Luke 1:11-17

English Standard Version

¹¹ And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of ^(A)the altar of incense. ¹² And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and ^(B)fear fell upon him. ¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for ^(C)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^(D)you shall call his name John. ¹⁴ And you will have joy and gladness, and many will ^(E)rejoice at his birth, ¹⁵ for he will be ^(F)great before the Lord. And ^(G)he must not drink wine or strong ^(H)drink, and ^(I)he will be ^(J)filled with the Holy Spirit, ^(K)even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, ¹⁷ and ^(L)he will go before him ^(M)in the spirit and power of Elijah, ^(N)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and ^(O)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, ^(P)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”