| 1. | epeidhper polloi epeceirhsan anataxasqai dihghsin peri twn peplhroforhmenwn en hmin pragmatwn |
| 2. | kaqwV paredosan hmin oi ap archV autoptai kai uphretai genomenoi tou logou |
| 3. | edoxen kamoi parhkolouqhkoti anwqen pasin akribwV kaqexhV soi grayai kratiste qeofile |
| 4. | ina epignwV peri wn kathchqhV logwn thn asfaleian |
| 5. | egeneto en taiV hmeraiV hrwdou tou basilewV thV ioudaiaV iereuV tiV onomati zacariaV ex efhmeriaV abia kai h gunh autou ek twn qugaterwn aarwn kai to onoma authV elisabet |
| 6. | hsan de dikaioi amfoteroi enwpion tou qeou poreuomenoi en pasaiV taiV entolaiV kai dikaiwmasin tou kuriou amemptoi |
| 7. | kai ouk hn autoiV teknon kaqoti h elisabet hn steira kai amfoteroi probebhkoteV en taiV hmeraiV autwn hsan |
| 8. | egeneto de en tw ierateuein auton en th taxei thV efhmeriaV autou enanti tou qeou |
| 9. | kata to eqoV thV ierateiaV elacen tou qumiasai eiselqwn eiV ton naon tou kuriou |
| 10. | kai pan to plhqoV tou laou hn proseucomenon exw th wra tou qumiamatoV |
| 11. | wfqh de autw aggeloV kuriou estwV ek dexiwn tou qusiasthriou tou qumiamatoV |
| 12. | kai etaracqh zacariaV idwn kai foboV epepesen ep auton |
| 13. | eipen de proV auton o aggeloV mh fobou zacaria dioti eishkousqh h dehsiV sou kai h gunh sou elisabet gennhsei uion soi kai kaleseiV to onoma autou iwannhn |
| 14. | kai estai cara soi kai agalliasiV kai polloi epi th gennhsei autou carhsontai |
| 15. | estai gar megaV enwpion tou kuriou kai oinon kai sikera ou mh pih kai pneumatoV agiou plhsqhsetai eti ek koiliaV mhtroV autou |
| 16. | kai pollouV twn uiwn israhl epistreyei epi kurion ton qeon autwn |
| 17. | kai autoV proeleusetai enwpion autou en pneumati kai dunamei hliou epistreyai kardiaV paterwn epi tekna kai apeiqeiV en fronhsei dikaiwn etoimasai kuriw laon kateskeuasmenon |
| 18. | kai eipen zacariaV proV ton aggelon kata ti gnwsomai touto egw gar eimi presbuthV kai h gunh mou probebhkuia en taiV hmeraiV authV |
| 19. | kai apokriqeiV o aggeloV eipen autw egw eimi gabrihl o paresthkwV enwpion tou qeou kai apestalhn lalhsai proV se kai euaggelisasqai soi tauta |
| 20. | kai idou esh siwpwn kai mh dunamenoV lalhsai acri hV hmeraV genhtai tauta anq wn ouk episteusaV toiV logoiV mou oitineV plhrwqhsontai eiV ton kairon autwn |
| 21. | kai hn o laoV prosdokwn ton zacarian kai eqaumazon en tw cronizein auton en tw naw |
| 22. | exelqwn de ouk hdunato lalhsai autoiV kai epegnwsan oti optasian ewraken en tw naw kai autoV hn dianeuwn autoiV kai diemenen kwfoV |
| 23. | kai egeneto wV eplhsqhsan ai hmerai thV leitourgiaV autou aphlqen eiV ton oikon autou |
| 24. | meta de tautaV taV hmeraV sunelaben elisabet h gunh autou kai periekruben eauthn mhnaV pente legousa |
| 25. | oti outwV moi pepoihken o kurioV en hmeraiV aiV epeiden afelein to oneidoV mou en anqrwpoiV |
| 26. | en de tw mhni tw ektw apestalh o aggeloV gabrihl upo tou qeou eiV polin thV galilaiaV h onoma nazaret |
| 27. | proV parqenon memnhsteumenhn andri w onoma iwshf ex oikou dabid kai to onoma thV parqenou mariam |
| 28. | kai eiselqwn o aggeloV proV authn eipen caire kecaritwmenh o kurioV meta sou euloghmenh su en gunaixin |
| 29. | h de idousa dietaracqh epi tw logw autou kai dielogizeto potapoV eih o aspasmoV outoV |
| 30. | kai eipen o aggeloV auth mh fobou mariam eureV gar carin para tw qew |
| 31. | kai idou sullhyh en gastri kai texh uion kai kaleseiV to onoma autou ihsoun |
| 32. | outoV estai megaV kai uioV uyistou klhqhsetai kai dwsei autw kurioV o qeoV ton qronon dabid tou patroV autou |
| 33. | kai basileusei epi ton oikon iakwb eiV touV aiwnaV kai thV basileiaV autou ouk estai teloV |
| 34. | eipen de mariam proV ton aggelon pwV estai touto epei andra ou ginwskw |
| 35. | kai apokriqeiV o aggeloV eipen auth pneuma agion epeleusetai epi se kai dunamiV uyistou episkiasei soi dio kai to gennwmenon agion klhqhsetai uioV qeou |
| 36. | kai idou elisabet h suggenhV sou kai auth suneilhfuia uion en ghra authV kai outoV mhn ektoV estin auth th kaloumenh steira |
