Lucas 1

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1 Muitos já se dedicaram a elaborar um relato dos fatos que se cumpriram[1] entre nós,2 conforme nos foram transmitidos por aqueles que desde o início foram testemunhas oculares e servos da palavra.3 Eu mesmo investiguei tudo cuidadosamente, desde o começo, e decidi escrever-te um relato ordenado, ó excelentíssimo Teófilo,4 para que tenhas a certeza das coisas que te foram ensinadas.5 No tempo de Herodes, rei da Judeia, havia um sacerdote chamado Zacarias, que pertencia ao grupo sacerdotal de Abias; Isabel, sua mulher, também era descendente de Arão.6 Ambos eram justos aos olhos de Deus, obedecendo de modo irrepreensível a todos os mandamentos e preceitos do Senhor.7 Mas eles não tinham filhos, porque Isabel era estéril; e ambos eram de idade avançada.8 Certa vez, estando de serviço o seu grupo, Zacarias estava servindo como sacerdote diante de Deus.9 Ele foi escolhido por sorteio, de acordo com o costume do sacerdócio, para entrar no santuário do Senhor e oferecer incenso.10 Chegando a hora de oferecer incenso, o povo todo estava orando do lado de fora.11 Então um anjo do Senhor apareceu a Zacarias, à direita do altar do incenso.12 Quando Zacarias o viu, perturbou-se e foi dominado pelo medo.13 Mas o anjo lhe disse: “Não tenha medo, Zacarias; sua oração foi ouvida. Isabel, sua mulher, dará a você um filho, e você lhe dará o nome de João.14 Ele será motivo de prazer e de alegria para você, e muitos se alegrarão por causa do nascimento dele,15 pois será grande aos olhos do Senhor. Ele nunca tomará vinho nem bebida fermentada, e será cheio do Espírito Santo desde antes do seu nascimento[2].16 Fará retornar muitos dentre o povo de Israel ao Senhor, o seu Deus.17 E irá adiante do Senhor, no espírito e no poder de Elias, para fazer voltar o coração dos pais a seus filhos e os desobedientes à sabedoria dos justos, para deixar um povo preparado para o Senhor”.18 Zacarias perguntou ao anjo: “Como posso ter certeza disso? Sou velho, e minha mulher é de idade avançada”.19 O anjo respondeu: “Sou Gabriel, o que está sempre na presença de Deus. Fui enviado para transmitir a você estas boas-novas.20 Agora você ficará mudo. Não poderá falar até o dia em que isso acontecer, porque não acreditou em minhas palavras, que se cumprirão no tempo oportuno”.21 Enquanto isso, o povo esperava por Zacarias, estranhando sua demora no santuário.22 Quando saiu, não conseguia falar nada; o povo percebeu então que ele tivera uma visão no santuário. Zacarias fazia sinais para eles, mas permanecia mudo.23 Quando se completou seu período de serviço, ele voltou para casa.24 Depois disso, Isabel, sua mulher, engravidou e durante cinco meses não saiu de casa.25 E ela dizia: “Isto é obra do Senhor! Agora ele olhou para mim favoravelmente, para desfazer a minha humilhação perante o povo”.26 No sexto mês Deus enviou o anjo Gabriel a Nazaré, cidade da Galileia,27 a uma virgem prometida em casamento a certo homem chamado José, descendente de Davi. O nome da virgem era Maria.28 O anjo, aproximando-se dela, disse: “Alegre-se, agraciada! O Senhor está com você!”29 Maria ficou perturbada com essas palavras, pensando no que poderia significar esta saudação.30 Mas o anjo lhe disse: “Não tenha medo, Maria; você foi agraciada por Deus!31 Você ficará grávida e dará à luz um filho, e lhe porá o nome de Jesus.32 Ele será grande e será chamado Filho do Altíssimo. O Senhor Deus lhe dará o trono de seu pai Davi,33 e ele reinará para sempre sobre o povo de Jacó; seu Reino jamais terá fim”.34 Perguntou Maria ao anjo: “Como acontecerá isso se sou virgem?”35 O anjo respondeu: “O Espírito Santo virá sobre você, e o poder do Altíssimo a cobrirá com a sua sombra. Assim, aquele que há de nascer será chamado Santo, Filho de Deus.