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the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto
thee, and to shew thee these good tidings. 20 And
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. beholde, thou shalt be domme, and not be able
LUKE to speake, vntill the day that these things be
done, because thou beleeuedst not my words,
1 Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to which shalbe fulfilled in their season. 21 Now the
set foorth the storie of those things, whereof people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that
And when
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he taried so long in the Temple.
we are fully persuaded, 2 As they haue deli- hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them:
uered them vnto vs, which from the beginning then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision
saw them their selues, and were ministers of in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them,
ye word, 3 It seemed good also to me (most and remained domme. 23 And it came to passe,
noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he
perfectly all things from the beginning, to write departed to his owne house. 24 And after those
vnto thee thereof from point to point, That thou daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her
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mightest acknowledge the certaintie of those selfe fiue moneths, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord
things, whereof thou hast bene instructed. 5 In dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked
the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a on me, to take from me my rebuke among men.
certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course 26 And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel
of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named
Aaron, and her name was Elisabet. 6 Both were Nazareth, 27 To a virgin affianced to a man whose
iust before God, and walked in all the comman- name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the
dements and ordinances of the Lord, without virgins name was Marie. 28 And the Angel went
reproofe. And they had no childe, because that
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Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art freely
in age. And it came to passe, as he executed the beloued: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou
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among women.
And when she saw him, she was
Priestes office before God, as his course came in
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order, According to the custome of the Priests troubled at his saying, and thought what maner
office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went of salutation that should be. 30 Then the Angel
into the Temple of the Lord. 10 And the whole saide vnto her, Feare not, Marie: for thou hast
multitude of the people were without in prayer, found fauour with God. 31 For loe, thou shalt
conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and
while the incense was burning. 11 Then appeared shalt call his name Iesus. 32 He shall be great,
vnto him an Angel of the Lord standing at the and shall be called the Sonne of the most High,
right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne
Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare 33
fell vpon him. 13 But the Angel saide vnto him, of his father Dauid. And hee shall reigne ouer
Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome
thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and shallbeenoneende. 34 ThensaydeMarievntothe
thou shalt call his name Iohn. 14 And thou shalt Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man?
haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce 35 And the Angel answered, and said vnto her,
at his birth. 15 For he shalbe great in the sight The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the
of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee:
strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy therefore also that holy thing which shall bee
Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe. 16 And borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.
many of the children of Israel shall he turne to 36 And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also
their Lord God. 17 For he shall goe before him conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her
in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the sixt moneth, which was called barren. 37 For with
hearts of the fathers to the children, and the God shall nothing be vnpossible. 38 Then Marie
disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me
to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed
18 Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby from her. 39 And Marie arose in those daies, and
shall I knowe this? for I am an olde man, and my went into ye hil countrey with hast to a citie of
wife is of a great age. 19 And the Angell answered, Iuda, 40 And entred into the house of Zacharias,
and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in and saluted Elisabet. 41 And it came to passe, as