| 37. | oti ouk adunathsei para tw qew pan rhma |
| 38. | eipen de mariam idou h doulh kuriou genoito moi kata to rhma sou kai aphlqen ap authV o aggeloV |
| 39. | anastasa de mariam en taiV hmeraiV tautaiV eporeuqh eiV thn oreinhn meta spoudhV eiV polin iouda |
| 40. | kai eishlqen eiV ton oikon zacariou kai hspasato thn elisabet |
| 41. | kai egeneto wV hkousen h elisabet ton aspasmon thV mariaV eskirthsen to brefoV en th koilia authV kai eplhsqh pneumatoV agiou h elisabet |
| 42. | kai anefwnhsen fwnh megalh kai eipen euloghmenh su en gunaixin kai euloghmenoV o karpoV thV koiliaV sou |
| 43. | kai poqen moi touto ina elqh h mhthr tou kuriou mou proV me |
| 44. | idou gar wV egeneto h fwnh tou aspasmou sou eiV ta wta mou eskirthsen en agalliasei to brefoV en th koilia mou |
| 45. | kai makaria h pisteusasa oti estai teleiwsiV toiV lelalhmenoiV auth para kuriou |
| 46. | kai eipen mariam megalunei h yuch mou ton kurion |
| 47. | kai hgalliasen to pneuma mou epi tw qew tw swthri mou |
| 48. | oti epebleyen epi thn tapeinwsin thV doulhV autou idou gar apo tou nun makariousin me pasai ai geneai |
| 49. | oti epoihsen moi megaleia o dunatoV kai agion to onoma autou |
| 50. | kai to eleoV autou eiV geneaV genewn toiV foboumenoiV auton |
| 51. | epoihsen kratoV en bracioni autou dieskorpisen uperhfanouV dianoia kardiaV autwn |
| 52. | kaqeilen dunastaV apo qronwn kai uywsen tapeinouV |
| 53. | peinwntaV eneplhsen agaqwn kai ploutountaV exapesteilen kenouV |
| 54. | antelabeto israhl paidoV autou mnhsqhnai eleouV |
| 55. | kaqwV elalhsen proV touV pateraV hmwn tw abraam kai tw spermati autou eiV ton aiwna |
| 56. | emeinen de mariam sun auth wsei mhnaV treiV kai upestreyen eiV ton oikon authV |
| 57. | th de elisabet eplhsqh o cronoV tou tekein authn kai egennhsen uion |
| 58. | kai hkousan oi perioikoi kai oi suggeneiV authV oti emegalunen kurioV to eleoV autou met authV kai sunecairon auth |
| 59. | kai egeneto en th ogdoh hmera hlqon peritemein to paidion kai ekaloun auto epi tw onomati tou patroV autou zacarian |
| 60. | kai apokriqeisa h mhthr autou eipen ouci alla klhqhsetai iwannhV |
| 61. | kai eipon proV authn oti oudeiV estin en th suggeneia sou oV kaleitai tw onomati toutw |
| 62. | eneneuon de tw patri autou to ti an qeloi kaleisqai auton |
| 63. | kai aithsaV pinakidion egrayen legwn iwannhV estin to onoma autou kai eqaumasan panteV |
| 64. | anewcqh de to stoma autou paracrhma kai h glwssa autou kai elalei eulogwn ton qeon |
| 65. | kai egeneto epi pantaV foboV touV perioikountaV autouV kai en olh th oreinh thV ioudaiaV dielaleito panta ta rhmata tauta |
| 66. | kai eqento panteV oi akousanteV en th kardia autwn legonteV ti ara to paidion touto estai kai ceir kuriou hn met autou |
| 67. | kai zacariaV o pathr autou eplhsqh pneumatoV agiou kai proefhteusen legwn |
| 68. | euloghtoV kurioV o qeoV tou israhl oti epeskeyato kai epoihsen lutrwsin tw law autou |
| 69. | kai hgeiren keraV swthriaV hmin en tw oikw dabid tou paidoV autou |
| 70. | kaqwV elalhsen dia stomatoV twn agiwn twn ap aiwnoV profhtwn autou |
| 71. | swthrian ex ecqrwn hmwn kai ek ceiroV pantwn twn misountwn hmaV |
| 72. | poihsai eleoV meta twn paterwn hmwn kai mnhsqhnai diaqhkhV agiaV autou |
| 73. | orkon on wmosen proV abraam ton patera hmwn tou dounai hmin |
| 74. | afobwV ek ceiroV twn ecqrwn hmwn rusqentaV latreuein autw |
| 75. | en osiothti kai dikaiosunh enwpion autou pasaV taV hmeraV thV zwhV hmwn |
| 76. | kai su paidion profhthV uyistou klhqhsh proporeush gar pro proswpou kuriou etoimasai odouV autou |
| 77. | tou dounai gnwsin swthriaV tw law autou en afesei amartiwn autwn |
| 78. | dia splagcna eleouV qeou hmwn en oiV epeskeyato hmaV anatolh ex uyouV |
| 79. | epifanai toiV en skotei kai skia qanatou kaqhmenoiV tou kateuqunai touV podaV hmwn eiV odon eirhnhV |
| 80. | to de paidion huxanen kai ekrataiouto pneumati kai hn en taiV erhmoiV ewV hmeraV anadeixewV autou proV ton israhl |
