Thematic Bible




Luke 1:1 (show verse)

Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

Luke 1:2 (show verse)

as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, --

Luke 1:3 (show verse)

it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

Luke 1:4 (show verse)

that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

Luke 1:5 (show verse)

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

Luke 1:6 (show verse)

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

Luke 1:7 (show verse)

and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

Luke 1:8 (show verse)

And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

Luke 1:9 (show verse)

according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

Luke 1:10 (show verse)

and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

Luke 1:11 (show verse)

And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,

Luke 1:12 (show verse)

and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;

Luke 1:13 (show verse)

and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

Luke 1:14 (show verse)

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

Luke 1:15 (show verse)

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

Luke 1:16 (show verse)

and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

Luke 1:17 (show verse)

and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

Luke 1:18 (show verse)

And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

Luke 1:19 (show verse)

And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

Luke 1:20 (show verse)

and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.'

Luke 1:21 (show verse)

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

Luke 1:22 (show verse)

and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

Luke 1:23 (show verse)

And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,

Luke 1:24 (show verse)

and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying --

Luke 1:25 (show verse)

Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.'

Luke 1:26 (show verse)

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which is Nazareth,

Luke 1:27 (show verse)

to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name is Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin is Mary.

Luke 1:28 (show verse)

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'

Luke 1:29 (show verse)

and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

Luke 1:30 (show verse)

And the messenger said to her, 'Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

Luke 1:31 (show verse)

and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

Luke 1:32 (show verse)

he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

Luke 1:33 (show verse)

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.'

Luke 1:34 (show verse)

And Mary said unto the messenger, 'How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'

Luke 1:35 (show verse)

And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

Luke 1:36 (show verse)

and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

Luke 1:37 (show verse)

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Luke 1:38 (show verse)

And Mary said, 'Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

Luke 1:39 (show verse)

And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

Luke 1:40 (show verse)

and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

Luke 1:41 (show verse)

And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

Luke 1:42 (show verse)

and spake out with a loud voice, and said, 'Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb;

Luke 1:43 (show verse)

and whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

Luke 1:44 (show verse)

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

Luke 1:45 (show verse)

and happy is she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

Luke 1:46 (show verse)

And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Luke 1:47 (show verse)

And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

Luke 1:48 (show verse)

Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

Luke 1:49 (show verse)

For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy is His name,

Luke 1:50 (show verse)

And His kindness is to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

Luke 1:51 (show verse)

He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

Luke 1:52 (show verse)

He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

Luke 1:53 (show verse)

The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

Luke 1:54 (show verse)

He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

Luke 1:55 (show verse)

As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed -- to the age.'

Luke 1:56 (show verse)

And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

Luke 1:57 (show verse)

And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

Luke 1:58 (show verse)

and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

Luke 1:59 (show verse)

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

Luke 1:60 (show verse)

and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'

Luke 1:61 (show verse)

And they said unto her -- 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

Luke 1:62 (show verse)

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

Luke 1:63 (show verse)

and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

Luke 1:64 (show verse)

and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

Luke 1:65 (show verse)

And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

Luke 1:66 (show verse)

and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, 'What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.

Luke 1:67 (show verse)

And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

Luke 1:68 (show verse)

Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

Luke 1:69 (show verse)

And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,

Luke 1:70 (show verse)

As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;

Luke 1:71 (show verse)

Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,

Luke 1:72 (show verse)

To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

Luke 1:73 (show verse)

An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,

Luke 1:74 (show verse)

To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,

Luke 1:75 (show verse)

To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.

Luke 1:76 (show verse)

And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

Luke 1:77 (show verse)

To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

Luke 1:78 (show verse)

Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

Luke 1:79 (show verse)

To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

Luke 1:80 (show verse)

And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.