of the Lord <2962>, and <2532> shall drink <4095>(5632) neither <3364> wine <3631> nor <2532> strong drink <4608>; and <2532> he shall be filled <4130>(5701) with the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, even <2089> from <1537> his <848> mother's <3384> womb <2836>.
16. And <2532> many <4183> of the children <5207> of Israel <2474> shall he turn <1994>(5692) to <1909> the Lord <2962> their <846> God <2316>.
17. And <2532> he <846> shall go <4281>(5695) before <1799> him <846> in <1722> the spirit <4151> and <2532> power <1411> of Elias <2243>, to turn <1994>(5658) the hearts <2588> of the fathers <3962> to <1909> the children <5043>, and <2532> the disobedient <545> to <1722> the wisdom <5428> of the just <1342>; to make ready <2090>(5658) a people <2992> prepared <2680>(5772) for the Lord <2962>.
18. And <2532> Zacharias <2197> said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> the angel <32>, Whereby <2596> <5101> shall I know <1097>(5695) this <5124>? for <1063> I <1473> am <1510>(5748) an old man <4246>, and <2532> my <3450> wife <1135> well stricken <4260>(5761) in <1722> years <2250> <848>.
19. And <2532> the angel <32> answering <611>(5679) said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, I <1473> am <1510>(5748) Gabriel <1043>, that stand <3936>(5761) in the presence <1799> of God <2316>; and <2532> am sent <649>(5648) to speak <2980>(5658) unto <4314> thee <4571>, and <2532> to shew <2097> <0> thee <4671> these <5023> glad tidings <2097>(5670).
20. And <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), thou <2071>(5704) shalt be dumb <4623>(5723), and <2532> not <3361> able <1410>(5740) to speak <2980>(5658), until <891> the day <2250> that <3739> these things <5023> shall be performed <1096>(5638), because <473> <3739> thou believest <4100>(5656) not <3756> my <3450> words <3056>, which <3748> shall be fulfilled <4137>(5701) in <1519> their <846> season <2540>.
21. And <2532> the people <2992> waited <2258>(5713) <4328>(5723) for Zacharias <2197>, and <2532> marvelled <2296>(5707) that <1722> he <846> tarried so long <5549>(5721) in <1722> the temple <3485>.
22. And <1161> when he came out <1831>(5631), he could <1410>(5711) not <3756> speak <2980>(5658) unto them <846>: and <2532> they perceived <1921>(5627) that <3754> he had seen <3708>(5758) a vision <3701> in <1722> the temple <3485>: for <2532> he beckoned <1269>(5723) <2258>(5713) unto them <846>, and <2532> remained <1265>(5707) speechless <2974>.
23. And <2532> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that, as soon as <5613> the days <2250> of his ministration <3009> were accomplished <4130>(5681), he departed <565>(5627) to <1519> his own <848> house <3624>.
24. And <1161> after <3326> those <5025> days <2250> his <846> wife <1135> Elisabeth <1665> conceived <4815>(5627), and <2532> hid <4032>(5707) herself <1438> five <4002> months <3376>, saying <3004>(5723),
25. <3754> Thus <3779> hath <4160> <0> the Lord <2962> dealt <4160>(5758) with me <3427> in <1722> the days <2250> wherein <3739> he looked on <1896>(5627) me, to take away <851>(5629) my <3450> reproach <3681> among <1722> men <444>.
26. And <1161> in <1722> the sixth <1623> month <3376> the angel <32> Gabriel <1043> was sent <649>(5648) from <5259> God <2316> unto <1519> a city <4172> of Galilee <1056>, named <3739> <3686> Nazareth <3478>,
27. To <4314> a virgin <3933> espoused <3423>(5772) to a man <435> whose <3739> name <3686> was Joseph <2501>, of <1537> the house <3624> of David <1138>; and <2532> the virgin's <3933> name <3686> was Mary <3137>.
