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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 The-oph′ilus, that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed.

The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechari′ah,[b] 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

  1. Luke 1:3 Or accurately
  2. Luke 1:5 Greek Zacharias

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