[3]36 Também Isabel, sua parenta, terá um filho na velhice; aquela que diziam ser estéril já está em seu sexto mês de gestação.37 Pois nada é impossível para Deus”.38 Respondeu Maria: “Sou serva do Senhor; que aconteça comigo conforme a tua palavra”. Então o anjo a deixou.39 Naqueles dias, Maria preparou-se e foi depressa para uma cidade da região montanhosa da Judeia,40 onde entrou na casa de Zacarias e saudou Isabel.41 Quando Isabel ouviu a saudação de Maria, o bebê agitou-se em seu ventre, e Isabel ficou cheia do Espírito Santo.42 Em alta voz exclamou: “Bendita é você entre as mulheres, e bendito é o filho que você dará à luz!43 Mas por que sou tão agraciada, ao ponto de me visitar a mãe do meu Senhor?44 Logo que a sua saudação chegou aos meus ouvidos, o bebê que está em meu ventre agitou-se de alegria.45 Feliz é aquela que creu que se cumprirá aquilo que o Senhor lhe disse!”46 Então disse Maria: “Minha alma engrandece ao Senhor,47 e o meu espírito se alegra em Deus, meu Salvador,48 pois atentou para a humildade da sua serva. De agora em diante, todas as gerações me chamarão bem-aventurada,49 pois o Poderoso fez grandes coisas em meu favor; santo é o seu nome.50 A sua misericórdia estende-se aos que o temem, de geração em geração.51 Ele realizou poderosos feitos com seu braço; dispersou os que são soberbos no mais íntimo do coração.52 Derrubou governantes dos seus tronos, mas exaltou os humildes.53 Encheu de coisas boas os famintos, mas despediu de mãos vazias os ricos.54 Ajudou a seu servo Israel, lembrando-se da sua misericórdia55 para com Abraão e seus descendentes para sempre, como dissera aos nossos antepassados”.56 Maria ficou com Isabel cerca de três meses e depois voltou para casa.57 Ao se completar o tempo de Isabel dar à luz, ela teve um filho.58 Seus vizinhos e parentes ouviram falar da grande misericórdia que o Senhor lhe havia demonstrado e se alegraram com ela.59 No oitavo dia foram circuncidar o menino e queriam dar-lhe o nome do pai, Zacarias;60 mas sua mãe tomou a palavra e disse: “Não! Ele será chamado João”.61 Disseram-lhe: “Você não tem nenhum parente com esse nome”.62 Então fizeram sinais ao pai do menino, para saber como queria que a criança se chamasse.63 Ele pediu uma tabuinha e, para admiração de todos, escreveu: “O nome dele é João”.64 Imediatamente sua boca se abriu, sua língua se soltou e ele começou a falar, louvando a Deus.65 Todos os vizinhos ficaram cheios de temor, e por toda a região montanhosa da Judeia se falava sobre essas coisas.66 Todos os que ouviam falar disso se perguntavam: “O que vai ser este menino?” Pois a mão do Senhor estava com ele.67 Seu pai, Zacarias, foi cheio do Espírito Santo e profetizou:68 “Louvado seja o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, porque visitou e redimiu o seu povo.69 Ele promoveu poderosa salvação[4] para nós, na linhagem do seu servo Davi,70 (como falara pelos seus santos profetas, na antiguidade),71 salvando-nos dos nossos inimigos e da mão de todos os que nos odeiam,72 para mostrar sua misericórdia aos nossos antepassados e lembrar sua santa aliança,73 o juramento que fez ao nosso pai Abraão:74 resgatar-nos da mão dos nossos inimigos para o servirmos sem medo,75 em santidade e justiça, diante dele todos os nossos dias.76 “E você, menino, será chamado profeta do Altíssimo, pois irá adiante do Senhor, para lhe preparar o caminho,77 para dar ao seu povo o conhecimento da salvação, mediante o perdão dos seus pecados,78 por causa das ternas misericórdias de nosso Deus, pelas quais do alto nos visitará o sol nascente,79 para brilhar sobre aqueles que estão vivendo nas trevas e na sombra da morte, e guiar nossos pés no caminho da paz”.80 E o menino crescia e se fortalecia em espírito; e viveu no deserto, até aparecer publicamente a Israel.

