Dedication to Theophilus (Acts 1:1–3)
2 TNT even as they declared them vnto vs which from the beginnynge sawe them their selves and were ministers at the doyng: BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 TNT I determined also assone as I had searched out diligently all thinges from the beginnynge that then I wolde wryte vnto the good Theophilus: BSB BSB: Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 TNT that thou myghtest knowe the certente of thoo thinges wher of thou arte informed. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth 6 TNT Booth were perfect before God and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde that no man coulde fynde fawte with them. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 TNT And they had no chylde because that Elizabeth was barre and booth were well stricken in age. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 TNT And it cam to passe as he executed the prestes office before god as his course came BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 TNT (accordinge to the custome of the prestes office) his lot was to bourne incence. And went into the temple of the Lorde BSB BSB: he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 TNT and the whoale multitude of the people were with out in prayer whill the incense was aburnynge. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 TNT And ther appered vnto him an angell of the lorde stondinge on the ryght syde of the altare of incense. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 TNT And when Zacharias sawe him he was abasshed and feare came on him. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 TNT And the angell sayde vnto him: feare not Zachary for thy prayer is hearde: And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare the a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iohn BSB BSB: But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
14 TNT and thou shalt have ioye and gladnes and many shall reioyce at his birth. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 TNT For he shalbe greate in the sight of the lorde and shall nether drinke wyne ner stronge drinke. And he shalbe filled with the holy goost even in his mothers wombe: BSB BSB: for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 TNT and many of the chyldren of Israel shall he tourne to their Lorde God. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 TNT And Zacharias sayde vnto the angell: Wher by shall I knowe this? seinge that I am olde and my wyfe well stricken in yeares. BSB BSB: “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
19 TNT And the angell answered and sayde vnto him: I am Gabriell that stonde in the presens of God and am sent to speake vnto the: and to shewe the these glad tydinges. BSB BSB: “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 TNT And beholde thou shalt be domme and not able to speake vntyll the tyme that these thinges be performed because thou belevedst not my wordes which shalbe fulfilled in their season. BSB BSB: And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
21 TNT And the people wayted for zacharias and mervelled that he taryed in the temple. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 TNT And when he cam oute he could not speake vnto them. Wherby they perceaved that he had sene some vision in the temple. And he beckened vnto them and remayned speachlesse. BSB BSB: When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 TNT And it fortuned assone as the tyme of his office was oute he departed home into his awne housse. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 TNT And after thoose dayes his wyfe Elizabeth conceaved and hyd her sylfe .v. monethes sayinge: BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 TNT This wyse hath God dealte with me in the dayes when he loked on me to take from me the rebuke that I suffred amonge men. BSB BSB: “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
Gabriel Foretells Jesus’ Birth 27 TNT to a virgin spoused to a man whose name was Ioseph of the housse of David and the virgins name was Mary. BSB BSB: to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 TNT And the angell went in vnto her and sayde: Hayle full of grace the Lorde is with the: blessed arte thou amonge wemen. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 TNT When she sawe him she was abasshed at his sayinge: and cast in her mynde what maner of salutacion that shuld be. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 TNT And the angell sayde vnto her: feare not Mary: for thou hast founde grace with god. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 TNT Loo: thou shalt conceave in thy wombe and shalt beare a sonne and shalt call his name Iesus. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 TNT He shalbe greate and shalbe called the sonne of the hyest. And the lorde God shall geve vnto him the seate of his father David BSB BSB: He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
33 TNT and he shall raygne over the housse of Iacob forever and of his kyngdome shalbe none ende. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 TNT And the angell answered and sayd vnto her: The holy goost shall come apon the and the power of the hyest shall over shaddowe the. Therfore also the holy thinge which shalbe borne shalbe called the sonne of god. BSB BSB: The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 TNT And beholde thy cosen Elizabeth she hath also conceaved a sonne in her age. And this is hyr sixte moneth though she be called barren: BSB BSB: Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
