Luke 1:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Birth Announcement of John the Baptist During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 24:10 : 10 the seventh to Hakkoz,the eighth to Abijah,
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 The Visit of the Wise Men After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem
  • 1 Chr 24:19 : 19 This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the LORD’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor Aaron, just as the LORD God of Israel had instructed him.
  • Neh 12:4 : 4 Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
  • Neh 12:17 : 17 of Abijah, Zicri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;

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  • Luke 1:6-9
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    6They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

    7But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

    8Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

    9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.

  • Luke 1:23-27
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    23When his time of service was over, he went to his home.

    24After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,

    25“This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”

    26Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

    27to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

  • Luke 1:11-15
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    11An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.

    12And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.

    13But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

    14Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

    15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

  • Luke 1:17-19
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    17And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

    18Zechariah said to the angel,“How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.”

    19The angel answered him,“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

  • Luke 1:56-61
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    56So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

    57The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.

    58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

    59On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.

    60But his mother replied,“No! He must be named John.”

    61They said to her,“But none of your relatives bears this name.”

  • Luke 1:39-42
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    39Mary and Elizabeth In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

    40and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.

    41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

  • Luke 1:36
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    36“And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age– although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying,“What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.

    67Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

  • Luke 3:1-2
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    1The Ministry of John the Baptist In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

    2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

  • Matt 1:13-16
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    13Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,

    14Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,

    15Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,

    16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

  • Luke 1:4
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    4so that you may know for certain the things you were taught.

  • 1 Sam 1:1
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    1¶ Hannah Gives Birth to Samuel There was a man from Ramathaim Zophim, from the hill country of Ephraim. His name was 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 holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

    76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

  • Matt 1:18
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    18The Birth of Jesus Christ Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:44-45
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    44For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

    45And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

  • Luke 1:31-32
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    31Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

  • Zech 1:1
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    1¶ Introduction In the eighth month of Darius’ second year, the LORD’s message came to the prophet Zechariah, son of Berechiah son of Iddo:

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

  • Luke 1:21
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    21Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

  • Luke 2:4-5
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    4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.

    5He went to be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, and who was expecting a child.