Luke 1:3-11

³It seemed good to me also, having diligently attained to all things from the beginning, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

⁴That thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed.

⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

⁶And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.

⁷And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

⁸And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,

⁹According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰And all the multitude of the people was praying without, at the hour of incense.

¹¹And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the alter of incense.