28. And <2532> the angel <32> came in <1525>(5631) unto <4314> her <846>, and said <2036>(5627), Hail <5463>(5720), thou that art highly favoured <5487>(5772), the Lord <2962> is with <3326> thee <4675>: blessed <2127>(5772) art thou <4771> among <1722> women <1135>.
29. And <1161> when she saw <1492>(5631) him, she was troubled <1298>(5681) at <1909> his <846> saying <3056>, and <2532> cast in her mind <1260>(5711) what manner <4217> of salutation <783> this <3778> should be <1498>(5751).
30. And <2532> the angel <32> said <2036>(5627) unto her <846>, Fear <5399>(5732)(5737) not <3361>, Mary <3137>: for <1063> thou hast found <2147>(5627) favour <5485> with <3844> God <2316>.
31. And <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), thou shalt conceive <4815>(5695) in <1722> thy womb <1064>, and <2532> bring forth <5088>(5695) a son <5207>, and <2532> shalt call <2564>(5692) his <846> name <3686> JESUS <2424>.
32. He <3778> shall be <2071>(5704) great <3173>, and <2532> shall be called <2564>(5701) the Son <5207> of the Highest <5310>: and <2532> the Lord <2962> God <2316> shall give <1325>(5692) unto him <846> the throne <2362> of his <846> father <3962> David <1138>:
33. And <2532> he shall reign <936>(5692) over <1909> the house <3624> of Jacob <2384> for <1519> ever <165>; and <2532> of his <846> kingdom <932> there shall be <2071>(5704) no <3756> end <5056>.
34. Then <1161> said <2036>(5627) Mary <3137> unto <4314> the angel <32>, How <4459> shall <2071> <0> this <5124> be <2071>(5704), seeing <1893> I know <1097>(5719) not <3756> a man <435>?
35. And <2532> the angel <32> answered <611>(5679) and said <2036>(5627) unto her <846>, The Holy <40> Ghost <4151> shall come <1904>(5695) upon <1909> thee <4571>, and <2532> the power <1411> of the Highest <5310> shall overshadow <1982>(5692) thee <4671>: therefore <1352> also <2532> that holy thing <40> which shall be born <1080>(5746) of <1537> thee <4675> shall be called <2564>(5701) the Son <5207> of God <2316>.
36. And <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), thy <4675> cousin <4773> Elisabeth <1665>, she hath <4815> <0> also <2532> conceived <4815>(5761) a son <5207> in <1722> her <848> old age <1094>: and <2532> this <3778> is <2076>(5748) the sixth <1623> month <3376> with her <846>, who <3588> was called <2564>(5746) barren <4723>.
37. For <3754> with <3844> God <2316> nothing <3756> <3956> <4487> shall be impossible <101>(5692).
38. And <1161> Mary <3137> said <2036>(5627), Behold <2400>(5628) the handmaid <1399> of the Lord <2962>; be it <1096>(5636) unto me <3427> according <2596> to thy <4675> word <4487>. And <2532> the angel <32> departed <565>(5627) from <575> her <846>.
39. And <1161> Mary <3137> arose <450>(5631) in <1722> those <5025> days <2250>, and went <4198>(5675) into <1519> the hill country <3714> with <3326> haste <4710>, into <1519> a city <4172> of Juda <2448>(5625) <2455>;
40. And <2532> entered <1525>(5627) into <1519> the house <3624> of Zacharias <2197>, and <2532> saluted <782>(5662) Elisabeth <1665>.
41. And <2532> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that, when <5613> Elisabeth <1665> heard <191>(5656) the salutation <783> of Mary <3137>, the babe <1025> leaped <4640>(5656) in <1722> her <846> womb <2836>; and <2532> Elisabeth <1665> was filled <4130>(5681) with the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>:
42. And <2532> she spake out <400>(5656) with a loud <3173> voice <5456>, and <2532> said <2036>(5627), Blessed <2127>(5772) art thou <4771> among <1722> women <1135>, and <2532> blessed <2127>(5772) is the fruit <2590> of thy <4675> womb <2836>.
