Luke 1:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

In the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabet.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 24:10 : 10 The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah,
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 When Iesvs then was borne at Bethleem in Iudea, in the dayes of Herod the King, beholde, there came Wisemen from the East to Hierusalem,
  • 1 Chr 24:19 : 19 These were their orders according to their offices, when they entred into the house of the Lorde according to their custome vnder the hande of Aaron their father, as the Lorde God of Israel had commaunded him.
  • Neh 12:4 : 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abiiah,
  • Neh 12:17 : 17 Vnder Abiiah, Zichri, vnder Miniamin, and vnder Moadiah, Piltai,

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  • Luke 1:6-9
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    6Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.

    7And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age.

    8And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order,

    9According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord.

  • Luke 1:23-27
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    23And it came to passe, when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he departed to his owne house.

    24And after those daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying,

    25Thus hath the Lorde dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke among men.

    26And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,

    27To a virgin affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, & the virgins name was Marie.

  • Luke 1:11-15
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    11Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lorde standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

    12And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare fell vpon him.

    13But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.

    14And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.

    15For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.

  • Luke 1:17-19
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    17For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

    18Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? For I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age.

    19And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, & to shew thee these good tidings.

  • Luke 1:56-61
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    56And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.

    57Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne.

    58And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lorde had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.

    59And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias after the name of his father.

    60But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.

    61And they saide vnto her, There is none of thy kindred, that is named with this name.

  • Luke 1:39-42
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    39And Marie arose in those daies, & went into ye hil countrey with hast to a citie of Iuda,

    40And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabet.

    41And it came to passe, as Elisabet heard the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her bellie, and Elisabet was filled with the holy Ghost.

    42And she cried with a loud voice, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, because the fruit of thy wombe is blessed.

  • Luke 1:36
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    36And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

  • Luke 3:1-2
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    1Nowe in the fifteenth yeere of the reigne of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being gouernour of Iudea, and Herod being Tetrarch of Galile, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of Iturea, and of the countrey of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene,

    2( When Annas and Caiaphas were the hie Priestes) the worde of God came vnto Iohn, the sonne of Zacharias in the wildernes.

  • Matt 1:13-16
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    13And Zorobabel begate Abiud; Abiud begate Eliacim; Eliacim begate Azor.

    14And Azor begate Sadoc; Sadoc begate Achim; Achim begate Eliud.

    15And Eliud begate Eleazar; Eleazar begate Matthan; Matthan begate Iacob.

    16And Iacob begat Ioseph ye husbad of Mary, of whom was borne Iesvs, that is called Christ.

  • Luke 1:4
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    4That thou mightest acknowledge the certaintie of those things, whereof thou hast bene instructed.

  • 1 Sam 1:1
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    1There was a man of one of the two Ramathaim Zophim, of mount Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Elihu, the sonne of Tohu, the sonne of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

  • Luke 1:75-76
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    75All the daies of our life, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him.

    76And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,

  • Matt 1:18
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    18Nowe the birth of Iesvs Christ was thus, When as his mother Mary was betrothed to Ioseph, before they came together, shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost.

  • Luke 1:44-45
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    44For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye,

    45And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord.

  • Luke 1:31-32
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    31For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.

    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lorde God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

  • Zech 1:1
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    1In the eight moneth of the second yeere of Darius, came the worde of the Lorde vnto Zechariah the sonne of Berechiah, the sonne of Iddo, the Prophet, saying,

  • Luke 3:29
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    29The sonne of Iose, the sonne of Eliezer, the sonne of Iorim, the sonne of Matthat, the son of Leui,

  • Luke 1:21
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    21Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple.

  • Luke 2:4-5
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    4And Ioseph also went vp from Galile out of a citie called Nazareth, into Iudea, vnto the citie of Dauid, which is called Beth-leem (because he was of the house and linage of Dauid,)

    5To bee taxed with Marie that was giuen him to wife, which was with childe.