§Luke’s Prologue
1.1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among us,
1.2 just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,
1.3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent The-oph’ilus,
1.4 that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed.
1.5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechari’ah, of the division of Abi’jah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
1.6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
1.7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. 1.8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
1.9 according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
1.10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
1.11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.