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Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
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Forsooth for many men endeavoured to ordain the telling of things, which be filled in us. So many others have tried their hand at putting together a story of the wonderful harvest of Scripture and history that took place among us,
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Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
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Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us,
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Most honorable Theophilus: Many people have written accounts about the events that took place among us.
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Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
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using reports handed down by the original eyewitnesses who served this Word with their very lives.
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just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
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just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us,
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They used as their source material the reports circulating among us from the early disciples and other eyewitnesses of what God has done in fulfillment of his promises.
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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,
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Since I have investigated all the reports in close detail, starting from the story's beginning, I decided to write it all out for you, most honorable Theophilus,
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Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
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it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus,
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Having carefully investigated all of these accounts from the beginning, I have decided to write a careful summary for you,
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That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
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so you can know beyond the shadow of a doubt the reliability of what you were taught.
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so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
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that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed.
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to reassure you of the truth of all you were taught.
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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.
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During the rule of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest assigned service in the regiment of Abijah. His name was Zachariah. His wife was descended from the daughters of Aaron. Her name was Elizabeth.
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In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.
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There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
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It all begins with a Jewish priest, Zechariah, who lived when Herod was king of Judea. Zechariah was a member of the priestly order of Abijah. His wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron.
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And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
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Together they lived honorably before God, careful in keeping to the ways of the commandments and enjoying a clear conscience before God.
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Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's commandments and regulations blamelessly.
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And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
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Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations.
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And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
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But they were childless because Elizabeth could never conceive, and now they were quite old.
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But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren; and they were both well along in years.
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But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.
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They had no children because Elizabeth was barren, and now they were both very old.
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And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
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It so happened that as Zachariah was carrying out his priestly duties before God, working the shift assigned to his regiment,
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Once when Zechariah's division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
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So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,
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One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.
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According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
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it came his one turn in life to enter the sanctuary of God and burn incense.
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he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
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As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary and burn incense in the Lord's presence.
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And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
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The congregation was gathered and praying outside the Temple at the hour of the incense offering.
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And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
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And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
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While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.
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And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
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Unannounced, an angel of God appeared just to the right of the altar of incense.
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Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
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Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
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Zechariah was in the sanctuary when an angel of the Lord appeared, standing to the right of the incense altar.
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And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
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Zachariah was paralyzed in fear.
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When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.
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And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
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Zechariah was overwhelmed with fear.
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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.
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But the angel reassured him, "Don't fear, Zachariah. Your prayer has been heard. Elizabeth, your wife, will bear a son by you. You are to name him John.
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But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
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But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
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But the angel said, "Don't be afraid, Zechariah! For God has heard your prayer, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son! And you are to name him John.
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And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
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You're going to leap like a gazelle for joy, and not only you--many will delight in his birth.
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He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
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And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
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You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice with you at his birth,
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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.
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He'll achieve great stature with God. "He'll drink neither wine nor beer. He'll be filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment he leaves his mother's womb.
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for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth.
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For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
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for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or hard liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
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And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
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He will turn many sons and daughters of Israel back to their God.
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Many of the people of Israel will he bring back to the Lord their God.
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And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
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And he will persuade many Israelites to turn to the Lord their God.
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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.
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He will herald God's arrival in the style and strength of Elijah, soften the hearts of parents to children, and kindle devout understanding among hardened skeptics--he'll get the people ready for God."
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And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous--to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
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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."
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He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah, the prophet of old. He will precede the coming of the Lord, preparing the people for his arrival. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will change disobedient minds to accept godly wisdom."
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And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
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Zachariah said to the angel, "Do you expect me to believe this? I'm an old man and my wife is an old woman."
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Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years."
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And Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."
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Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I know this will happen? I'm an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years."
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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.
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But the angel said, "I am Gabriel, the sentinel of God, sent especially to bring you this glad news.
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The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.
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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 bring you these glad tidings.
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Then the angel said, "I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!
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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.
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But because you won't believe me, you'll be unable to say a word until the day of your son's birth. Every word I've spoken to you will come true on time--God's time."
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And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time."
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But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time."
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And now, since you didn't believe what I said, you won't be able to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly come true at the proper time."
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And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
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Meanwhile, the congregation waiting for Zachariah was getting restless, wondering what was keeping him so long in the sanctuary.
