Luke · Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Luke 1 Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
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1 Budući da mnogi počeše opisivati događaje koji se ispuniše među nama,
1 Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
2 kao što nam predaše koji isprva sami videše i sluge reči biše:
2 even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
3 Namislih i ja, ispitavši sve od početka, po redu pisati tebi, čestiti Teofile,
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 da poznaš temelj onih reči kojima si se naučio.
4 that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
5 U vreme Iroda cara judejskog beše neki sveštenik od reda Avijinog, po imenu Zarija, i žena njegova od plemena Aronovog, po imenu Jelisaveta.
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 A behu oboje pravedni pred Bogom, i življahu u svemu po zapovestima i uredbama Gospodnjim bez mane.
6 They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 I ne imahu dece; jer Jelisaveta beše nerotkinja, i behu oboje već stari.
7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
8 I dogodi se, kad on služaše po svom redu pred Bogom,
8 Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division
9 da po običaju sveštenstva dođe na njega da iziđe u crkvu Gospodnju da kadi.
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 I sve mnoštvo naroda beše napolju i moljaše se Bogu u vreme kađenja.
10 The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
11 A njemu se pokaza anđeo Gospodnji koji stajaše s desne strane oltara kadionog.
11 An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 I kad ga vide Zarija uplaši se i strah napade na nj.
12 Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
13 A anđeo reče mu: Ne boj se, Zarija; jer je uslišena tvoja molitva: i žena tvoja Jelisaveta rodiće ti sina, i nadeni mu ime Jovan.
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 I biće tebi radost i veselje, i mnogi će se obradovati njegovom rođenju.
14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 Jer će biti veliki pred Bogom, i neće piti vino ni siker; i napuniće se Duha Svetog još u utrobi matere svoje;
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 i mnoge će sinove Izrailjeve obratiti ka Gospodu Bogu njihovom;
16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
17 i on će napred doći pred Njim u duhu i sili Ilijinoj da obrati srca otaca k deci i nevernike k mudrosti pravednika, i da pripravi Gospodu narod gotov.
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 I reče Zarija anđelu: Po čemu ću ja to poznati? Jer sam star i žena je moja vremenita.
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 I odgovarajući anđeo reče mu: Ja sam Gavrilo što stojim pred Bogom, i poslan sam da govorim s tobom i da ti javim ovu radost.
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 I evo, onemećeš i nećeš moći govoriti do onog dana dok se to ne zbude; jer nisi verovao mojim rečima koje će se zbiti u svoje vreme.
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 I narod čekaše Zariju, i čuđahu se što se zabavi u crkvi.
21 The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
22 A izišavši ne mogaše da im govori; i razumeše da mu se nešto utvorilo u crkvi; i on namigivaše im; i osta nem.
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 I kad se navršiše dani njegove službe otide kući svojoj.
23 When the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
24 A posle ovih dana, zatrudne Jelisaveta žena njegova, i krijaše se pet meseci govoreći:
24 After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
25 Tako mi učini Gospod u dane ove u koje pogleda na me da me izbavi od ukora među ljudima.
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 A u šesti mesec posla Bog anđela Gavrila u grad galilejski po imenu Nazaret
26 Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 k devojci isprošenoj za muža, po imenu Josifa iz doma Davidovog; i devojci beše ime Marija.
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 I ušavši k njoj anđeo reče: Raduj se, blagodatna! Gospod je s tobom, blagoslovena si ti među ženama.
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 A ona, videvši ga, poplaši se od reči njegove i pomisli: Kakav bi ovo bio pozdrav?
29 But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.
30 I reče joj anđeo: Ne boj se, Marija! Jer si našla milost u Boga.
30 The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 I evo zatrudnećeš, i rodićeš Sina, i nadeni Mu ime Isus.
31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’
32 On će biti veliki, i nazvaće se Sin Najvišega, i daće Mu Gospod Bog presto Davida oca Njegovog;
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 i carovaće u domu Jakovljevom vavek, i carstvu Njegovom neće biti kraja.
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
34 A Marija reče anđelu: Kako će to biti kad ja ne znam za muža?
34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
35 I odgovarajući anđeo reče joj: Duh Sveti doći će na tebe, i sila Najvišeg oseniće te; zato i ono što će se roditi biće sveto, i nazvaće se Sin Božji.
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 I evo Jelisaveta, tvoja tetka, i ona zatrudne sinom u starosti svojoj, i ovo je šesti mesec njoj, koju zovu nerotkinjom.
