[영어 성경] Luke chapter 1

Lk. 1:1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things

that have been fulfilled [Or been surely believed] among us,

Lk. 1:2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the

first were eye-witnesses and servants of the word.

Lk. 1:3 Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated

everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to

write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Lk. 1:4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have

been taught.

Lk. 1:5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named

Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;

his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.

Lk. 1:6 Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all

the Lord’s commandments and regulations blamelessly.

Lk. 1:7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren; and

they were both well on in years.

Lk. 1:8 Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was

serving as priest before God,

Lk. 1:9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the

priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn

incense.

Lk. 1:10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the

assembled worshippers were praying outside.

Lk. 1:11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the

right side of the altar of incense.

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Lk. 1:12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped

with fear.

Lk. 1:13 But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your

prayer 32 has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a

son, and you are to give him the name John.

Lk. 1:14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice

because of his birth,

Lk. 1:15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to

take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with

the Holy Spirit even from birth. [Or from his mother’s womb]

Lk. 1:16 Many of the people of Israel will he bring back to the Lord

their God.

Lk. 1:17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of

Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and

the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous — to make

ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

Lk. 1:18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am

an old man and my wife is well on in years.”

Lk. 1:19 The angel answered, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of

God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this

good news.

Lk. 1:20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day

this happens, because you did not believe my words, which

will come true at their proper time.”

Lk. 1:21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and

wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.

Lk. 1:22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realised

he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs

to them but remained unable to speak.

Lk. 1:23 When his time of service was completed, he returned home.

Lk. 1:24 After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five

months remained in seclusion.

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Lk. 1:25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he

has shown his favour and taken away my disgrace among the

people.”

Lk. 1:26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a

town in Galilee,

Lk. 1:27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a

descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

Lk. 1:28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are

highly favoured! The Lord is with you.”

Lk. 1:29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what

kind of greeting this might be.

Lk. 1:30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have

found favour with God.

Lk. 1:31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to

give him the name Jesus.

Lk. 1:32 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,

Lk. 1:33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; his

kingdom will never end.”

Lk. 1:34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a

virgin?”

Lk. 1:35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you,

and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the

holy one to be born will be called [Or So the child to be born

will be called holy,] the Son of God.

Lk. 1:36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her

old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth

month.

Lk. 1:37 For nothing is impossible with God.”

Lk. 1:38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me

as you have said.” Then the angel left her.

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Lk. 1:39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill

country of Judea,

Lk. 1:40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth.

Lk. 1:41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her

womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Lk. 1:42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among

women, and blessed is the child you will bear!

Lk. 1:43 But why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord

should come to me?

Lk. 1:44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the

baby in my womb leaped for joy.

Lk. 1:45 Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said

to her will be accomplished!”

Lk. 1:46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord

Lk. 1:47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,

Lk. 1:48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.

From now on all generations will call me blessed,

Lk. 1:49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me — holy is

his name.

Lk. 1:50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to

generation.

Lk. 1:51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has

scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.

Lk. 1:52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted

up the humble.

Lk. 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the

rich away empty.

Lk. 1:54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful

Lk. 1:55 to Abraham and his descendants for ever, even as he said to

our fathers.”

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Lk. 1:56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then

returned home.

Lk. 1:57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave

birth to a son.

Lk. 1:58 Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown

her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

Lk. 1:59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they

were going to name him after his father Zechariah,

Lk. 1:60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called

John.”

Lk. 1:61 They said to her, “There is no-one among your relatives who

has that name.”

Lk. 1:62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would

like to name the child.

Lk. 1:63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment

he wrote, “His name is John.”

Lk. 1:64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was

loosed, and he began to speak, praising God.

Lk. 1:65 The neighbours were all filled with awe, and throughout the

hill country of Judea people were talking about all these

things.

Lk. 1:66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What

then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with

him.

Lk. 1:67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and

prophesied:

Lk. 1:68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has

come and has redeemed his people.

Lk. 1:69 He has raised up a horn [Horn here symbolises strength.] of

salvation for us in the house of his servant David

Lk. 1:70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),

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Lk. 1:71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate

us —

Lk. 1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy

covenant,

Lk. 1:73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

Lk. 1:74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us

to serve him without fear

Lk. 1:75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

Lk. 1:76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;

for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for

him,

Lk. 1:77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the

forgiveness of their sins,

Lk. 1:78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising

sun will come to us from heaven

Lk. 1:79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of

death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

Lk. 1:80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived

in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel