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Luke 1 God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
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1 Puesto que muchos han tratado de poner en orden un relato de las cosas completamente ciertas entre nosotros,
1 Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
2 como nos las transmitieron los que desde el principio fueron testigos oculares y servidores de la Palabra,
2 even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
3 a mí también me pareció bien, después de investigar con diligencia todas las cosas desde el principio, escribírtelas en orden, excelentísimo Teófilo,
3 it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
4 para que conozcas exactamente la verdad con respecto a las cosas en las cuales fuiste instruido.
4 that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
5 Hubo en los días de Herodes, rey de Judea, un sacerdote llamado Zacarías, de la clase de Abías. Su esposa Elisabet era de la descendencia de Aarón.
5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 Ambos eran justos delante de Dios y vivían de manera irreprochable según todos los Mandamientos y Ordenanzas del Señor.
6 They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 No tenían hijos, porque Elisabet era estéril, y ambos de edad avanzada.
7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
8 Aconteció que al ministrar él como sacerdote delante de Dios,
8 Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division
9 en el turno de su clase de oficio sacerdotal, cuando entró en el Santuario del Señor, le cayó en suerte ofrecer una ofrenda de incienso.
9 according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 Todo el pueblo hablaba con Dios afuera a la hora del incienso.
10 The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
11 Entonces se le apareció en pie un ángel del Señor a [la] derecha del altar del incienso.
11 An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 Cuando Zacarías [lo] vio se perturbó y se llenó de temor.
12 Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
13 Pero el ángel le dijo: No temas, Zacarías, porque fue oída tu conversación con Dios. Tu esposa Elisabet te dará a luz un hijo y lo llamarás Juan.
13 But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
14 Será para ti gozo y alegría, y muchos se regocijarán por su nacimiento,
14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 porque será grande delante del Señor. No beberá vino ni licor, y será lleno del Espíritu Santo aun desde el vientre de su madre.
15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
16 Y muchos de los hijos de Israel volverán al Señor su Dios.
16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
17 Éste irá delante del Señor con [el ]espíritu y poder de Elías, para volver corazones de padres a hijos, y de desobedientes a [la ]prudencia de [los ]justos, a fin de preparar un pueblo dispuesto para [el] Señor.
17 He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”
18 Zacarías preguntó al ángel: ¿Cómo será esto? Porque yo y mi esposa somos ancianos.
18 Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
19 Y el ángel le respondió: Yo soy Gabriel, el que está en la presencia de Dios, y fui enviado para hablar contigo y anunciarte estas Buenas Noticias.
19 The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 Por cierto, quedarás mudo y no podrás hablar hasta el día cuando sucedan estas cosas, por cuanto no creíste mis palabras, las cuales se cumplirán a su debido tiempo.
20 Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things will happen, because you didn’t believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
21 El pueblo esperaba a Zacarías y extrañaba que demoraba en el Santuario.
21 The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
22 Cuando salió no podía hablarles. Comprendieron que había tenido una visión en el Santuario, porque les hablaba por señas y continuaba mudo.
22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
23 Aconteció que al cumplirse los días de su ministerio, fue a su casa.
23 When the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
24 Después de estos días, su esposa Elisabet concibió. Se recluyó cinco meses y decía:
24 After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
25 Así hizo conmigo [el] Señor en los días cuando me miró para quitarme una afrenta entre [los] hombres.
25 “Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.”
26 El sexto mes Dios envió al ángel Gabriel a Nazaret de Galilea,
26 Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 a una virgen comprometida con un hombre cuyo nombre era José, de la casa de David. El nombre de la virgen era María.
27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary.
28 Cuando entró adonde estaba ella, dijo: ¡Regocíjate, muy favorecida! ¡El Señor está contigo!
28 Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”
29 Ella se turbó mucho por esta palabra y se preguntaba de qué clase sería esta salutación.
29 But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.
30 Pero el ángel le dijo: ¡No temas, María, porque hallaste gracia ante Dios!
30 The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 Mira, concebirás y darás a luz un Hijo. Llamarás su Nombre Jesús.
31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’
32 Éste será grande y será llamado Hijo del Altísimo. [El] Señor Dios le dará el trono de David su antepasado.