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Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
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And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple.
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Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out, wondering why he was taking so long.
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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.
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When he came out and couldn't speak, they knew he had seen a vision. He continued speechless and had to use sign language with the people.
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When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
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But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.
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When he finally did come out, he couldn't speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures that he must have seen a vision in the Temple sanctuary.
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And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
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When the course of his priestly assignment was completed, he went back home.[
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When his time of service was completed, he returned home.
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So it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house.
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He stayed at the Temple until his term of service was over, and then he returned home.
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And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
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It wasn't long before his wife, Elizabeth, conceived. She went off by herself for five months, relishing her pregnancy.
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After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
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Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,
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Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months.
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Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
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"So, this is how God acts to remedy my unfortunate condition!" she said.
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"The Lord has done this for me," she said. "In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people."
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"Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."
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"How kind the Lord is!" she exclaimed. "He has taken away my disgrace of having no children!"
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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth
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In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
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Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
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In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee,
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To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
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to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary.
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to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
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to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
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to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.
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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.
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Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside and out! God be with you.
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The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
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And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!"
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Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you! "
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And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
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She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that.
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Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
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But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.
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Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.
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And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
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But the angel assured her, "Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you:
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But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.
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Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
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"Don't be frightened, Mary," the angel told her, "for God has decided to bless you!
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And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
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You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus.
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You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.
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And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS.
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You will become pregnant and have a son, and you are to name him Jesus.
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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:
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He will be great, be called "Son of the Highest.' The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David;
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He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
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He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
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He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
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And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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He will rule Jacob's house forever--no end, ever, to his kingdom."
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and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."
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And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end."
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And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!"
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Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
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Mary said to the angel, "But how? I've never slept with a man."
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"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
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Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?"
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Mary asked the angel, "But how can I have a baby? I am a virgin."
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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.
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The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; Therefore, the child you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God.
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The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
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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 is to be born will be called the Son of God.
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The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby born to you will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.
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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.
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"And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months' pregnant!
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Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month.
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Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
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What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she's already in her sixth month.
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For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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Nothing, you see, is impossible with God."
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For nothing is impossible with God."
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For with God nothing will be impossible."
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For nothing is impossible with God."
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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
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And Mary said, Yes, I see it all now: I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the angel left her.
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"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.
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Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
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Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant, and I am willing to accept whatever he wants. May everything you have said come true." And then the angel left.
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And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
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Mary didn't waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country,
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At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,
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Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,
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A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town
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And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
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straight to Zachariah's house, and greeted Elizabeth.
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where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth.
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and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
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where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth.
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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:
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When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit,
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When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
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And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
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At the sound of Mary's greeting, Elizabeth's child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
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And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
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and sang out exuberantly, You're so blessed among women, and the babe in your womb, also blessed!
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In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
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Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
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Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, "You are blessed by God above all other women, and your child is blessed.
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And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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And why am I so blessed that the mother of my Lord visits me?
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But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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What an honor this is, that the mother of my Lord should visit me!
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For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
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The moment the sound of your greeting entered my ears, The babe in my womb skipped like a lamb for sheer joy.
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As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
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For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
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When you came in and greeted me, my baby jumped for joy the instant I heard your voice!
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And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
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Blessed woman, who believed what God said, believed every word would come true!
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Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"
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Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord."
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You are blessed, because you believed that the Lord would do what he said."
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And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
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And Mary said, I'm bursting with God-news;
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And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord
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And Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord,
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Mary responded, "Oh, how I praise the Lord.
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And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
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I'm dancing the song of my Savior God.
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and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
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And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
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How I rejoice in God my Savior!
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For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
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God took one good look at me, and look what happened--I'm the most fortunate woman on earth! What God has done for me will never be forgotten,
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for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,
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For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
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For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and now generation after generation will call me blessed.
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For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
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the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others.
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for the Mighty One has done great things for me--holy is his name.
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For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.
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For he, the Mighty One, is holy, and he has done great things for me.
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And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
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His mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe before him.
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His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
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And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.
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His mercy goes on from generation to generation, to all who fear him.
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He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
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He bared his arm and showed his strength, scattered the bluffing braggarts.
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He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
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He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
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His mighty arm does tremendous things! How he scatters the proud and haughty ones!
