Luke · Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Luke 1 Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
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- eBible.org's edition in the ekavian pronunciation (e.g. свет, грех); Karadžić and Daničić wrote in ijekavian (свијет, гријех).
- 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).
1 Будући да многи почеше описивати догађаје који се испунише међу нама,
1 Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,
2 као што нам предаше који испрва сами видеше и слуге речи бише:
2 even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
3 Намислих и ја, испитавши све од почетка, по реду писати теби, честити Теофиле,
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 да познаш темељ оних речи којима си се научио.
4 that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
5 У време Ирода цара јудејског беше неки свештеник од реда Авијиног, по имену Зарија, и жена његова од племена Ароновог, по имену Јелисавета.
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 А беху обоје праведни пред Богом, и живљаху у свему по заповестима и уредбама Господњим без мане.
6 They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 И не имаху деце; јер Јелисавета беше нероткиња, и беху обоје већ стари.
7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
8 И догоди се, кад он служаше по свом реду пред Богом,
8 Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division
9 да по обичају свештенства дође на њега да изиђе у цркву Господњу да кади.
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 И све мноштво народа беше напољу и мољаше се Богу у време кађења.
10 The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
11 А њему се показа анђео Господњи који стајаше с десне стране олтара кадионог.
11 An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 И кад га виде Зарија уплаши се и страх нападе на њ.
12 Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
13 А анђео рече му: Не бој се, Зарија; јер је услишена твоја молитва: и жена твоја Јелисавета родиће ти сина, и надени му име Јован.
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 И биће теби радост и весеље, и многи ће се обрадовати његовом рођењу.
14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 Јер ће бити велики пред Богом, и неће пити вино ни сикер; и напуниће се Духа Светог још у утроби матере своје;
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 и многе ће синове Израиљеве обратити ка Господу Богу њиховом;
16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
17 и он ће напред доћи пред Њим у духу и сили Илијиној да обрати срца отаца к деци и невернике к мудрости праведника, и да приправи Господу народ готов.
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 И рече Зарија анђелу: По чему ћу ја то познати? Јер сам стар и жена је моја временита.
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 И одговарајући анђео рече му: Ја сам Гаврило што стојим пред Богом, и послан сам да говорим с тобом и да ти јавим ову радост.
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 И ево, онемећеш и нећеш моћи говорити до оног дана док се то не збуде; јер ниси веровао мојим речима које ће се збити у своје време.
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 И народ чекаше Зарију, и чуђаху се што се забави у цркви.
21 The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.
22 А изишавши не могаше да им говори; и разумеше да му се нешто утворило у цркви; и он намигиваше им; и оста нем.
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 И кад се навршише дани његове службе отиде кући својој.
23 When the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
24 А после ових дана, затрудне Јелисавета жена његова, и кријаше се пет месеци говорећи:
24 After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
25 Тако ми учини Господ у дане ове у које погледа на ме да ме избави од укора међу људима.
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 А у шести месец посла Бог анђела Гаврила у град галилејски по имену Назарет
26 Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 к девојци испрошеној за мужа, по имену Јосифа из дома Давидовог; и девојци беше име Марија.
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 И ушавши к њој анђео рече: Радуј се, благодатна! Господ је с тобом, благословена си ти међу женама.
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 А она, видевши га, поплаши се од речи његове и помисли: Какав би ово био поздрав?
29 But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.
30 И рече јој анђео: Не бој се, Марија! Јер си нашла милост у Бога.
30 The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 И ево затруднећеш, и родићеш Сина, и надени Му име Исус.
31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’
32 Он ће бити велики, и назваће се Син Највишега, и даће Му Господ Бог престо Давида оца Његовог;
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 и цароваће у дому Јаковљевом вавек, и царству Његовом неће бити краја.
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
34 А Марија рече анђелу: Како ће то бити кад ја не знам за мужа?
34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
35 И одговарајући анђео рече јој: Дух Свети доћи ће на тебе, и сила Највишег осениће те; зато и оно што ће се родити биће свето, и назваће се Син Божји.
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 И ево Јелисавета, твоја тетка, и она затрудне сином у старости својој, и ово је шести месец њој, коју зову нероткињом.
