Luke · Chapter 1

Luke 1:44

¹Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,²Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;³It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,⁴That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.⁶And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.⁷And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.⁸And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,⁹According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.¹⁰And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.¹¹And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.¹²And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.¹³But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.¹⁴And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.¹⁵For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.¹⁶And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.¹⁷And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.¹⁹And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.²⁰And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.²¹And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.²²And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.²³And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.²⁴And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,²⁵Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.²⁶And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,²⁷To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.²⁸And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.²⁹And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.³⁰And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.³¹And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.³²He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:³³And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.³⁴Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?³⁵And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.³⁶And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.³⁷For with God nothing shall be impossible.³⁸And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.³⁹And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;⁴⁰And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.⁴¹And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:⁴²And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.⁴³And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?⁴⁴For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.⁴⁵And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.⁴⁶And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.⁴⁸For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.⁴⁹For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.⁵⁰And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.⁵¹He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.⁵²He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.⁵³He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.⁵⁴He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;⁵⁵As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.⁵⁷Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.⁵⁸And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.⁵⁹And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.⁶⁰And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.⁶¹And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.⁶²And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.⁶³And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.⁶⁴And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.⁶⁶And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.⁶⁷And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,⁶⁹And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;⁷⁰As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:⁷¹That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;⁷²To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;⁷³The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,⁷⁴That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,⁷⁵In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.⁷⁶And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,⁷⁸Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,⁷⁹To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.⁸⁰And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

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44	For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.	For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.	For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

