LUKE, The salutation of Mary by the angel Gabriel: this? for I am an old man, and unto her, and said, Hail, thou my wife well stricken in years. that art highly favoured, the 19 And the angel answering, Lord is with thee: blessed art said unto him, I am Gabriel, thou among women. that stand in the presence of 29 And when she saw him, God; and am sent to speak unto she was troubled at his saying, thee, and to shew thee these and cast in her mind what manglad tidings. ner of salutation this should be. 20 And behold, thou shalt be 30 And the angel said unto dumb, and not able to speak, her, Fear not, Mary: for thou until the day that these things hast found favour with God. shall be performed, because thou 31 And behold, thou shalt believest not my words, which conceive in thy womb, and shall be fulfilled in their season. bring forth a son, and shalt call 21 And the people waited for his name JESUS. Zacharias, and marvelled that 32 He shall be great, and he tarried so long in the temple. shall be called the Son of the 22 And when he came out, Highest; and the Lord God he could not speak unto them: shall give unto him the throne of and they perceived that he had his father David. seen a vision in the temple; for 33 And he shall reign over he beckoned unto them, and the house of Jacob for ever; remained speechless. and of his kingdom there shall 23 And it came to pass, that be no end. as soon as the days of his mini- 34 Then said Mary unto the stration were accomplished, he angel, How shall this be, seeing departed to his own house. I know not a man? 24 And after those days his 35 And the angel answered wife Elisabeth conceived, and and said unto her, The Holy hid herself five months, saying, Ghost shall come upon thee, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt and the power of the Highest with me in the days wherein he shall overshadow thee: therelooked on me, to take away my fore also that holy thing which reproach among men. shall be born of thee, shall be 26 And in the sixth month called the Son of God. the angel Gabriel was sent from 36 And behold, thy cousin God unto a city of Galilee, Elisabeth, she hath also con ceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren : named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. 38 And Mary said, Behold 萬 CHAP. I. Her song of thanksgiving. 39 And Mary arose in those 51 He hath shewed strength 40 And entered into the house 52 He hath put down the of Zacharias, and saluted Eli-mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. sabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that 53 He hath filled the hungry when Elisabeth heard the salu- with good things, and the rich tation of Mary, the babe leaped he hath sent empty away. in her womb: and Elisabeth 54 He hath holpen his servant was filled with the Holy Ghost. Israel, in remembrance of his 42 And she spake out with a mercy; loud voice and said, Blessed art 55 As he spake to our fathers, thou among women, and blessed to Abraham, and to his seed, is the fruit of thy womb. for ever. 43 And whence is this to me, 56 And Mary abode with her that the mother of my Lord about three months, and reshould come to me? turned to her own house. 44 For lo, as soon as the 57 Now Elisabeth's full time voice of thy salutation sounded came that she should be deliverin mine ears, the babe leaped ed; and she brought forth a son. in my womb for joy. 58 And her neighbours and 45 And blessed is she that her cousins heard how the Lord believed: for there shall be a had shewed great mercy upon performance of those things her; and they rejoiced with her. which were told her from the Lord. 59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to 46 And Mary said, My soul circumcise the child; and they doth magnify the Lord, called him Zacharias, after the 47 And my spirit hath re-name of his father. joiced in God my Saviour. 60 And his mother answered 48 For he hath regarded the and said, Not so; but he shall low estate of his handmaiden: be called John. for behold, from henceforth 61 And they said unto her, all generations shall call me There is none of thy kindred blessed. that is called by this name. 49 For he that is mighty hath 62 And they made signs to done to me great things; and his father, how he would have holy is his name. him called. 1 : The prophecy of Zacharias LUKE, at the birth of John. 63 And he asked for a writing-ness before him, all the days of table, and wrote, saying, His our life. name is John. And they mar- 76 And thou, child, shalt be velled all. called the Prophet of the High 64 And his mouth was open-est, for thou shalt go before the ed immediately, and his tongue face of the Lord to prepare his loosed, and he spake, and praised ways; God. 77 To give knowledge of sal 65 And fear came on all that vation unto his people, by the dwelt round about them: and remission of their sins, all these sayings were noised 78 Through the tender mercy abroad throughout all the hill- of our God; whereby the daycountry of Judea. spring from on high hath visited 66 And all they that heard us, them, laid them up in their hearts, 79 To give light to them that saying, What manner of child sit in darkness and in the shadow shall this be! And the hand of of death, to guide our feet into the Lord was with him. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David: 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; the way of peace. 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. CHAP. II. The Roman empire taxed. A ND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 72 To perform the mercy 4 And Joseph also went up promised to our fathers, and to from Galilee, out of the city of remember his holy covenant; Nazareth, into Judea, unto the 73 The oath which he sware city of David, which is called to our father Abraham, Bethlehem, (because he was of 74 That he would grant unto the house and lineage of David,) us, that we, being delivered out 5 To be taxed with Mary his of the hand of our enemies, espoused wife, being great with might serve him without fear, child. 75 In holiness and righteous- 6 And so it was, that while CHAP. II. circumcision of Christ. ays of they were there, the days were 16 And they came with haste, accomplished that she should and found Mary and Joseph, be delivered. It be High and the babe lying in a manger. 7 And she brought forth her 17 And when they had seen first-born son, and wrapped him it, they made known abroad the in swaddling-clothes, and laid saying which was told them him in a manger; because there concerning this child. was no room for them in the inn. 18 And all they that heard it, . 8 And there were in the same wondered at those things which country shepherds abiding in were told them by the shepthe field, keeping watch over herds. their flock by night. 19 But Mary kept all these 9 And lo, the angel of the things, and pondered them in her Lord came upon them, and the heart. glory of the Lord shone round 20 And the shepherds returnabout them; and they were sore ed, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had afraid. 10 And the angel said unto heard and seen, as it was told them, Fear not: for behold, I unto them. bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. accomplished for the circum21 And when eight days were 11 For unto you is born this cising of the child, his name day, in the city of David, a Sa- was called JESUS, which was viour, which is Christ the Lord. so named of the angel before he 12 And this shall be a sign was conceived in the womb. unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, purification according to the law 22 And when the days of her lying in a manger. of Moses were accomplished, 13 And suddenly there was they brought him to Jerusalem, with the angel a multitude of to present him to the Lord; the heavenly host praising God, 23 (As it is written in the law and saying, of the Lord, Every male that 14 Glory to God in the high-openeth the womb shall be callest, and on earth peace, good ed holy to the Lord;) will toward men. 24 And to offer a sacrifice 15 And it came to pass, as the according to that which is said angels were gone away from in the law of the Lord, A pair them into heaven, the shepherds of turtle-doves, or two young said one to another, Let us now pigeons. go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to man in Jerusalem, whose name 25 And behold, there was a pass, which the Lord hath made was Simeon; and the same man known unto us. was just and devout, waiting for 7 Christ at twelve years of age Simeon and Anna prophesy. LUKE, the consolation of Israel: and 37 And she was a widow of the Holy Ghost was upon him. about fourscore and four years, 26 And it was revealed unto which departed not from the him by the Holy Ghost, that he temple, but served God with should not see death, before he fastings and prayers night and had seen the Lord's Christ. day. 27 And he came by the Spirit 38 And she coming in that ininto the temple; and when the stant, gave thanks likewise unto parents brought in the child the Lord, and spake of him to Jesus, to do for him after the all them that looked for redemp custom of the law, tion in Jerusalem. 28 Then took he him up in 39 And when they had perhis arms, and blessed God, and formed all things according to said, the law of the Lord, they re 29 Lord, now lettest thou thy turned into Galilee, to their own servant depart in peace, ac- city Nazareth. cording to thy word: 40 And the child grew, and 30 For mine eyes have seen waxed strong in spirit, filled thy salvation, with wisdom; and the grace of 31 Which thou hast prepared God was upon him. before the face of all people; 41 Now his parents went to 32 A light to lighten the Gen- Jerusalem every year at the tiles, and the glory of thy people feast of the passover. Israel. 42 And when he was twelve 33 And Joseph and his mother years old, they went up to Jemarvelled at those things which rusalem after the custom of the were spoken of him. feast. 34 And Simeon blessed them, 43 And when they had fulfiland said unto Mary his mother, led the days, as they returned, Behold, this child is set for the the child Jesus tarried behind fall and rising again of many in in Jerusalem; and Joseph and Israel; and for a sign which his mother knew not of it. shall be spoken against; 44 But they, supposing him 35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce to have been in the company, through thy own soul also ;) that went a day's journey; and they the thoughts of many hearts may sought him among their kinsfolk be revealed. and acquaintance. 36 And there was one Anna, 45 And when they found him a prophetess, the daughter of not, they turned back again to Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: Jerusalem, seeking him. she was of a great age, and had 46 And it came to pass, that lived with a husband seven after three days they found him years from her virginity; in the temple, sitting in the midst |