37 TNT for with god can nothinge be vnpossible. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 TNT And Mary arose in thoose dayes and went into the mountayns with hast into a cite of Iurie BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 TNT and entred into the housse of zachary and saluted Elizabeth. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 TNT And it fortuned as Elizabeth hearde the salutacion of Mary the babe spronge in her belly. And Elizabeth was filled with the holy goost BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 TNT and cryed with a loude voyce and sayde: Blessed arte thou amonge wemen and blessed is the frute of thy wombe. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 TNT And whence hapeneth this to me that the mother of my Lorde shuld come to me? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 TNT For loo assone as the voyce of thy salutacion sownded in myne eares the babe sprange in my belly for ioye. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 TNT And blessed arte thou that belevedst: for thoose thinges shalbe performed wich were tolde the from the lorde. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
Mary’s Song (1 Samuel 2:1–11)
47 TNT And my sprete reioyseth in god my savioure BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 TNT For he that is myghty hath done to me greate thinges and holye is his name. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 TNT And his mercy is on them that feare him thorow oute all generacions. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 TNT He sheweth strength with his arme he scattereth them that are proude in the ymaginacion of their hertes. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 TNT He putteth doune the myghty from their seates and exalteth them of lowe degre. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 TNT He filleth the hongry with good thinges: and sendeth awaye the ryche emptye. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 TNT He remembreth mercy: and helpeth his servaunt Israel. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 TNT Even as he promised to oure fathers Abraham and to his seede for ever. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 TNT And mary aboode with hyr aboute a .iii. monethes and retourned agayne to hyr awne housse. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
The Birth of John the Baptist 57 TNT Elizabethes tyme was come that she shuld be delyvered and she brought forth a sonne. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 TNT And her neghboures and her cosins hearde tell how the lorde had shewed great mercy vpon her and they reioysed with her. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 TNT And it fortuned the eyght daye: they cam to circumcise the chylde: and called his name zacharias after the name of his father. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 TNT How be it his mother answered and sayd: not so but he shalbe called Ihon. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 TNT And they sayd vnto hyr: Ther is none of thy kynne that is named with this name. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 TNT And they made signes to his father how he wolde have him called. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 TNT And he axed for wrytynge tables and wroote saying: his name is Iohn. And they marvelled all. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 TNT And his mouthe was opened immediatly and his tonge also and he spake lawdynge God. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 TNT And feare came on all the that dwelt nye vnto them. And all these sayinges were noysed abroade throughout all the hyll countre of Iurie BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 TNT and all they that herde the layde them vp in their hertes saying: What maner chylde shall this be? And the honde of the lorde was with him. BSB BSB: And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
Zechariah’s Song 67 TNT And his father zacharias was filled with the holy goost and prophisyed sayinge: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 TNT Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel for he hath visited and redemed his people. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 TNT And hath reysed vp an horne of salvacion vnto vs in the housse of his servaunt David. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 TNT Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophetes which were sens the worlde began BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 TNT That we shuld be saved from oure enemies and from the hondis of all that hate vs: BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 TNT To fulfill the mercy promised to oure fathers and to remember his holy covenaunt. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 TNT And to performe the oothe which he sware to oure father Abraham, for to geve vs. BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 TNT That we delyvered oute of the hondes of oure enemyes myght serve him with oute feare BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 TNT all the dayes of oure lyfe in suche holynes and ryghtewesnes that are accept before him. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 TNT And thou chylde shalt be called the Prophet of the hyest: for thou shalt goo before the face of the lorde to prepare his wayes: BSB BSB: And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
77 TNT And to geve knowlege of salvacion vnto his people for the remission of synnes: BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 TNT Through the tender mercy of oure God wherby the daye springe from an hye hath visited vs. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 TNT To geve light to the that sate in darcknes and in shadowe of deth and to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace. BSB BSB: to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 TNT And the chylde grew and wexed stronge in sprete and was in wyldernes tyll the daye cam when he shuld shewe him sylfe vnto the Israhelites. BSB BSB: And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.