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in order that you may fully-know the certainty of the things about which you were instructed.

The Birth of John And Jesus

In the days of Herod[a], king of Judea:

There Was a Priest Named Zechariah Whose Wife Elizabeth Was Barren

There was a certain priest— Zechariah by name, from the division of Abijah— and a wife for him from the daughters of Aaron. And her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous ones in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord as blameless[b] ones.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:5 See Mt 2:1.
  2. Luke 1:6 Or, faultless.

so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.(A)

The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

In the time of Herod king of Judea(B) there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;(C) his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(D)

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