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1:1	Forsothe for manye men enforceden to ordeyne the tellyng of thingis, whiche ben fillid in vs,
1:2	as thei that seyn atte the bigynnyng, and weren ministris of the word,
1:3	bitaken, it is seen also to me, hauynge alle thingis diligentli bi ordre, to write to thee,
1:4	thou best Theofile, that thou knowe the treuthe of tho wordis, of whiche thou art lerned.
1:5	In the daies of Eroude, kyng of Judee, ther was a prest, Sakarie bi name, of the sorte of Abia, and his wijf was of the douytris of Aaron, and hir name was Elizabeth.
1:6	And bothe weren iust bifor God, goynge in alle the maundementis and iustifiyngis of the Lord, withouten pleynt.
1:7	And thei hadden no child, for Elizabeth was bareyn, and bothe weren of grete age in her daies.
1:8	And it bifel, that whanne Zacarie schulde do the office of preesthod, in the ordre of his cours tofor God,
1:9	aftir the custome of the preesthod, he wente forth bi lot, and entride in to the temple, to encense.
1:10	And al the multitude of the puple was with outforth, and preiede in the our of encensyng.
1:11	And an aungel of the Lord apperide to hym, and stood on the riythalf of the auter of encense.
1:12	And Zacarie seynge was afraied, and drede fel vpon hym.
1:13	And the aungel seide to hym, Zacarie, drede thou not; for thi preyer is herd, and Elizabeth, thi wijf, schal bere to thee a sone, and his name schal be clepid Joon.
1:14	And ioye and gladyng schal be to thee; and many schulen `haue ioye in his natyuyte.
1:15	For he schal be greet bifor the Lord, and he schal not drynke wyn and sidir, and he schal be fulfillid with the Hooli Goost yit of his modir wombe.
1:16	And he schal conuerte many of the children of Israel to her Lord God;
1:17	and he schal go bifor hym in the spirit and the vertu of Helie; and he schal turne the hertis of the fadris in to the sones, and men out of bileue to the prudence of iust men, to make redi a perfit puple to the Lord.
1:18	And Zacarie seide to the aungel, Wherof schal Y wite this? for Y am eld, and my wijf hath gon fer in to hir daies.
1:19	And the aungel answeride, and seide to hym, For Y am Gabriel, that stonde niy bifor God; and Y am sent to thee to speke, and to euangelize to thee these thingis.
1:20	And lo! thou schalt be doumbe, and thou schalt not mow speke til in to the dai, in which these thingis schulen be don; for thou hast not bileued to my wordis, whiche schulen be fulfillid in her tyme.
1:21	And the puple was abidynge Zacarie, and thei wondriden, that he tariede in the temple.
1:22	And he yede out, and myyte not speke to hem, and thei knewen that he hadde seyn a visioun in the temple. And he bikenyde to hem, and he dwellide stille doumbe.
1:23	And it was don, whanne the daies of his office weren fulfillid, he wente in to his hous.
1:24	And aftir these daies Elizabeth, his wijf, conseyuede, and hidde hir fyue monethis, and seide,
1:25	For so the Lord dide to me in the daies, in whiche he bihelde, to take awei my repreef among men.
1:26	But in the sixte moneth the aungel Gabriel was sent fro God in to a citee of Galilee, whos name was Nazareth,
1:27	to a maidyn, weddid to a man, whos name was Joseph, of the hous of Dauid; and the name of the maidun was Marie.
1:28	And the aungel entride to hir, and seide, Heil, ful of grace; the Lord be with thee; blessid be thou among wymmen.
1:29	And whanne sche hadde herd, sche was troublid in his word, and thouyte what maner salutacioun this was.
1:30	And the aungel seide to hir, Ne drede thou not, Marie, for thou hast foundun grace anentis God.
1:31	Lo! thou schalt conceyue in wombe, and schalt bere a sone, and thou schalt clepe his name Jhesus.