Lucas 1

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de Crossway
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, (At 3:18; 2 Tm 4:5; 2 Tm 4:17)2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, (Mc 1:1; Mc 4:14; Jo 15:27; Jo 16:4; At 4:20; At 11:15; At 26:16; 1 Co 4:1; 1 Co 11:2; 1 Co 11:23; Hb 2:3; 1 Pe 5:1; 2 Pe 1:16; 1 Jo 1:1; 1 Jo 1:3)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 Theophilus, (At 1:1; At 11:4; At 23:26; At 24:3; At 26:25)4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught. (At 2:36; At 18:25; Rm 2:18; 1 Co 14:19; Gl 6:6; 2 Pe 1:16; 2 Pe 1:19)5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,[1] of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. (1 Cr 24:10; Mt 2:1; Lc 1:8)6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. (Lc 2:25; At 23:1; At 24:16; Fp 2:15; Fp 3:6; 1 Ts 2:10; 1 Ts 3:13; 1 Ts 5:23)7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. (Gn 18:11; Jz 13:2; 1 Sm 1:2; Lc 1:36; Hb 11:11)8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, (1 Cr 24:19; 2 Cr 8:14; 2 Cr 31:2; Lc 1:5; Lc 1:23)9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. (Ex 30:7; 1 Sm 2:28; 1 Cr 23:13; 2 Cr 29:11; Lc 1:21; Hb 9:2; Ap 11:2; Ap 11:19)10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. (Lv 16:17; Sl 141:2; Ap 5:8; Ap 8:3)11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. (Ex 30:1; Ex 40:26)12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. (At 19:17)13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. (Lc 1:60; Lc 1:63; At 10:4; At 10:31)14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, (Lc 1:58)15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. (Nm 6:3; Jz 13:4; Jz 13:7; Jz 13:14; Is 49:1; Is 49:5; Jr 1:5; Mt 11:11; Mt 11:18; Lc 1:41; Lc 1:67; Lc 7:28; Lc 7:33; At 2:4; At 2:15; At 2:17; Gl 1:15; Ef 5:18)16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” (Ml 3:1; Ml 4:6; Mt 11:10; Mt 11:14; Mc 1:2; Lc 1:76; Lc 7:27; Jo 3:28; Rm 10:21)18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” (Gn 15:8; Gn 17:17)19 And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. (1 Rs 17:1; Jó 1:6; Is 63:9; Dn 8:16; Dn 9:21; Mt 18:10; Lc 1:26; Ap 8:2)20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” (Ez 3:26; Ez 24:27)21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. (Lc 1:9)22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. (Lc 1:21; Lc 1:62)23 And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. (2 Rs 11:5; 1 Cr 9:25; 2 Cr 23:8; Lc 1:8; Hb 10:11)24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” (Gn 30:23; 1 Sm 1:6; Sl 113:9; Is 4:1)26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, (Mt 2:23; Lc 1:19)27 to a virgin betrothed[2] to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. (Mt 1:16; Mt 1:18; Mt 1:20; Lc 2:4)28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”[3] (Jz 6:12; Sl 45:2; Dn 9:23)29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. (Lc 1:12)30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. (At 7:46)31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. (Is 7:14; Mt 1:21; Mt 1:25; Lc 2:21)32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, (2 Sm 7:11; 2 Sm 7:16; Sl 89:4; Sl 132:11; Is 9:6; Is 16:5; Mt 1:1; Mc 5:7; Lc 1:69; Lc 1:76; Lc 6:35; At 2:30; At 7:48; Ap 3:7)33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” (Dn 2:44; Dn 7:14; Dn 7:18; Dn 7:27; Jo 12:34; Hb 1:8; Ap 11:15)34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”[4]35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[5] will be called holy—the Son of God. (Mt 1:18; Mt 1:20; Mt 14:33; Lc 1:32; Jo 6:69)36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. (Lc 1:7)37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” (Gn 18:14; Mt 19:26)38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[6] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. (Jz 6:21; At 