11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of (A)the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, (B)he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (C)you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and (D)many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be (E)great in the sight of the Lord, and (F)shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, (G)even from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 (H)He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Read full chapter76 “And you, child, will be called the (A)prophet of the Highest;
For (B)you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
77 To give (C)knowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the [a]Dayspring from on high [b]has visited us;
79 (D)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To (E)guide our feet into the way of peace.”
80 So (F)the child grew and became strong in spirit, and (G)was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
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