Gideon Is Visited

¹¹ Then ^(A)the angel of the Lord came and sat under the ^[a]oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the ^(B)Abiezrite as his son ^(C)Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press in order to save it from the Midianites.

¹⁴ The Lord ^[a]looked at him and said, “^(A)Go in this your strength and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?”

⁶ Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “^(A)A man of God came to me and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name.

⁸ Then Manoah entreated the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let ^(A)the man of God whom You have sent come to us again that he may teach us what to do for the boy who is to be born.”

¹⁰ So the woman ran quickly and told her ^[a]husband, “Behold, ^(A)the man who ^[b]came the other day has appeared to me.” ¹¹ Then Manoah arose and followed his wife, and when he came to the man he said to him, “Are you ^(B)the man who spoke to the woman?” And he said, “I am.”

¹¹ And ^(A)an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. ¹² Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel, and ^(B)fear ^[a]gripped him. ¹³ But the angel said to him, “^(C)Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^(D)you will ^[b]give him the name John.