Luke 1 Flashcards
Quote Luke 1:1.
Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
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Quote Luke 1:2.
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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Quote Luke 1:3.
With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
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Quote Luke 1:4.
so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
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Quote Luke 1:5.
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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Quote Luke 1:6.
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
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Quote Luke 1:7.
But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.
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Quote Luke 1:8.
Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
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Quote Luke 1:9.
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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Quote Luke 1:10.
And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.
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Quote Luke 1:11.
Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
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Quote Luke 1:12.
When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.
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Quote Luke 1:13.
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 call him John.
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Quote Luke 1:14.
He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
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Quote Luke 1:15.
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 before he is born.
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Quote Luke 1:16.
He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
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Quote Luke 1:17.
And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents 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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Quote Luke 1:18.
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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Quote Luke 1:19.
The angel said to him, “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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Quote Luke 1:20.
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 appointed time.”
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Quote Luke 1:21.
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
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Quote Luke 1:22.
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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Quote Luke 1:23.
When his time of service was completed, he returned home.
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Quote Luke 1:24.
After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
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Quote Luke 1:25.
“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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Quote Luke 1:26.
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
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Quote Luke 1:27.
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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Quote Luke 1:28.
The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
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Quote Luke 1:29.
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
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Quote Luke 1:30.
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
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Quote Luke 1:31.
You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
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Quote Luke 1:32.
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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