43. And <2532> whence <4159> is this <5124> to me <3427>, that <2443> the mother <3384> of my <3450> Lord <2962> should come <2064>(5632) to <4314> me <3165>?
44. For <1063>, lo <2400>(5628), as soon as <5613> the voice <5456> of thy <4675> salutation <783> sounded <1096>(5633) in <1519> mine <3450> ears <3775>, the babe <1025> leaped <4640>(5656) in <1722> my <3450> womb <2836> for <1722> joy <20>.
45. And <2532> blessed <3107> is she that believed <4100>(5660): for <3754> there shall be <2071>(5704) a performance <5050> of those things which were told <2980>(5772) her <846> from <3844> the Lord <2962>.
46. And <2532> Mary <3137> said <2036>(5627), My <3450> soul <5590> doth magnify <3170>(5719) the Lord <2962>,
47. And <2532> my <3450> spirit <4151> hath rejoiced <21>(5656) in <1909> God <2316> my <3450> Saviour <4990>.
48. For <3754> he hath regarded <1914>(5656) <1909> the low estate <5014> of his <848> handmaiden <1399>: for <1063>, behold <2400>(5628), from <575> henceforth <3568> all <3956> generations <1074> shall call <3106> <0> me <3165> blessed <3106>(5692).
49. For <3754> he that is mighty <1415> hath done <4160>(5656) to me <3427> great things <3167>; and <2532> holy <40> is his <846> name <3686>.
50. And <2532> his <846> mercy <1656> is on them that fear <5399>(5740) him <846> from <1519> generation <1074> to generation <1074>.
51. He hath shewed <4160>(5656) strength <2904> with <1722> his <848> arm <1023>; he hath scattered <1287>(5656) the proud <5244> in the imagination <1271> of their <846> hearts <2588>.
52. He hath put down <2507>(5627) the mighty <1413> from <575> their seats <2362>, and <2532> exalted <5312>(5656) them of low degree <5011>.
53. He hath filled <1705>(5656) the hungry <3983>(5723) with good things <18>; and <2532> the rich <4147>(5723) he hath sent <1821> <0> empty <2756> away <1821>(5656).
54. He hath holpen <482>(5633) his <848> servant <3816> Israel <2474>, in remembrance <3415>(5683) of his mercy <1656>;
55. As <2531> he spake <2980>(5656) to <4314> our <2257> fathers <3962>, to Abraham <11>, and <2532> to his <846> seed <4690> for <1519> ever <165>.
56. And <1161> Mary <3137> abode <3306>(5656) with <4862> her <846> about <5616> three <5140> months <3376>, and <2532> returned <5290>(5656) to <1519> her own <848> house <3624>.
57. Now <1161> Elisabeth's <1665> full <4130> <0> time <5550> came <4130>(5681) that she <846> should be delivered <5088>(5629); and <2532> she brought forth <1080>(5656) a son <5207>.
58. And <2532> her neighbours <4040> and <2532> her <846> cousins <4773> heard <191>(5656) how <3754> the Lord <2962> had shewed great <3170>(5707) mercy <848> <1656> upon <3326> her <846>; and <2532> they rejoiced <4796>(5707) with her <846>.
59. And <2532> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that on <1722> the eighth <3590> day <2250> they came <2064>(5627) to circumcise <4059>(5629) the child <3813>; and <2532> they called <2564>(5707) him <846> Zacharias <2197>, after <1909> the name <3686> of his <846> father <3962>.
60. And <2532> his <846> mother <3384> answered <611>(5679) and said <2036>(5627), Not <3780> so; but <235> he shall be called <2564>(5701) John <2491>.
61. And <2532> they said <2036>(5627) unto <4314> her <846>, <3754> There is <2076>(5748) none <3762> of <1722> thy <4675> kindred <4772> that <3739> is called <2564>(5743) by this <5129> name <3686>.
62. And <1161> they made signs <1770>(5707) to his <846> father <3962>, how <5101> <302> he would have <2309>(5722) him <846> called <2564>(5745).