1:32	This schal be greet, and he schal be clepid the sone of the Hiyeste; and the Lord God schal yeue to hym the seete of Dauid, his fadir, and he schal regne in the hous of Jacob with outen ende,
1:33	and of his rewme schal be noon ende.
1:34	And Marie seide to the aungel, On what maner schal this thing be doon, for Y knowe not man?
1:35	And the aungel answeride, and seide to hir, The Hooly Goost schal come fro aboue in to thee, and the vertu of the Hiyeste schal ouerschadewe thee; and therfor that hooli thing that schal be borun of thee, schal be clepid the sone of God.
1:36	And lo! Elizabeth, thi cosyn, and sche also hath conceyued a sone in hir eelde, and this moneth is the sixte to hir that is clepid bareyn;
1:37	for euery word schal not be inpossible anentis God.
1:38	And Marie seide, Lo! the handmaydyn of the Lord; be it don to me aftir thi word. And the aungel departide fro hir.
1:39	And Marie roos vp in tho daies, and wente with haaste in to the mounteyns, in to a citee of Judee.
1:40	And sche entride in to the hous of Zacarie, and grette Elizabeth.
1:41	And it was don, as Elizabeth herde the salutacioun of Marie, the yong child in hir wombe gladide. And Elizabeth was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost,
1:42	and criede with a greet vois, and seide, Blessid be thou among wymmen, and blessid be the fruyt of thi wombe.
1:43	And whereof is this thing to me, that the modir of my Lord come to me?
1:44	For lo! as the voice of thi salutacioun was maad in myn eeris, the yong child gladide in ioye in my wombe.
1:45	And blessid be thou, that hast bileued, for thilke thingis that ben seid of the Lord to thee, schulen be parfitli don.
1:46	And Marie seide, Mi soule magnyfieth the Lord,
1:47	and my spirit hath gladid in God, myn helthe.
1:48	For he hath biholdun the mekenesse of his handmaidun.
1:49	For lo! of this alle generaciouns schulen seie that Y am blessid. For he that is myyti hath don to me grete thingis, and his name is hooli.
1:50	And his mercy is fro kynrede in to kynredes, to men that dreden hym.
1:51	He made myyt in his arme, he scaterede proude men with the thouyte of his herte.
1:52	He sette doun myyti men fro sete, and enhaunside meke men.
1:53	He hath fulfillid hungri men with goodis, and he hath left riche men voide.
1:54	He, hauynge mynde of his mercy, took Israel, his child;
1:55	as he hath spokun to oure fadris, to Abraham and to his seed, in to worldis.
1:56	And Marie dwellide with hir, as it were thre monethis, and turnede ayen in to hir hous.
1:57	But the tyme of beryng child was fulfillid to Elizabeth, and sche bare a sone.
1:58	And the neiyboris and cosyns of hir herden, that the Lord hadde magnyfied his mercy with hir; and thei thankiden hym.
1:59	And it was don in the eiyte dai, thei camen to circumcide the child; and thei clepiden hym Zacarie, bi the name of his fadir.
1:60	And his moder answeride, and seide, Nay, but he schal be clepid Joon.
1:61	And thei seiden to hir, For no man is in thi kynrede, that is clepid this name.
1:62	And thei bikeneden to his fadir, what he wolde that he were clepid.
1:63	And he axynge a poyntil, wroot, seiynge, Joon is his name.
1:64	And alle men wondriden. And anoon his mouth was openyd, and his tunge, and he spak, and blesside God.
1:65	And drede was maad on alle her neiyboris, and alle these wordis weren pupplischid on alle the mounteyns of Judee.
1:66	And alle men that herden puttiden in her herte, and seiden, What maner child schal this be? For the hoond of the Lord was with hym.
1:67	And Zacarie, his fadir, was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost, and prophesiede,
1:68	and seide, Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visitid, and maad redempcioun of his puple.
1:69	And he hath rerid to vs an horn of heelthe in the hous of Dauid, his child.
1:70	As he spak bi the mouth of hise hooli prophetis, that weren fro the world.
