Luke 1:3-5

Revised Standard Version

³ 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, ⁴ that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed.

The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

⁵ 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.