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 Jer u Boga sve je moguće što kaže.
37 For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
38 A Marija reče: Evo sluškinje Gospodnje; neka mi bude po reči tvojoj. I anđeo otide od nje.
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 A Marija ustavši onih dana, otide brzo u gornju zemlju, u grad Judin.
39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
40 I uđe u kuću Zarijinu, i pozdravi se s Jelisavetom.
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41 I kad Jelisaveta ču čestitanje Marijino, zaigra dete u utrobi njenoj, i Jelisaveta se napuni Duha Svetog,
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 i povika zdravo i reče: Blagoslovena si ti među ženama, i blagosloven je plod utrobe tvoje.
42 She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 I otkud meni ovo da dođe mati Gospoda mog k meni?
43 Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Jer gle, kad dođe glas čestitanja tvog u uši moje, zaigra dete radosno u utrobi mojoj.
44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
45 I blago onoj koja verova, jer će se izvršiti šta joj kaza Gospod.
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 I reče Marija: Veliča duša moja Gospoda;
46 Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.
47 I obradova se duh moj Bogu Spasu mom,
47 My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
48 Što pogleda na poniženje sluškinje svoje; jer gle, odsad će me zvati blaženom svi naraštaji;
48 for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
49 Što mi učini veličinu silni, i sveto ime Njegovo;
49 For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
50 I milost je Njegova od kolena na koleno onima koji Ga se boje.
50 His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.
51 Pokaza silu rukom svojom; razasu ponosite u mislima srca njihovih.
51 He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 Zbaci silne s prestola, i podiže ponižene.
52 He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.
53 Gladne napuni blaga, i bogate otpusti prazne.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.
54 Primi Izrailja, slugu svog, da se opomene milosti.
54 He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
55 Kao što govori ocima našim, Avraamu i semenu njegovom doveka.
55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
56 Marija pak sedi s njom oko tri meseca, i vrati se kući svojoj.
56 Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.
57 A Jelisaveti dođe vreme da rodi, i rodi sina.
57 Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.
58 I čuše njeni susedi i rodbina da je Gospod pokazao veliku milost svoju na njoj, i radovahu se s njom.
58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 I u osmi dan dođoše da obrežu dete, i hteše da mu nadenu ime oca njegovog, Zarija.
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 I odgovarajući mati njegova reče: Ne, nego da bude Jovan.
60 His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”
61 I rekoše joj: Nikoga nema u rodbini tvojoj da mu je takvo ime.
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
62 I namigivahu ocu njegovom kako bi on hteo da mu nadenu ime.
62 They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
63 I zaiskavši daščicu, napisa govoreći: Jovan mu je ime. I začudiše se svi.
63 He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.
64 I odmah mu se otvoriše usta i jezik njegov i govoraše hvaleći Boga.
64 His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 I uđe strah u sve susede njihove; i po svoj gornjoj Judeji razglasi se sav ovaj događaj.
65 Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 I svi koji čuše metnuše u srce svoje govoreći: Šta će biti iz ovog deteta? I ruka Gospodnja beše sa njim.
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 I Zarija otac njegov napuni se Duha Svetog, i prorokova govoreći:
67 His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blagosloven Gospod Bog Jakovljev što pohodi i izbavi narod svoj,
68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 I podiže nam rog spasenja u domu Davida sluge svog,
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
70 Kao što govori ustima svetih proroka svojih od veka
70 (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
71 Da će nas izbaviti od naših neprijatelja i iz ruku svih koji mrze na nas;
71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 Učiniti milost ocima našim, i opomenuti se svetog zaveta svog,
72 to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
73 Kletve kojom se kleo Avraamu ocu našem da će nam dati
73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 Da se izbavimo iz ruku neprijatelja svojih, i da mu služimo bez straha,
74 to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
75 I u svetosti i u pravdi pred Njim dok smo god živi.
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
76 I ti, dete, nazvaćeš se prorok Najvišega; jer ćeš ići napred pred licem Gospodnjim da Mu pripraviš put;
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 Da daš razum spasenja narodu njegovom za oproštenje greha njihovih,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Po dubokoj milosti Boga našeg, po kojoj nas je pohodio istok s visine;
78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us,
79 Da obasjaš one koji sede u tami i u senu smrtnom; da uputiš noge naše na put mira.
79 to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 A dete rastijaše i jačaše duhom, i beše u pustinji dotle dok se ne pokaza Izrailju.
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
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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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Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… 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)