And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

and Hezekiah begat Manasseh ;
and Manasseh begat 3Amon;

and Amon begat Josiah ;

and Josiah begat Jechoniah and

his brethren, at the time of the
'CARRYING AWAY TO BABYLON.
And after the 'carrying away to Babylon,

Jechoniah begat 'Shealtiel;

and 'Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;

and Zerubbabel begat Abiud;

1 Gr. Aram.

2 Gr. Asaph.

4 Or, removal to Babylon

3 Gr. Amos.

5 Gr. Salathiel.

and Abiud begat Eliakim;
and Eliakim begat Azor;
and Azor begat Sadoc;
and Sadoc begat Achim ;
and Achim begat Eliud;
and Eliud begat Eleazar;
and Eleazar begat Matthan;

and Matthan begat Jacob;

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and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of 16
whom was born JESUS, who is called CHRIST.
So all the generations from Abraham unto David 17
are fourteen generations; and from David unto the
'carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations;
and from the 'carrying away to Babylon unto the
Christ fourteen generations.

II.

S. LUKE'S PREFACE*.

S. Luke i. 1—4.

FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been 'ful

*

1 Or, removal to Babylon

2 Or, fully established

Suggested alternative rendering of S. Luke's Preface.

Forasmuch as many have attempted to arrange afresh a narrative of those things which were accomplished in our midst, even as they handed it over to us, which were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, it seemed good to me also, having followed the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus; that thou mightest know the truthfulness of the Gospels wherein thou wast instructed.

2 filled among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers 3 of the word, it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write 4 unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus; that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the 'things wherein thou wast instructed.

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III.

ANNUNCIATION OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN
THE BAPTIST.

Time. 15 months before the Birth of Christ.

S. Luke i. 5-25.

THERE was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name 6 was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the 7 Lord blameless. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's 9 office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

1 Gr. words.

2 Or, which thou wast taught by word of mouth 4 Or, sanctuary

3 Gr. advanced in their days.

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord 11 standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And 12 Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said unto him,

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Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; 14 and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great 15 in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor 'strong drink; and he shall be filled with the 'Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many of the children 16 of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God. And 17 he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah,

to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him. And Zacharias said unto the angel,

Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife 'well stricken in years.

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And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, 19 that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings. And be- 20 hold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their

season.

1 Gr. sikera. 2 Or, Holy Spirit: and so throughout this book. 3 Some ancient authorities read come nigh before his face.

4 Gr. advanced in her days.

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And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled 'while he tarried in the temple.

And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.

And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.

And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

25 Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among

men.

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IV.

ANNUNCIATION OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.

S. Luke i. 26—38.

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from 27 God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David;

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and the virgin's name was Mary.

And he came in unto her, and said,

Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with.

thee1.

1 Or, at his tarrying

3 Or, endued with grace

2 Or, sanctuary

4 Many ancient authorities add blessed art thou among women. See ver. 42.