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He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
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He knocked tyrants off their high horses, pulled victims out of the mud.
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He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.
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He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.
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He has taken princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.
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He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
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The starving poor sat down to a banquet; the callous rich were left out in the cold.
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He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
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He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty.
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He has satisfied the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.
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He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
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He embraced his chosen child, Israel; he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high.
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He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful
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He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,
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And how he has helped his servant Israel! He has not forgotten his promise to be merciful.
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As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
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It's exactly what he promised, beginning with Abraham and right up to now.
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to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers."
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As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever."
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For he promised our ancestors--Abraham and his children--to be merciful to them forever."
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And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
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Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months and then went back to her own home.
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Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
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And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.
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Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.
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Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
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When Elizabeth was full-term in her pregnancy, she bore a son.
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When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.
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Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son.
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Now it was time for Elizabeth's baby to be born, and it was a boy.
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And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
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Her neighbors and relatives, seeing that God had overwhelmed her with mercy, celebrated with her.
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Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
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When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her.
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The word spread quickly to her neighbors and relatives that the Lord had been very kind to her, and everyone rejoiced with her.
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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.
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On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child and were calling him Zachariah after his father.
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On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,
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So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias.
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When the baby was eight days old, all the relatives and friends came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father.
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And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
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But his mother intervened: "No. He is to be called John."
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but his mother spoke up and said, "No! He is to be called John."
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His mother answered and said, "No; he shall be called John."
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But Elizabeth said, "No! His name is John!"
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And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
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"But," they said, "no one in your family is named that."
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They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who has that name."
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But they said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name."
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"What?" they exclaimed. "There is no one in all your family by that name."
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And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
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They used sign language to ask Zachariah what he wanted him named.
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Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
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So they made signs to his father--what he would have him called.
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So they asked the baby's father, communicating to him by making gestures.
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And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
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Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, "His name is to be John." That took everyone by surprise.
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He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, "His name is John."
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And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, "His name is John." So they all marveled.
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He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone's surprise he wrote, "His name is John!"
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And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
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Surprise followed surprise--Zachariah's mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God!
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak, praising God.
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.
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Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.
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And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
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A deep, reverential fear settled over the neighborhood, and in all that Judean hill country people talked about nothing else.
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The neighbors were all filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.
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Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea.
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Wonder fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills.
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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.
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Everyone who heard about it took it to heart, wondering, "What will become of this child? Clearly, God has his hand in this."
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Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, "What then is this child going to be?" For the Lord's hand was with him.
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And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, "What kind of child will this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with him.
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Everyone who heard about it reflected on these events and asked, "I wonder what this child will turn out to be? For the hand of the Lord is surely upon him in a special way."
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And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
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Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,
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His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
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Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
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Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:
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Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he came and set his people free.
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"Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people.
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"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,
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"Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited his people and redeemed them.
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And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
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He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives, and in the very house of David his servant,
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He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
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And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David,
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He has sent us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David,
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As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
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Just as he promised long ago through the preaching of his holy prophets:
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(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
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As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began,
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just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago.
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That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
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Deliverance from our enemies and every hateful hand;
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us--
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That we should be saved from our enemies And from the hand of all who hate us,
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Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us.
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To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
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Mercy to our fathers, as he remembers to do what he said he'd do,
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to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
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To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant,
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He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant with them,
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The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
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What he swore to our father Abraham--
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the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
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The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
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the covenant he gave to our ancestor Abraham.
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That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
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a clean rescue from the enemy camp, So we can worship him without a care in the world,
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to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear
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To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear,
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We have been rescued from our enemies, so we can serve God without fear,
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In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
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made holy before him as long as we live.
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in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
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In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
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in holiness and righteousness forever.
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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;
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And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest," will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways,
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And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
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"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
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"And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord.
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To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
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Present the offer of salvation to his people, the forgiveness of their sins.
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to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
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To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins,
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You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins.
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Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
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Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us,
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because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
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Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
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Because of God's tender mercy, the light from heaven is about to break upon us,
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To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace.
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to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."
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To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace."
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to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace."
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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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The child grew up, healthy and spirited. He lived out in the desert until the day he made his prophetic debut in Israel.
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And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel.
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So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
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John grew up and became strong in spirit. Then he lived out in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.