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English	Greek	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
Behold	ἰδοὺ	idou	G2400	look! ἰδού (idou) ἰδού, [in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,] prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11), lo, behold, see: Mat.10:16 11:8 13:3, Mrk.3:32, Luk.2:48, 1Co.15:51, Jas.5:9, Ju 14, Rev.1:7, al.; after genitive absol., Mat.1:20 2:1, 13 12:46, al.; καὶ ἰδού, Mat.2:9 (and freq.), Luk.1:20 10:25, Act.12:7, al.; in elliptical sentences, taking the place of copula or predicate (like הִנֵּה in Heb.), Mat.3:17, Luk.5:12 22:31, 47 Act.8:27, 36 al. (AS)
for	γὰρ	gar	G1063	for γάρ (gar) γάρ, co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1. explicative and epexegetic: Mat.4:18 19:12, Mrk.1:16 5:42 16:4, Luk.11:3o, Rom.7:1, 1Co.16:5, al. 2. Conclusive, in questions, answers and exclamations: Mat.9:5 27:23, Luk.9:25 22:27, Jhn.9:30, Act.8:31 16:37 19:35, Rom.15:26, 1Co.9:10, Php.1:18 (Ellic., in l.), 1Th.2:20, al. …
as	ὡς	hōs	G5613	as/when ὡς (hōs) ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15, Eph.5:28, Jas.2:12, al.; ὡς . . . οὕτως, Act.8:32, 1Co.7:17, al.; elliptically (sc. οὕτως, οὕτω), with nom., Mat.6:29, al.; with accusative, Mat.19:19, Mrk.12:31, al.; with prep., Mat.26:55, Mrk.14:48, Luk.22:52, Jhn.7:10, al.; with verb., Jhn.15:6, 2Co.3:1, Eph.2:3, 1Th.5:6, al.; with ptcp. (the ptcp. however not having the special force wh. it has in cl.; see Bl., §73, 5; 74, 6), Mat. …
came	ἐγένετο	egeneto	G1096	to be γίνομαι (ginomai) γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), [in LXX chiefly for היה ;] 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a first appearance in public, Mrk.1:4, Jhn.1:6, al.; before ἐκ (of birth), Rom.1:3, Gal.4:4; διά, Jhn.1:3; βροντή, Jhn.12:29; σεισμός, Rev.6:12; γογγυσμός, Act.6:1; χαρά, Act.8:8, many other similar exx.; ἡμέρα, Luk.22:66, al.; ὀψέ, Mrk.11:19; πρωΐα, Mat.27:1; νύξ, Act.27:27. …
voice	φωνὴ	phōnē	G5456H	voice/sound: voice φωνή (phōnē) φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for קוֹל ;] a voice; (a) prop., of persons, Mat.2:18 (LXX), al.; φ. αἴρειν (ἐπαίρειν), Luk.17:13, Act.2:14, al.; φ. μεγάλῃ εἰπεῖν (λέγειν, φωνεῖν, etc.), Luk.8:28, Act.7:57, Rev.5:12, al.; γίνεται (ἔρχεται) φ. ἐκ τ. οὐρανῶν (ἐξ οὐρανοῦ), Mrk.1:11, Luk.3:22, Jhn.12:28, al. (cf. DCG, ii, 810a; Dalman, Words, 204f.); ἀκούειν φωνήν (-ῆς; see: ἀκούω), Act.9:4, 7 al.; φ. βοῶντος, Mat.3:3, Mrk.1:3, Luk.3:4, Jhn.1:23" (LXX) ; τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.5:37, Heb.3:7, al. By meton., (α) of the speaker, βλέπειν τὴν φ., Rev.1:12; …
greeting	ἀσπασμοῦ	aspasmou	G0783	salutation ἀσπασμός (aspasmos) ἀσπασμός, -οῦ, ὁ (ἀσπάζομαι), a salutation (so always in RV), greeting: oral, Mat.23:7, Mrk.12:38, Luk.1:29, 41 1:44 11:43 20:46; written, 1Co.16:21, Col.4:18, 2Th.3:17.† (AS)
of you	σου	sou	G4771	you σέ (se) αὐτός, -ή, -ό, determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, Luk.5:37; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, Jhn.2:25; αὐ.ὑμεῖς, Jhn.3:28; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, Rom.15:14; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, Jhn.2:24; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, Mrk.2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., Mrk.6:31; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, Mat.3:4, Mrk.6:17, Jhn.16:27, 1Th.3:11, al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, Luk.10:21 (M, Pr., 91; …