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 Јер у Бога све је могуће што каже.
37 For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”
38 А Марија рече: Ево слушкиње Господње; нека ми буде по речи твојој. И анђео отиде од ње.
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 А Марија уставши оних дана, отиде брзо у горњу земљу, у град Јудин.
39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
40 И уђе у кућу Заријину, и поздрави се с Јелисаветом.
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
41 И кад Јелисавета чу честитање Маријино, заигра дете у утроби њеној, и Јелисавета се напуни Духа Светог,
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 и повика здраво и рече: Благословена си ти међу женама, и благословен је плод утробе твоје.
42 She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 И откуд мени ово да дође мати Господа мог к мени?
43 Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Јер гле, кад дође глас честитања твог у уши моје, заигра дете радосно у утроби мојој.
44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!
45 И благо оној која верова, јер ће се извршити шта јој каза Господ.
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 И рече Марија: Велича душа моја Господа;
46 Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.
47 И обрадова се дух мој Богу Спасу мом,
47 My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
48 Што погледа на понижење слушкиње своје; јер гле, одсад ће ме звати блаженом сви нараштаји;
48 for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.
49 Што ми учини величину силни, и свето име Његово;
49 For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.
50 И милост је Његова од колена на колено онима који Га се боје.
50 His mercy is for generations and generations on those who fear him.
51 Показа силу руком својом; разасу поносите у мислима срца њихових.
51 He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 Збаци силне с престола, и подиже понижене.
52 He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.
53 Гладне напуни блага, и богате отпусти празне.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.
54 Прими Израиља, слугу свог, да се опомене милости.
54 He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
55 Као што говори оцима нашим, Аврааму и семену његовом довека.
55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
56 Марија пак седи с њом око три месеца, и врати се кући својој.
56 Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.
57 А Јелисавети дође време да роди, и роди сина.
57 Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.
58 И чуше њени суседи и родбина да је Господ показао велику милост своју на њој, и радоваху се с њом.
58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.
59 И у осми дан дођоше да обрежу дете, и хтеше да му надену име оца његовог, Зарија.
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 И одговарајући мати његова рече: Не, него да буде Јован.
60 His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”
61 И рекоше јој: Никога нема у родбини твојој да му је такво име.
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
62 И намигиваху оцу његовом како би он хтео да му надену име.
62 They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
63 И заискавши дашчицу, написа говорећи: Јован му је име. И зачудише се сви.
63 He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.
64 И одмах му се отворише уста и језик његов и говораше хвалећи Бога.
64 His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 И уђе страх у све суседе њихове; и по свој горњој Јудеји разгласи се сав овај догађај.
65 Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66 И сви који чуше метнуше у срце своје говорећи: Шта ће бити из овог детета? И рука Господња беше са њим.
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 И Зарија отац његов напуни се Духа Светог, и пророкова говорећи:
67 His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Благословен Господ Бог Јаковљев што походи и избави народ свој,
68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 И подиже нам рог спасења у дому Давида слуге свог,
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
70 Као што говори устима светих пророка својих од века
70 (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
71 Да ће нас избавити од наших непријатеља и из руку свих који мрзе на нас;
71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 Учинити милост оцима нашим, и опоменути се светог завета свог,
72 to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
73 Клетве којом се клео Аврааму оцу нашем да ће нам дати
73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
74 Да се избавимо из руку непријатеља својих, и да му служимо без страха,
74 to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
75 И у светости и у правди пред Њим док смо год живи.
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
76 И ти, дете, назваћеш се пророк Највишега; јер ћеш ићи напред пред лицем Господњим да Му приправиш пут;
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 Да даш разум спасења народу његовом за опроштење греха њихових,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,
78 По дубокој милости Бога нашег, по којој нас је походио исток с висине;
78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us,
79 Да обасјаш оне који седе у тами и у сену смртном; да упутиш ноге наше на пут мира.
79 to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 А дете растијаше и јачаше духом, и беше у пустињи дотле док се не показа Израиљу.
80 The child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
People & places in this chapter
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People
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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What the Fathers said
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)