Luke 1:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 24:10 : 10 The seventh Hakkoz, the eighth Abijah,
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
  • 1 Chr 24:19 : 19 So they were put into their different groups, to take their places in the house of the Lord, in agreement with the rules made by Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.
  • Neh 12:4 : 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
  • Neh 12:17 : 17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

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  • Luke 1:6-9
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    6They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

    7And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

    8Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

    9And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes.

  • Luke 1:23-27
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    23And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house.

    24After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

    25The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

    26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

    27To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

  • Luke 1:11-15
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    11And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.

    12And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.

    13But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

    14And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

  • Luke 1:17-19
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    17And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

    18And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

    19And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

  • Luke 1:56-61
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    56And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.

    57Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

    58And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

    59And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

    60But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.

    61And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.

  • Luke 1:39-42
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    39Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah;

    40And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.

    41And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,

    42And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

  • Luke 1:36
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    36Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

  • Luke 3:1-2
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    1Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,

    2When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.

  • Matt 1:13-16
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    13And Zerubbabel had Abiud; and Abiud had Eliakim; and Eliakim had Azor;

    14And Azor had Zadok; and Zadok had Achim; and Achim had Eliud;

    15And Eliud had Eleazar; and Eleazar had Matthan; and Matthan had Jacob;

    16And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.

  • Luke 1:4
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    4So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

  • 1 Sam 1:1
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    1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

  • Luke 1:75-76
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    75In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

    76And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Matt 1:18
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    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:44-45
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    44For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

    45Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

  • Luke 1:31-32
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    31And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

    32He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

  • Zech 1:1
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    1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 3:29
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    29The son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

  • Luke 1:21
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    21And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

  • Luke 2:4-5
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    4And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

    5To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.