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Luke 1:3-5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Luke 1:3-5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely[a] for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theoph′ilus,[b] 4 that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed.
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 [c]In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechari′ah,[d] of the division of Abi′jah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
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- Luke 1:3 Or accurately
- 1.3 Theophilus is again referred to in Acts 1.1, but nothing is known of him.
- 1.5–2.52 The “Infancy Gospel,” as it is called, is written in a markedly Semitic style, which differs from that of the rest of the Gospel. It appears to be based on the reminiscences of Mary.
- Luke 1:5 Greek Zacharias
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