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1:1	For asmuche as manye haue taken in hande to compyle a treatyse of those thynges which are surelye knowen amonge vs,
1:2	euen as they declared them vnto vs, which from the begynnynge sawe theim their selues, and were ministers at the doyinge,
1:3	I determined also, assone as I had searched out dylygentlye all thinges from the beginning, that then I would write vnto the, good Theophilus:
1:4	that thou mightest knowe the certaintye of those thynges wherof thou art enfourmed.
1:5	Ther was in the dayes of Herode kynge of Iurye, a certaine prieste named Zacharias, of the course of Abaia. And his wyfe was of the doughters of Aaron and her name was Elizabeth.
1:6	Both were perfect before God, and walked in al the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde faute with them.
1:7	And they had no childe: because that Elyzabeth was barren, and both were well striken in age.
1:8	And it came to passe, as he executed the priestes office before God, as his course came
1:9	(accordinge to the custome of the pryestes offyce) his lot was to bourne incense.
1:10	And wente into the tempell of the Lorde and the whole multytude of the people were without in prayer while incense was a burninge.
1:11	And ther appeared vnto hym an Aungell of the Lorde standynge on the ryght syde of the altare of incense.
1:12	And when Zacharias sawe him, he was abashed, and feare came on him.
1:13	And the aungel sayde vnto him: feare not Zacharye, for thy prayer is heard: And thy wyfe Elysabeth shall beare the a sonne, & thou shalt call his name Iohn,
1:14	and thou shalt haue ioye and gladnes, and manye shall reioyce at his birth.
1:15	For he shalbe greate in the syght of the Lorde, and shall neyther drinke wyne nor stronge drinke. And he shalbe fylled with the holy ghost, euen in his mothers wombe:
1:16	and manye of the children of Israel shal he turne to their Lorde God.
1:17	And he shall go before hym in the spryte of power of Helyas, to turne the hertes of the fathers to the chyldren and the vnbeleuers to the wisdome of the iust men, to make the people redy for the Lord.
1:18	And Zacharias sayde vnto the aungel: wherby shal I knowe this? seyinge that I am olde and my wyfe well stricken in yeares.
1:19	And the aungell aunswered and sayed vnto hym. I am Gabryel that stande in the presence of God, and am sente to speake to the: & shewe the these glad tidinges.
1:20	And behold thou shalt be dombe, and not able to speake vnto the tyme that these thinges be performed, because thou beleuest not my wordes whiche shalbe fulfylled in their ceason.
1:21	And the people wayted for Zacharias, and maruayled that he taryed in the temple.
1:22	And when he came out he coulde not speake to them. Wherby they perceyued that he had sene some vysyon in the temple. And he beckened vnto them, and remayned speacheles.
1:23	And it fortuned assone as the time of his offyce was out, he departed home into his owne house.
1:24	And after those dayes his wyfe Elyzabeth conceyued and hid hir selfe .v. monethes, sayinge.
1:25	This wyfe hath God dealt with me in the dayes when he loked on me, to take from me the rebuke that I suffred amonge men.
1:26	And in the .vi. moneth the aungell Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citye of Galile, named Nazareth,
1:27	to a vyrgin spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Mary.
1:28	And the aungel wente in vnto her, & sayde Hayle full of grace, the Lorde is with the: blessed art thou amonge women.
1:29	When she sawe hym, she was abashed at his sayinge: and caste in her mynde what maner of salutacion that shoulde be.
1:30	And the aungell sayed vnto her: feare not Mary: for thou haste founde grace wyth God.
1:31	Lo: thou shalt conceyue in thy wombe & shalt beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.
1:32	He shalbe greate, and shalbe called the sonne of the hiest. And the Lorde God shal geue to hym the seat of his father Dauid,
1:33	and he shall raigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, & of his kingdome shall be no ende.
1:34	Then sayde Mary to the aungell. How shall this be, seyinge I knowe not a man?
1:35	And the aungell aunswered and sayd vnto her: The holye ghoste shall come vnto the, and the power of the hyest shall ouer shadowe the. Therfore also that holye thynge whiche shall be borne shalbe called the sonne of God.
1:36	And beholde thy cosyn Elyzabeth hath also conceyued a sonne in her age: & thys is her syxt moneth though she be called barren:
1:37	for with God can nothing be vnpossyble.
1:38	And Marye sayde: beholde the hande mayden of the Lord, be it vnto me euen as thou haste said. And the aungel departed from her.
1:39	And Mary arose in those dayes, & went into the mountaines with hast, into a cytye of Iurye,
1:40	and entred into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elisabeth.
1:41	And it fortuned as Elysabeth hearde the salutacion of Marye, the babe spronge in her belly. And Elizabeth was fylled with the holye ghost,
1:42	and cryed wyth a loude voice, and sayde: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the frute of thy wombe.
1:43	And whence happeneth this to me that the mother of my Lorde shoulde come to me?
1:44	For lo, assone as the voice of thy salutacion sounded in myne eares, the babe sprange in my bellye for ioye.
1:45	And blessed art thou that beleuedest: for those thinges shall be performed, whiche were tolde the from the Lorde.
1:46	And Marye sayde: My soule magnifyed the Lorde.
1:47	And my sprete reioyceth in God my sauiour.
1:48	For he hath loked on the poore degre of his hande maiden. Beholde now from henceforth shall all generacions cal me blessed.
1:49	For he that is mightye hath done to me great thinges, and holy is his name.
1:50	And his mercy is on them that feare hym thorowe out all generacions.
1:51	He sheweth strength with his arme, he scattereth them that are proude in the ymagynacion of their hertes.
1:52	He putteth doune the mightye from their seates, and exalteth them of low degre.
1:53	He fylleth the hongry with good thinges, & sendeth away the ryche empty.
1:54	He remembreth mercye, and helpeth his sernaunte Israell.
1:55	Euen as he promysed to our fathers Abraham and to his sede for euer.
1:56	And Marye abode with her aboute a .iij. moneths, and retourned againe to her owne house.
1:57	Elyzabeths time was come that she should be delyuered, and she brought forth a sonne.
1:58	And her neighbours and her cosyne harde tell howe the Lorde had shewed great mercye vpon her, And they reioyceth with her.
1:59	And it fortuned the .viij. daye, they came to circuncyse the childe, and called his name Zacharias, after the name of his father.
1:60	How be it his mother aunswered, and sayde: not so, but he shalbe called Ihon.
1:61	And they saide vnto her: There is none of thy kinne that is named with this name.
1:62	And they made sygnes to his father: howe he woulde haue him called.
1:63	And he axeth for writtyng tables, and wrote sayinge: his name is Ihon. And they maruayled al.
1:64	And his mouthe was opened immediatlye, and his tonge also, and he spake laudinge God.
1:65	And feare came on all them that dwelt nye vnto them. And all these sayinges were noysed abrode throughout al the hyll country of Iury,
1:66	and all that hearde them laide them vp in their hartes sayinge: What maner chylde shall this be? And the hande of the Lorde was with him.
1:67	And his father Zacharias was fylled with the holye ghost, and prophecied sayinge:
1:68	Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel, for he hath visyted and redemed his people.
1:69	And hath reysed vp an horne of saluacion vnto vs in the house of his seruaunt Dauid.
1:70	Euen as he promised by the mouthe of his holye prophetes which were sence the worlde began.
1:71	That we shoulde be saued from oure enemyes, & from the power of all that hath vs.
1:72	To fulfyll the mercy promysed to oure fathers, and to remember his holye couenaunt.
1:73	And to performe the othe which he sware to oure father Abraham,
1:74	for to geue vs. That we delyuered out of the power of oure enemyes, might serue him without feare
1:75	all the dayes of our lyfe, in such holynes and ryghtuousnes as are accept before hym.
1:76	And thou chylde shalt be called the prophete of the hiest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare his wayes.
1:77	And to geue knowledge of saluacion vnto his people for the remissyon of synnes.
1:78	Through the tender mercye of our God, wherby the daye sprynge from on hye hath vysyted vs.
1:79	To geue lyght to them that sate in darcknes & in shadowe of death, and to guyde oure fete into the waye of peace.
1:80	And the chylde grewe and wexed stronge in spirite and was in wyldernes tyll the daye came when he shoulde shewe him selfe vnto the Israelytes.


1:1	Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to set foorth the storie of those things, whereof we are fully persuaded,
1:2	As they haue deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning saw them their selues, and were ministers of ye word,
1:3	It seemed good also to me (most noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out perfectly all things from the beginning, to write vnto thee thereof from point to point,
1:4	That thou mightest acknowledge the certaintie of those things, whereof thou hast bene instructed.
1:5	In the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabet.
1:6	Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.
1:7	And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age.
1:8	And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order,
1:9	According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord.
1:10	And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning.