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
33 Reinará sobre la casa de Jacob por los siglos y su reino no tendrá fin.
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
34 Entonces María preguntó al ángel: ¿Cómo será esto? Porque no me he unido a un hombre.
34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
35 El ángel le respondió: [El] Espíritu Santo vendrá sobre ti, y [el] poder del Altísimo te hará sombra, por lo cual también el Santo Ser que nacerá será llamado Hijo de Dios.
35 The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.
36 Y mira, tu parienta Elisabet también concibió un hijo en su vejez, y éste es [el] sexto mes para la estéril.
36 Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 Porque para Dios ninguna cosa es imposible.
37 For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
38 Entonces María contestó: Aquí está la esclava del Señor. Que se haga conmigo según tu palabra. Y el ángel se retiró.
38 Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.
39 En aquellos días, María fue de prisa a una ciudad en la región montañosa de Judá.
39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
40 Entró en la casa de Zacarías y saludó a Elisabet.
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41 Aconteció que cuando Elisabet oyó el saludo de María, la criatura saltó en su vientre, y Elisabet fue llena del Espíritu Santo.
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 Y exclamó a gran voz: ¡Bendita tú entre [las] mujeres, y bendito el fruto de tu vientre!
42 She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 ¿Por qué se me [concede] que venga a mí la madre de mi Señor?
43 Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Porque mira, cuando la voz de tu saludo llegó a mis oídos, la criatura saltó de regocijo en mi vientre.
44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
45 ¡Inmensamente feliz la que creyó que se cumplirán las cosas que se le dijeron de parte del Señor!
45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
46 Entonces María exclamó: Mi alma engrandece al Señor,
46 Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.
47 Y mi espíritu se regocija en Dios mi Salvador.
47 My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
48 Porque miró la humilde condición de su esclava, Pues ciertamente desde ahora Todas las generaciones me llamarán inmensamente feliz.
48 for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
49 Porque me concedió grandes cosas el Poderoso. ¡Santo es su Nombre!
49 For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
50 Su misericordia es de generación a generación Para los que le temen.
50 His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.
51 Hizo proeza con su brazo. Esparció a los soberbios en la intención de su corazón.
51 He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 Derribó de [sus] tronos a los poderosos, Y exaltó a los humildes.
52 He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.
53 A los que tienen hambre colmó de bienes, Y a los ricos envió vacíos.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.
54 Al recordar [su] misericordia Ayudó a Israel su esclavo,
54 He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
55 Como habló a nuestros antepasados, A Abraham y a su descendencia para siempre.
55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
56 María permaneció con ella como tres meses, y regresó a su casa.
56 Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.
57 Entonces se le cumplió a Elisabet el tiempo del parto y dio a luz un hijo.
57 Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.
58 Sus vecinos y parientes oyeron que [el] Señor engrandeció su misericordia, y se gozaban con ella.
58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 Sucedió que al octavo día fueron a circuncidar al niño, y lo llamaban Zacarías, con el nombre de su padre.
59 On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 Pero intervino su madre: ¡No, se llamará Juan!
60 His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”
61 Y le dijeron: Nadie hay de tu familia que tenga ese nombre.
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
62 Por señas le preguntaban a su padre cómo deseaba llamarlo.
62 They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
63 Entonces él pidió una tablilla y escribió: Juan es su nombre. Y todos se asombraron.
63 He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.
64 Al instante fue abierta su boca, y su lengua hablaba y bendecía a Dios.
64 His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 Hubo un temor en todos los que vivían alrededor de ellos, y en toda la región montañosa de Judea se comentaban todas estas cosas.
65 Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 Todos los que [las] oían [las] tenían en su corazón y decían: ¿Quién, pues, será este niño? Porque [la] mano del Señor ciertamente estaba con él.
66 All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.
67 Y su padre Zacarías fue lleno del Espíritu Santo y profetizó:
67 His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Bendito el Señor Dios de Israel, Quien visitó y redimió a su pueblo.
68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 Nos levantó un Cuerno de salvación En [la] casa de David su esclavo.
