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13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for (A)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (B)you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will (C)rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be (D)great before the Lord. And (E)he must not drink wine or strong (F)drink, and (G)he will be (H)filled with the Holy Spirit, (I)even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and (J)he will go before him (K)in the spirit and power of Elijah, (L)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and (M)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, (N)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

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