1:11	Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
1:12	And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare fell vpon him.
1:13	But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.
1:14	And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.
1:15	For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.
1:16	And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.
1:17	For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
1:18	Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? for I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age.
1:19	And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these good tidings.
1:20	And beholde, thou shalt be domme, and not be able to speake, vntill the day that these things be done, because thou beleeuedst not my words, which shalbe fulfilled in their season.
1:21	Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple.
1:22	And when hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them: then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them, and remained domme.
1:23	And it came to passe, when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he departed to his owne house.
1:24	And after those daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying,
1:25	Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke among men.
1:26	And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,
1:27	To a virgin affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.
1:28	And the Angel went in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art freely beloued: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
1:29	And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and thought what maner of salutation that should be.
1:30	Then the Angel saide vnto her, Feare not, Marie: for thou hast found fauour with God.
1:31	For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.
1:32	He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.
1:33	And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome shall bee none ende.
1:34	Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man?
1:35	And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.
1:36	And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren.
1:37	For with God shall nothing be vnpossible.
1:38	Then Marie said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed from her.
1:39	And Marie arose in those daies, and went into ye hil countrey with hast to a citie of Iuda,
1:40	And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabet.
1:41	And it came to passe, as Elisabet heard the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her bellie, and Elisabet was filled with the holy Ghost.
1:42	And she cried with a loud voice, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, because the fruit of thy wombe is blessed.
1:43	And whence commeth this to mee, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
1:44	For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye,
1:45	And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord.
1:46	Then Marie sayde, My soule magnifieth the Lord,
1:47	And my spirite reioyceth in God my Sauiour.
1:48	For hee hath looked on the poore degree of his seruaunt: for beholde, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,
1:49	Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.
1:50	And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him.
1:51	Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.
1:52	Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree.
1:53	Hee hath filled the hungrie with good things, and sent away the rich emptie.
1:54	Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie
1:55	(As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer.
1:56	And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.
1:57	Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne.
1:58	And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.
1:59	And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias after the name of his father.
1:60	But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
1:61	And they saide vnto her, There is none of thy kindred, that is named with this name.
1:62	Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.
1:63	So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all.
1:64	And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God.
1:65	Then feare came on all them that dwelt neere vnto them, and all these woordes were noised abroade throughout all the hill countrey of Iudea.
1:66	And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.
1:67	Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
1:68	Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he hath visited and redeemed his people,
1:69	And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,
1:70	As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying,
1:71	That he would sende vs deliuerance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate vs,
1:72	That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant,
1:73	And the othe which he sware to our father Abraham.
1:74	Which was, that he would graunt vnto vs, that we being deliuered out of the handes of our enemies, should serue him without feare,
1:75	All the daies of our life, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him.
1:76	And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,
1:77	And to giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes,
1:78	Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spring from an hie hath visited vs,
1:79	To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace.
1:80	And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the wildernesse, til the day came that he should shewe him selfe vnto Israel.


1:1	Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
1:2	Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
1:3	It 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,
1:4	That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
1:5	There 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.
1:6	And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
1:7	And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
1:8	And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
1:9	According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
1:10	And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
1:11	And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
1:12	And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
1:13	But 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.
1:14	And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
1:15	For 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.
1:16	And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
1:17	And 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.
1:18	And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
1:19	And 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.
1:20	And, 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.
1:21	And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
1:22	And 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.
1:23	And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
1:24	And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
1:25	Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
1:26	And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
1:27	To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
1:28	And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
1:29	And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
1:30	And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
1:31	And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
1:32	He 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:
1:33	And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
1:34	Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
1:35	And 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.
1:36	And, 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.
1:37	For with God nothing shall be impossible.
1:38	And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
1:39	And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
1:40	And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
1:41	And 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:
1:42	And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
1:43	And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
1:44	For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
1:45	And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
1:46	And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
1:47	And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
1:48	For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
1:49	For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
1:50	And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
1:51	He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
1:52	He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
1:53	He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
1:54	He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
1:55	As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
1:56	And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
1:57	Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
1:58	And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
1:59	And 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.
1:60	And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
1:61	And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
1:62	And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
1:63	And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
1:64	And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
1:65	And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
1:66	And 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.
1:67	And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
1:68	Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
1:69	And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
1:70	As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
1:71	That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
1:72	To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
1:73	The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
1:74	That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
1:75	In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
1:76	And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
1:77	To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
1:78	Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
1:79	To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
1:80	And 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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