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
70 Como habló por boca de sus santos profetas, desde tiempo antiguo:
70 (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
71 Salvación de nuestros enemigos Y de [la] mano de todos los que nos aborrecen,
71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 Para tener misericordia con nuestros antepasados Y recordar su santo Pacto.
72 to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
73 El juramento que hizo a nuestro antepasado Abraham
73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 De librarnos de mano de [los] enemigos, Y concedernos que le sirvamos sin temor
74 to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
75 En santidad y justicia delante de Él Todos nuestros días.
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
76 ¡Y tú, niño, serás llamado profeta del Altísimo! Porque irás delante del Señor Para preparar sus caminos
76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 Y dar conocimiento de salvación Y perdón de pecados a su pueblo,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,
78 A causa de [la] entrañable misericordia de nuestro Dios Con la cual la Aurora nos visitará desde [lo] alto,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us,
79 A fin de dar luz a los que viven en oscuridad y sombra de muerte, Y guiar nuestros pies hacia [el] camino de paz.
79 to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 Y el niño crecía y se fortalecía en espíritu, y estuvo en los lugares despoblados hasta [el] día de su manifestación a Israel.
80 The child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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Elizabeth
A daughter of Aaron and wife of Zechariah, barren and well along in years, who conceived John; Luke 1:36 calls her a relative of Mary, and Mary stayed with her about three months.
Cited in the guide: Luke 1:5; Luke 1:36; Luke 1:41
Gabriel
The man-like heavenly figure who was told to make Daniel understand a vision and who came to him at the evening offering with insight. In Luke he announces the birth of John to…
Cited in the guide: Daniel 8:16; Daniel 9:21; Luke 1:19
John the Baptist
Son of Zechariah, who preached in the wilderness and baptized in the Jordan, pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God, rebuked Herod over Herodias and was imprisoned and beheaded.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 3:1; Matthew 14:3; Luke 1:13
Joseph
The carpenter of Nazareth, a just man who became Jesus' legal father.
Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:16-25; 2:13-23; Luke 1:27; 2:1-7
Mary
The virgin mother of Jesus, a young woman of Nazareth who trusted God's word.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 1; Luke 1-2
Theophilus
The person to whom Luke wrote his orderly account so that he would know the certainty of what he had been taught.
Cited in the guide: Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1
Zechariah
A priest of the division of Abijah in the days of Herod, struck silent when the angel Gabriel promised his aged wife Elizabeth a son, and who named the child John.
Cited in the guide: Luke 1:5; Luke 1:13; Luke 1:63
Cross references (73)
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- 1 Acts 1:1–3; 2 Peter 1:16–19; John 20:31; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 4:17
- 2 John 15:27; Acts 26:16; Hebrews 2:3; 2 Peter 1:16; 1 John 1:1–3
