The gospel according to Saint Luke [antikvár]

î . THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE. CHAPTER 1. 1 Thf prefac« of Lvk« to hit wkol« ooapeL 6 The conception of John th* Baptist, 26 and of Christ. 89 The prophecy of Slisaheth, and of Mary, concerning Christ 67 The naiivity and circumcision of John. 67 The prophecy of Zacharias, both ofChnst, 76 a/nd of John. fFORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them nnto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 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, 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. 51irpHEREwasin X the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, "a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his vrife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordi^ nances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that E-. lisabeth was barren,' and they both were well stricken in years. 8 And it came to pass, that while he executéd the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn Incense when he t c« i. b - K- J I t ¦' i