into	εἰς	eis	G1519	toward εἰς (eis) εἰς, prep. with accusative, expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). I. Of place. 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23, 9:7, Mrk.1:45, Luk.2:15, 8:31, al.; (b) of approach, to or towards: Mrk.11:1, Luk.6:8, 19:28, Jhn.11:31, 21:6, al.; (with) before pl. and collective nouns, among: Mrk.4:7, 8:19, 20, Luk.11:49, Jhn.21:23, al.; …
ears	ὦτά	ōta	G3775	ear οὖς (ous) οὖς genitive, ὠτός, τό, [in LXX chiefly for אֹזֶן ;] the ear: Mat.13:16, Mrk.7:33, Luk.22:50, 1Co.2:9 12:16, 1Pe.3:12; ἐν τ. ὠσί, Luk.4:21; εἰς τ. ὦτα ἀκούεσθαι, Act.7:57; γίνεσθαι, Luk.1:44; εἰσέρχεσθαι, Jas.5:4; εἰς τ. οὖς ἀκούειν, Mat.10:27; πρὸς τ. οὖς λαλεῖν, Luk.12:3; τὰ ὦ. συνέχειν (MM, xviii), Act.7:57. Metaphorical, of understanding, perceiving, knowing: Mat.13:16; ὁ ἔχων (εἴ τις ἔχει) οὖς ἀκουσάτω, Rev.2:7, 11 2:17, 29 3:6, 13 13:9; ὁ ἔχων (ὃς ἔχει, εἴ τις ἔχει) ὦτα (ἀκούειν) ἀκουέτω, Mat.11:15 13:9, 43, Mrk.4:9, 23 7:16 (R, mg.), Luk.8:8 14:35; τοῖς ὠ. βαρέως ἀκούειν, Mat.13:15 Ac …
of mine,	μου,	mou	G3165	me μέ (me) 1. apostrophe for με. 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
leaped	ἐσκίρτησεν	eskirtēsen	G4640	to leap σκιρτάω (skirtaō) σκιρτάω, -ῶ [in LXX: Gen.25:22 (רָצַץ hithpo.), Psa.114:4, 6 (רָקַד), etc. ;] to leap: Luk.1:41, 44 6:23.† (AS)
in	ἐν	en	G1722	in/on/among ἐν (en) ἐν, prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ, Mat.7:3; τ. κοιλίᾳ, Mat.12:40; τ. ὄρει, 2Pe.1:18; τ. θρόνῳ, Rev.3:21; τ. δεξιᾷ τ. θεοῦ, Rom.8:34; ἐν ἡμῖν Abbott-Smith has ὑμῖν., Luk.1:1; of books, ἐν τ. βιβλίῳ, Gal.3:10; τ. νόμῳ, Mat.12:5, al.; ἐν τοῖς τ. Πατρός, in my Father's house (RV; cf. M, Pr., 103), Luk.2:49; trop., of the region of thought or feeling, ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ (-αις), Mat.5:28, 2Co.4:6, al.; τ. συνειδήσεσιν, 2Co.5:11; af …
exultation	ἀγαλλιάσει	agalliasei	G0020	joy ἀγαλλίασις (agalliasis) ἀγαλλίασις, -εως, ἡ (ἀγαλλιάω), [in LXX (most frequently in Pss. and often coupled with εὐφροσύνη, as Ps 44(45):15) chiefly for גִּיל ;] exultation, exuberant joy: Luk.1:44, Act.2:46, Heb.1:9, Ju 24; χαρὰ καὶ ἀ., Luk.1:14 (Cremer, 592).† (AS)
baby	βρέφος	brephos	G1025	infant βρέφος (brephos) βρέφος, -ους, τό, [in LXX: Sir.19:11, 1Ma.1:61, 2Ma.6:10, 3Ma.5:49, 4Ma.4:25 * ;] 1. an unborn child: Luk.1:41, 44. 2. a newborn child, a babe: Luk.2:12, 16 18:15, Act.7:19, 1Pe.2:2; ἀπὸ βρέφους, from infancy, 2Ti.3:15. † (AS)
in	ἐν	en	G1722	in/on/among ἐν (en) ἐν, prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ, Mat.7:3; τ. κοιλίᾳ, Mat.12:40; τ. ὄρει, 2Pe.1:18; τ. θρόνῳ, Rev.3:21; τ. δεξιᾷ τ. θεοῦ, Rom.8:34; ἐν ἡμῖν Abbott-Smith has ὑμῖν., Luk.1:1; of books, ἐν τ. βιβλίῳ, Gal.3:10; τ. νόμῳ, Mat.12:5, al.; ἐν τοῖς τ. Πατρός, in my Father's house (RV; cf. M, Pr., 103), Luk.2:49; trop., of the region of thought or feeling, ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ (-αις), Mat.5:28, 2Co.4:6, al.; τ. συνειδήσεσιν, 2Co.5:11; af …
womb	κοιλίᾳ	koilia	G2836	belly/womb/stomach κοιλία (koilia) κοιλία, -ας, ἡ (κοῖλος, hollow), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּטֶן, מֵעֶה, קֶרֶב, Deu.7:13, 2Ki.7:12, Gen.41:21, al.; also (Job.3:11 10:18 31:15 38:8) for רֶחֶם ;] 1. the belly (stomach or intestines or both): Mat.12:40 15:17, Mrk.7:19, Luk.15:16, Rom.16:18, 1Co.6:13, Php.3:19, Rev.10:9-10. 2. (As often in LXX) the womb: Luk.1:41-42, 44 2:21 11:27 23:29, Jhn.3:4; ἐκ κ. μητρός (cf. Psa.22:11, Job.1:21, al.), Mat.19:12, Luk.1:15, Act.3:2 14:8, Gal.1:15. 3. Metaphorical (as Heb. בֶּטֶן, cf. Job.15:35, Pro.20:27, Sir.19:12), of the heart: Jhn.7:38.† (AS)
of mine.	μου.	mou	G3165	me μέ (me) 1. apostrophe for με. 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)

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