- 3 Acts 1:1; Acts 26:25; Ecclesiastes 12:9; Acts 11:4; Acts 15:19
- 4 John 20:31; Acts 18:25; 1 Corinthians 14:19; Galatians 6:6; Romans 2:18
- 5 1 Chronicles 24:10; Matthew 2:1; 1 Chronicles 24:19; Nehemiah 12:4; Nehemiah 12:17
- 6 Genesis 7:1; Genesis 17:1; Philippians 2:15; 1 Kings 9:4; Job 1:1
- 7 Hebrews 11:11; Genesis 18:11; Genesis 25:21; 1 Samuel 1:2; Genesis 17:17
- 8 2 Chronicles 8:14; 1 Chronicles 24:19; 2 Chronicles 31:2; Luke 1:5; Exodus 29:1
- 9 2 Chronicles 29:11; 1 Chronicles 23:13; Exodus 30:7–8; Numbers 16:40; 1 Samuel 2:28
- 10 Leviticus 16:17; Revelation 8:3; Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 9:24
- 11 Exodus 40:26–27; Acts 10:3–4; Judges 13:3; Revelation 9:13; Judges 13:9
- 12 Judges 6:22; Judges 13:22; Luke 2:9–10; Acts 10:4; Revelation 1:17
- 13 1 Samuel 2:21; Acts 10:31; Psalm 113:9; Genesis 25:21; Psalm 127:3–5
- 14 Luke 1:58; Proverbs 23:24; Proverbs 15:20; Genesis 21:6; Proverbs 23:15
- 15 Jeremiah 1:5; Numbers 6:2–4; Ephesians 5:18; Judges 13:4–6; Galatians 1:15
- 16 Matthew 21:32; Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 40:3–5; Matthew 3:1–6; Isaiah 49:6
- 17 Malachi 4:5–6; Matthew 11:14; Luke 1:76; John 1:21–30; Matthew 17:11–12
- 18 Genesis 17:17; Genesis 18:12; Isaiah 38:22; Luke 1:7; Luke 1:34
- 19 Luke 1:26; Matthew 18:10; Daniel 8:16; Daniel 9:21–23; Luke 2:10
- 20 Ezekiel 3:26; Ezekiel 24:27; Hebrews 6:18; 2 Timothy 2:13; Luke 1:22
- 21 Numbers 6:23–27
- 22 John 13:24; Acts 12:17; Luke 1:62; Acts 21:40; Acts 19:33
- 23 1 Chronicles 9:25; 2 Kings 11:5–7
- 25 Genesis 30:22–23; Isaiah 4:1; Isaiah 54:1–4; Genesis 21:1–2; Genesis 25:21
- 26 Matthew 2:23; Luke 1:19; John 7:41; John 1:45–46; Luke 2:4
- 27 Matthew 1:18; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:16; Matthew 1:20–21; Matthew 1:23
- 28 Judges 6:12; Daniel 10:19; Luke 1:30; Ephesians 1:6; Daniel 9:21–23
- 29 Acts 10:17; Luke 1:12; Acts 10:4; Mark 6:49–50; Luke 2:19
- 30 Luke 1:13; Romans 8:31; Luke 12:32; Isaiah 41:10; Matthew 14:27
- 31 Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:21; Matthew 1:25; Luke 2:21; Matthew 1:23
- 32 Isaiah 9:6–7; Isaiah 16:5; 2 Samuel 7:11–13; Psalm 132:11; Luke 1:35
- 33 Daniel 2:44; Hebrews 1:8; Daniel 7:13–14; Daniel 7:27; Psalm 89:35–37
- 35 Matthew 1:18; John 1:49; Matthew 1:20; John 1:34; Luke 1:31–32
- 37 Matthew 19:26; Jeremiah 32:27; Mark 10:27; Jeremiah 32:17; Luke 18:27
- 38 Romans 4:20–21; Psalm 119:38; Psalm 116:16; 2 Samuel 7:25–29
- 39 Luke 1:65; Joshua 15:48–59; Joshua 10:40; Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:9–11
- 41 Luke 1:67; Luke 1:44; Acts 4:8; Acts 2:4; Luke 1:15
- 42 Judges 5:24; Genesis 22:18; Luke 1:28; Luke 19:38; Luke 1:48
- 43 John 20:28; John 13:13; Luke 2:11; 1 Samuel 25:41; Luke 20:42–44
- 45 John 20:29; John 11:40; Luke 11:27–28; Luke 1:20; 2 Chronicles 20:20
- 46 1 Samuel 2:1–10; Psalm 34:2–3; Psalm 35:9; Isaiah 61:10; Psalm 103:1–2
- 47 Psalm 35:9; Habakkuk 3:18; 1 Timothy 2:3; Isaiah 45:21–22; Titus 2:10
- 48 Psalm 138:6; 1 Corinthians 1:26–28; Malachi 3:12; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalm 136:23
- 49 Ephesians 3:20; Psalm 126:2–3; Psalm 111:9; Psalm 99:3; Jeremiah 10:6
- 50 Psalm 103:17–18; Exodus 20:6; Genesis 17:7; Psalm 118:4; Exodus 34:6–7
- 51 Psalm 98:1; Isaiah 52:10; 1 Samuel 2:3–4; Isaiah 51:9; Romans 1:21
- 52 Ezekiel 17:24; James 4:10; Psalm 107:40–41; Luke 18:14; 1 Samuel 2:6–8
