Luke 1:13-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
13 But the angel said to him:
Do not be afraid,(A) Zechariah,
because your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will name him John.(B)
14 There will be joy and delight for you,
and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord
and will never drink wine or beer.(C)
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.(D)
16 He will turn many of the sons of Israel
to the Lord their God.
17 And he will go before Him
in the spirit and power of Elijah,
to turn the hearts of fathers
to their children,(E)
and the disobedient
to the understanding of the righteous,
to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.(F)
18 “How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”[a]
19 The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel,(G) who stands in the presence of God,(H) and I was sent to speak to you and tell you this good news. 20 Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
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- Luke 1:18 Lit in her days
Luke 1:13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
13 But the angel said to him:
Do not be afraid,(A) Zechariah,
because your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will name him John.(B)
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