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The … Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Sonof God1
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Wordwas with God, and the Word was God.1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.1:3 All things were made by him; and outside himwas not any thing made that was made.1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.1:5 And the light shines in darkness; and thedarkness comprehended it not.1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose namewas John.1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witnessof the Light, that all men through him mightbelieve.1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bearwitness of that Light.1:9 That was the true Light, which lights everyman that comes into the world.1:10 He was in the world, and the world was madeby him, and the world knew him not.1:11 He came unto his own, and his own receivedhim not.1:12 But as many as received him, to them gavehe power to become the sons of God, even tothem that believe on his name:1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the willof the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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The birth of John was in this wise:
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THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of thecourse of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
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And they were both righteous before God,walking in all the commandments andordinances of the Lord blameless.
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And they had no child, because Elisabethwas barren, and they both were now welladvanced in years.
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And it came to pass, that while he executedthe priest's office before God in the order of his course,
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According to the custom of the priest's office,his lot was to burn incense when he went intothe temple of the Lord.
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And the whole multitude of the people werepraying outside at the time of incense.
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And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altarof incense.
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And when Zacharias saw him, he wastroubled, and fear fell upon him.
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But the angel said unto him, Fear not,Zacharias: for your prayer is heard; and yourwife Elisabeth shall bear you a son, and youshall call his name John.
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And you shall have joy and gladness; andmany shall rejoice at his birth.
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For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink;and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, evenfrom his mother's womb.
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And many of the children of Israel shall heturn to the Lord their God.
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And he shall go before him in the spirit andpower of Elijah, to turn the hearts of thefathers to the children, and the disobedient tothe wisdom of the just; to make ready a peopleprepared for the Lord.
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And Zacharias said unto the angel, Howshall I know this? for I am an old man, and mywife well advanced in years.
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And the angel answering said unto him, I amGabriel, that stand in the presence of God; andam sent to speak unto you, and to show youthese glad tidings.
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And, behold, you shall be dumb, and notable to speak, until the day that these thingsshall be performed, because you believe notmy words, which shall be fulfilled in theirappropriate time.
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And the people waited for Zacharias, andwondered why he tarried so long in thetemple.
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And when he came out, he could not speakunto them: and they perceived that he hadseen a vision in the temple: for he beckonedunto them, and remained speechless.
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And it came to pass, that, as soon as thedays of his ministration were accomplished, hedeparted to his own house.
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And after those days his wife Elisabethconceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
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Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the daysin which he looked on me, to take away myreproach among men.
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And in the sixth month the angel Gabrielwas sent from God unto a city of Galilee,
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