- 53 Psalm 107:8–9; Luke 6:21; Psalm 34:10; Luke 6:24; Matthew 5:6
- 54 Psalm 98:3; Micah 7:20; Isaiah 44:21; Isaiah 49:14–16; Jeremiah 31:20
- 55 Genesis 17:19; Psalm 105:6–10; Galatians 3:16–17; Psalm 132:11–17; Genesis 22:18
- 57 Luke 1:13; Genesis 21:2–3; Luke 2:6–7; Numbers 23:19
- 58 Romans 12:15; Ruth 4:14–17; 1 Corinthians 12:26; Luke 1:14; Luke 1:25
- 59 Genesis 17:12; Leviticus 12:3; Luke 2:21; Philippians 3:5; Acts 7:8
- 60 Luke 1:13; 2 Samuel 12:25; Matthew 1:25; Luke 1:63; Isaiah 8:3
- 62 Luke 1:22
- 63 Luke 1:60; Isaiah 30:8; Luke 1:13; Habakkuk 2:2; Jeremiah 17:1
- 64 Luke 1:20; Exodus 4:15–16; Ezekiel 33:22; Jeremiah 1:9; Daniel 4:34–37
- 65 Luke 1:39; Acts 5:5; Acts 5:11; Acts 2:43; Luke 7:16
- 66 Acts 11:21; Luke 2:19; Luke 2:51; Genesis 39:2; Luke 9:44
- 67 Joel 2:28; Luke 1:41; Luke 1:15; 2 Peter 1:21; Numbers 11:25
- 68 Psalm 106:48; Luke 7:16; Psalm 111:9; Psalm 41:13; Exodus 4:31
- 69 Psalm 18:2; Ezekiel 29:21; 2 Samuel 22:3; 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalm 89:17
- 70 Acts 3:21–24; Romans 1:2; 2 Peter 1:21; Acts 28:25; Genesis 49:10
- 71 Psalm 106:10; Jeremiah 23:6; Deuteronomy 33:29; Zephaniah 3:15–20; Jeremiah 32:37
- 72 Leviticus 26:42; Hebrews 6:13–18; Micah 7:20; Psalm 106:45; Genesis 28:14
- 73 Genesis 22:16–18; Deuteronomy 7:8; Psalm 105:9; Jeremiah 11:5; Deuteronomy 7:12
- 74 Zephaniah 3:15–17; 2 Timothy 1:7; Isaiah 54:13–14; Romans 8:15; Hebrews 9:14
- 75 Ephesians 4:24; Ephesians 2:10; Titus 2:11–14; 2 Timothy 1:9; Jeremiah 31:33–34
- 76 Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 40:3–5; Mark 1:2–3; John 1:23; Matthew 3:3
- 77 Acts 5:31; Acts 10:43; Acts 2:38; John 1:34; Ephesians 1:7
- 78 Malachi 4:2; 2 Peter 1:19; Revelation 22:16; Numbers 24:17; Ephesians 5:14
- 79 Isaiah 9:2; Matthew 4:16; Acts 26:18; Isaiah 42:7; Ephesians 5:8
- 80 Luke 2:40; Mark 1:3–4; Luke 2:52; 1 Samuel 3:19–20; Matthew 3:1
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… Jacob to Emmanuel, they showed, by these gifts which they offered, who it was that was worshipped; myrrh, because it was He who should die and be buried for the mortal human race; gold, because He was a King, "of whose kingdom is no end;" and frankincense, because He was God, who also "was made known in Judea," and was …
… know," meaning that some sign might be given by which he might know the manner of those things which he had believed, just as it is not for lack of faith the Virgin Mary says, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?" for she inquired as to the way in which that should take place which she …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Now Luke tells us also the cause wherefore he proceeds to write: "that thou mayest hold," saith he, "the certainty of the words wherein thou hast been instructed;" that is, that being continually reminded thou mayest hold to the certainty, and abide in certainty.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Gabriel too testifies plainly to Mary, saying, And the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
What greater destiny can befall man's humility than that he should be intermingled with God, and by this intermingling should be deified, and that we should be so visited by the Dayspring from on high, that even that Holy Thing that should be born should be called the Son of the Highest, and that there should be bestowed upon Him …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)