63. And <2532> he asked for <154>(5660) a writing table <4093>, and wrote <1125>(5656), saying <3004>(5723), His <846> name <3686> is <2076>(5748) John <2491>. And <2532> they marvelled <2296>(5656) all <3956>.
64. And <1161> his <846> mouth <4750> was opened <455>(5681) immediately <3916>, and <2532> his <846> tongue <1100> loosed, and <2532> he spake <2980>(5707), and praised <2127>(5723) God <2316>.
65. And <2532> fear <5401> came <1096>(5633) on <1909> all <3956> that dwelt round about <4039>(5723) them <846>: and <2532> all <3956> these <5023> sayings <4487> were noised abroad <1255>(5712) throughout <1722> all <3650> the hill country <3714> of Judaea <2449>.
66. And <2532> all <3956> they that heard <191>(5660) them laid them up <5087>(5639) in <1722> their <848> hearts <2588>, saying <3004>(5723), What <5101> manner <686> of child <3813> shall <2071> <0> this <5124> be <2071>(5704)! And <2532> the hand <5495> of the Lord <2962> was <2258>(5713) with <3326> him <846>.
67. And <2532> his <846> father <3962> Zacharias <2197> was filled <4130>(5681) with the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, and <2532> prophesied <4395>(5656), saying <3004>(5723),
68. Blessed <2128> be the Lord <2962> God <2316> of Israel <2474>; for <3754> he hath visited <1980>(5662) and <2532> redeemed <3085> his <848> people <2992> <4160>(5656),
69. And <2532> hath raised up <1453>(5656) an horn <2768> of salvation <4991> for us <2254> in <1722> the house <3624> of his <848> servant <3816> David <1138>;
70. As <2531> he spake <2980>(5656) by <1223> the mouth <4750> of his <848> holy <40> prophets <4396>, which <3588> have been since <575> the world began <165>:
71. That we should be saved <4991> from <1537> our <2257> enemies <2190>, and <2532> from <1537> the hand <5495> of all <3956> that hate <3404>(5723) us <2248>;
72. To perform <4160>(5658) the mercy <1656> promised to <3326> our <2257> fathers <3962>, and <2532> to remember <3415>(5683) his <848> holy <40> covenant <1242>;
73. The oath <3727> which <3739> he sware <3660>(5656) to <4314> our <2257> father <3962> Abraham <11>,
74. That he would grant <1325>(5629) unto us <2254>, that we being delivered <4506>(5685) out of <1537> the hand <5495> of our <2257> enemies <2190> might serve <3000>(5721) him <846> without fear <870>,
75. In <1722> holiness <3742> and <2532> righteousness <1343> before <1799> him <846>, all <3956> the days <2250> of our <2257> life <2222>.
76. And <2532> thou <4771>, child <3813>, shalt be called <2564>(5701) the prophet <4396> of the Highest <5310>: for <1063> thou shalt go <4313>(5695) before <4253> the face <4383> of the Lord <2962> to prepare <2090>(5658) his <846> ways <3598>;
77. To give <1325>(5629) knowledge <1108> of salvation <4991> unto his <846> people <2992> by <1722> the remission <859> of their <846> sins <266>,
78. Through <1223> the tender <4698> mercy <1656> of our <2257> God <2316>; whereby <1722> <3739> the dayspring <395> from <1537> on high <5311> hath visited <1980>(5662) us <2248>,
79. To give light <2014>(5658) to them that sit <2521>(5740) in <1722> darkness <4655> and <2532> in the shadow <4639> of death <2288>, to guide <2720>(5658) our <2257> feet <4228> into <1519> the way <3598> of peace <1515>.
80. And <1161> the child <3813> grew <837>(5707), and <2532> waxed strong <2901>(5712) in spirit <4151>, and <2532> was <2258>(5713) in <1722> the deserts <2048> till <2193> the day <2250> of his <846> shewing <323> unto <4314> Israel <2474>.