1:71	Helthe fro oure enemyes, and fro the hoond of alle men that hatiden vs.
1:72	To do merci with oure fadris, and to haue mynde of his hooli testament.
1:73	The greet ooth that he swoor to Abraham, oure fadir, to yyue hym silf to vs.
1:74	That we with out drede delyuered fro the hoond of oure enemyes,
1:75	serue to hym, in hoolynesse and riytwisnesse bifor hym in alle oure daies.
1:76	And thou, child, schalt be clepid the prophete of the Hiyest; for thou schalt go bifor the face of the Lord, to make redi hise weies.
1:77	To yyue scyence of helthe to his puple, in to remyssioun of her synnes;
1:78	bi the inwardnesse of the merci of oure God, in the whiche he spryngynge vp fro an hiy hath visitid vs.
1:79	To yyue liyt to hem that sitten in derknessis and in schadewe of deeth; to dresse oure feet in to the weie of pees.
1:80	And the child wexide, and was coumfortid in spirit, and was in desert placis `til to the dai of his schewing to Israel.


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	In as much as many have taken in hand to arrange in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
1:2	just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,
1:3	it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,
1:4	that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
1:5	There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
1:6	And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
1:7	But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both now well advanced in years.
1:8	And it came to pass, that while he was serving in the priest's office before God in the order of his division,
1:9	according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
1:10	And the entire crowd of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.
1:11	Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, 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 to him, "Do not fear, Zacharias, because your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.
1:14	And you will have joy and happiness and many will rejoice at his birth.
1:15	Because, he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will drink neither grape juice nor strong drink. And he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
1:16	And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
1:17	He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, '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 to the angel, "How shall I know this? Because, I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years."
1:19	And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and to show you these glad tidings.
1:20	But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day that these things will take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time."
1:21	And the people waited for Zacharias and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple.
1:22	But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, because he beckoned to them and remained speechless.
1:23	So it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, he departed to his own house.
1:24	Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and hid herself five months, saying,
1:25	"Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked upon me, to take away my dishonor among men."
1:26	Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
1:27	to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
1:28	And the angel went in to her presence and said, "Rejoice, you who are highly favored, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!"
1:29	But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying and considered what manner of greeting this was.
1:30	Then the angel said to her, "Do not fear, Mary, because you have found favor with God.
1:31	And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and will call His name JESUS.
1:32	He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David.
1:33	And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end."
1:34	Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?"
1:35	And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who will be born of you will be called the Son of God.
1:36	Now behold, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her, who was called barren.
1:37	Because with God nothing will be impossible."
1:38	Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
1:39	Mary arose in those days and hurried into the hill country, into a city of Judah,
1:40	and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
1:41	And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
1:42	And she spoke out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
1:43	But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
1:44	Because, indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
1:45	And blessed is she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord."
1:46	Then Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord,
1:47	and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
1:48	Because, He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; because behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
1:49	Because, He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.
1:50	And His mercy is on those who reverence Him from generation to generation.
1:51	He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
1:52	He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.
1:53	He has filled the hungry with good things, and He has sent the rich away empty.
1:54	He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy,
1:55	as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to His seed forever."
1:56	Then Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
1:57	Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son.
1:58	And her neighbors and her relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy on her, and they rejoiced with her.
1:59	And so it was, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
1:60	But his mother replied and said, "Not this; but he will be called John."
1:61	But they said to her, "There is no one from your family that is called by this name."
1:62	So they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
1:63	And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, "His name is John." So they all marveled.
1:64	And immediately His mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke and praised God.
1:65	Then reverence came on all who lived around about them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea.
1:66	And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, "What kind of child shall this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with him.
1:67	Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
1:68	"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, because, He has visited and redeemed His people,
1:69	and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
1:70	as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world began,
1:71	that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
1:72	to perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
1:73	the oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
1:74	That He would grant to 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 you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; because, you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
1:77	to give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins,
1:78	through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
1:79	to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
1:80	So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts until the day of his appearance to Israel.

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