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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.
The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying,
and cast in her mind what manner of
salutation this should be.
Mary was greatly troubled at his words
and wondered what kind of
greeting this might be.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy
womb,
and bring forth a son,
and shalt call his name JESUS.
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
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:
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,
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
and He will reign over the house of Jacob
forever. His kingdom will never end!”
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.
The angel replied, “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.
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.
Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
And Mary said, Behold the
handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.
And the angel departed from her.
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
And Mary arose in those days,
and went into the hill country with
haste, into a city of Juda;
In those days Mary got ready
and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
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:
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s
greeting, the
baby leaped in her
womb,
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
And she spake out with a loud voice,
and said, Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb.
In a loud voice she
exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your
womb!
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
And my spirit hath
rejoiced in God my Saviour.
and my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior!
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
He hath put down the mighty from their seats,
and exalted them of low degree.
He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has
exalted the humble.
He hath filled the
hungry with good things;
and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He has filled the
hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham
and his descendants
forever.”
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
And her neighbours
and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her;
and they
rejoiced with her.
Her neighbors
and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy,
and they
rejoiced with her.
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.
On the eighth day, when they came to
circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father
Zechariah.
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
And he asked for a writing table,
and wrote, saying, His name is John.
And they
marvelled all.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Immediately
Zechariah’s mouth was opened
and his tongue was released,
and he began to speak, praising God.
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
All their neighbors were filled with
awe,
and people throughout the hill country of
Judea were talking about these events.
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.
And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
That we should be saved from our enemies,
and from the hand of all that
hate us;
salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who
hate us,
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
In
holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
in
holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
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;
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
to
shine on those who live in darkness
and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
And the child grew,
and waxed strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts till the day of his
shewing unto Israel.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
(
And this taxing was first made when
Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
And everyone went to his own town to register.
And Joseph also went up from
Galilee, out of the city of
Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; (because he was of the house
and lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his
espoused wife, being great with child.
He went there to register with Mary, who was
pledged to him in marriage
and was expecting a child.
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And there were
shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them:
and they were
sore afraid.
Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them,
and the glory of the Lord
shone around them,
and they were
terrified.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem,
and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
When the angels had left them
and gone into heaven, the
shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to
Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
And they came with
haste,
and found Mary,
and Joseph,
and the
babe lying in a
manger.
So they
hurried off
and found Mary
and Joseph
and the
Baby, who was lying in the
manger.
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the
shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things,
and pondered them in her heart.
And the
shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard
and seen, as it was told unto them.
The
shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all they had heard
and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the
womb.
When the eight days until His
circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
And when the days of her
purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
And when the time of
purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was
Simeon;
and the same man was just
and devout, waiting for the
consolation of Israel:
and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named
Simeon, who was righteous
and devout. He was waiting for the
consolation of Israel,
and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Simeon took Him in his arms
and blessed God, saying:
A light to
lighten the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people Israel.
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
And Joseph
and his mother
marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
The Child’s father
and mother were
amazed at what was spoken about Him.
And Simeon blessed them,
and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall
and rising again of many in Israel;
and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Then
Simeon blessed them
and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise
and fall of many in Israel,
and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
(
Yea, a sword shall
pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—
and a sword will
pierce your soul as well.”
And there was one
Anna, a
prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age,
and had lived with an husband seven years from her
virginity;
There was also a
prophetess named
Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
And she was a widow of about
fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings
and prayers night
and day.
and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
And she coming in that instant gave
thanks likewise unto the Lord,
and spake of him to all them that looked for
redemption in Jerusalem.
Coming forward at that moment, she gave
thanks to God
and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the
redemption of Jerusalem.
And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into
Galilee, to their own city
Nazareth.
When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to
Galilee, to their own town of
Nazareth.
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.
And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus
tarried behind in Jerusalem;
and Joseph
and his mother knew not of it.
When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey;
and they sought him among their
kinsfolk and acquaintance.
Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.
And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
When they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers,
listening to them
and asking them questions.
And all that heard him were
astonished at his understanding
and answers.
And all who heard Him were
astounded at His understanding
and His answers.
And when they saw him, they were
amazed:
and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father
and I have sought thee sorrowing.
When His parents saw Him, they were
astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father
and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me?
wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
And he went down with them,
and came to
Nazareth,
and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
And Jesus increased in wisdom
and stature,
and in favour with God
and man.
And Jesus grew in wisdom
and stature,
and in favor with God
and man.
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of
Zacharias in the wilderness.
during the high priesthood of
Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of
Zechariah in the wilderness.
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins;
He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of
repentance for the
forgiveness of sins,
Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain
and hill shall be brought low;
and the
crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
Every valley shall be filled in,
and every mountain
and hill made low. The
crooked ways shall be made straight,
and the rough ways smooth.
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of
repentance,
and begin not to say within
yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with
repentance.
And do not begin to say to
yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
And now also the
axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
The
axe lies ready at the root of the trees,
and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down
and thrown into the fire.”
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
John replied, “
Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none,
and whoever has food should do the same.”
Then came also publicans to be
baptized,
and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Even tax collectors came to be
baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying,
And what shall we do?
And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither
accuse any falsely;
and be content with your wages.
Then some soldiers asked him, “
And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false
accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”