elizabeth

⁵There was, in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the section of Abijah, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. ⁶Now they were both just before God, progressing in all of the commandments and the justifications of the Lord without blame. ⁷And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both had become advanced in years. ⁸Then it happened that, when he was exercising the priesthood before God, in the order of his section, ⁹according to the custom of the priesthood, the lot fell so that he would offer incense, entering into the temple of the Lord. ¹⁰And the entire multitude of the people was praying outside, at the hour of incense.

³⁹And in those days, Mary, rising up, traveled quickly into the hill country, to a city of Judah. ⁴⁰And she entered into the house of Zechariah, and she greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹And it happened that, as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴²And she cried out with a loud voice and said: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. ⁴³And how does this concern me, so that the mother of my Lord would come to me? ⁴⁴For behold, as the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

⁴¹And it happened that, as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁴⁴For behold, as the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

¹³But the Angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear a son to you. And you shall call his name John.

⁴³And how does this concern me, so that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

²⁸And upon entering, the Angel said to her: “Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.”

⁵⁷Now the time for Elizabeth to give birth arrived, and she brought forth a son.

⁴²So the Lord said: “Who do you think is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his Lord has appointed over his family, in order to give them their measure of wheat in due time? ⁴³Blessed is that servant if, when his Lord will return, he will find him acting in this manner. ⁴⁴Truly I say to you, that he will appoint him over all that he possesses. ⁴⁵But if that servant will have said in his heart, ‘My Lord has made a delay in his return,’ and if he has begun to strike the men and women servants, and to eat and drink, and to be inebriated, ⁴⁶then the Lord of that servant will return on a day which he hoped not, and at an hour which he knew not. And he will separate him, and he will place his portion with that of the unfaithful.

⁶⁰And in response, his mother said: “Not so. Instead, he shall be called John.”

⁴And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: ⁵“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”

⁵There was, in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the section of Abijah, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

¹⁶For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life. ¹⁷For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.

⁴⁵And blessed are you who believed, for the things that were spoken to you by the Lord shall be accomplished.”

¹⁸Whoever believes in him is not judged. But whoever does not believe is already judged, because he does not believe in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. ¹⁹And this is the judgment: that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness more than light. For their works were evil.

¹⁶Whoever will have believed and been baptized will be saved. Yet truly, whoever will not have believed will be condemned.

²⁷My sheep hear my voice. And I know them, and they follow me.

¹⁶And now, why do you delay? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, by invoking his name.’

²⁵“For the Lord did this for me, at the time when he decided to take away my reproach among men.”