12:10)39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, (Js 20:7; Js 21:11; Lc 1:65)40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, (Lc 1:15; Lc 1:67)42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! (Dt 28:4; Jz 5:24; Sl 127:3)43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Lc 2:11; Lc 20:42; Jo 20:28)44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be[7] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” (Lc 1:20; Jo 20:29)46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, (1 Sm 2:1; Sl 34:2; Sl 69:30; At 10:46; At 19:17; 1 Ts 5:23)47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, (Sl 35:9; Sl 106:21; Is 61:10; Hc 3:18; Lc 1:46; At 16:34; 1 Tm 1:1; 1 Tm 2:3; 2 Tm 1:9; Tt 1:3; Tt 2:10; Tt 3:4; Jd 1:25)48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; (1 Sm 1:11; Sl 72:17; Sl 138:6; Ml 3:12; Lc 9:38; Lc 11:27)49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. (Sl 71:19; Sl 89:8; Sl 99:3; Sl 111:9; Sl 126:2; Is 57:15; Sf 3:17)50 And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. (Dt 5:10; Dt 7:9; Sl 89:1; Sl 103:17)51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; (Sl 89:10; Sl 98:1; Sl 118:16; Is 51:9; Dn 4:37; Tg 4:6)52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; (Jó 5:11; Sl 75:7; Sl 107:40; Sl 113:7; Sl 147:6; Ez 21:26; Lc 1:51; Tg 4:10)53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. (Jó 22:9; Sl 34:10; Sl 107:9; Lc 6:21; Lc 6:24)54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, (Sl 98:3; Is 41:8; Is 44:21; Is 49:3; Mq 7:20; Lc 1:72; Hb 2:16)55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.” (Gn 17:19; Sl 132:11; Lc 1:54; Gl 3:16)56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. (Gn 19:19)59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, (Gn 17:12; Lv 12:3; Lc 2:21; Fp 3:5)60 but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” (Lc 1:13)61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.”62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. (Lc 1:22)63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. (Is 8:1; Is 30:8; Lc 1:60)64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. (Mc 7:35; Lc 1:20; Lc 2:28; Lc 24:53)65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, (Lc 1:39; Lc 7:16)66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. (Lc 2:19; Lc 2:51; At 11:21; At 13:11)67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, (Jl 2:28; Lc 1:15; Lc 1:41)68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people (Ex 4:31; 1 Rs 1:48; 1 Cr 29:10; Ed 7:27; Sl 41:13; Sl 72:18; Sl 106:48; Sl 111:9; Sl 130:7; Is 29:23; Is 43:1; Is 59:20; Mt 15:31; Lc 1:78; Lc 2:38; Lc 7:16; Lc 24:21; At 13:17; At 15:14; Hb 2:6)69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, (1 Sm 2:1; 1 Sm 2:10; 2 Sm 22:3; Sl 18:2; Sl 132:17; Ez 29:21; Lc 1:32)70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, (Jr 23:5; At 3:21; Rm 1:2)71 that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; (Sl 106:10)72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, (Lv 26:42; Sl 105:8; Mq 7:20; Lc 1:54; Rm 9:4)73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us (Gn 22:16; Gn 26:3; Hb 6:13)74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, (Sf 3:15)75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. (Jr 32:39; Mt 28:20; Ef 4:24; 1 Ts 2:10; Tt 2:12)76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, (Ml 3:1; Mt 3:3; Mt 11:9; Mt 14:5; Mc 1:2; Lc 1:17; Lc 1:32; Lc 3:4; Lc 7:26; Lc 7:27; Lc 20:6)77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, (Mt 26:28; Mc 1:4)78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us[8] from on high (Ml 4:2; Lc 1:68; Lc 24:49; Ef 5:14; Cl 3:12; 2 Pe 1:19)79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Sl 107:10; Is 9:2; Is 42:7; Mt 4:16; Lc 2:14; Jo 8:12; At 26:18; Rm 3:17)80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel. (Mt 3:1; Mt 11:7; Lc 2:40)