Luke 1:3-5

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³it 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] ⁴that 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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Footnotes

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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