Luke 1:5-25 - ESV Bible - In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a...

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

5 ¹In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,^a²of ³the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

6 And they were both ⁴righteous before God, walking ⁵blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

7 But they had no child, because ⁶Elizabeth was barren, and ⁷both were advanced in years.

8 Now ⁸while he was serving as priest before God when ⁹his division was on duty,

9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot ¹⁰to enter ¹¹the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

10 And the whole multitude of the people ¹²were praying ¹³outside at the hour of incense.

11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of ¹⁴the altar of incense.

12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and ¹⁵fear fell upon him.

13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for ¹⁶your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ¹⁷you shall call his name John.

14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will ¹⁸rejoice at his birth,

15 for he will be ¹⁹great before the Lord. And ²⁰he must not drink wine or strong ²¹drink, and ²²he will be ²³filled with the Holy Spirit, ²⁴even from his mother's womb.

16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,

17 and ²⁵he will go before him ²⁶in the spirit and power of Elijah, ²⁷to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and ²⁸the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, ²⁹to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."

18 And Zechariah said to the angel, ³⁰"How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."

19 And the angel answered him, "I am ³¹Gabriel. ³²I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

20 And behold, ³³you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."

21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in ³⁴the temple.

22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in ³⁵the temple. And ³⁶he kept making signs to them and remained mute.

23 And ³⁷when his time of ³⁸service was ended, he went to his home.

24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,

25 "Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, ³⁹to take away my reproach among people."

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

Lucas 1:5 Houve nos dias do Rei Herodes, rei da Judéia, um sacerdote chamado Zacarias, da turma de Abias; e sua mulher era descendente de Arão, e chamava-se Isabel.

King James Version KJV

Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

New King James Version NKJV

Luke 1:5 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.

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

Lucas 1:5 No tempo de Herodes, rei da Judeia, havia um sacerdote chamado Zacarias, que pertencia ao grupo sacerdotal de Abias; Isabel, sua mulher, também era descendente de Arão.

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