Luke 1:15-21

New International Version

¹⁵ for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink,^(A) and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit^(B) even before he is born.^{(C) 16} He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he will go on before the Lord,^(D) in the spirit and power of Elijah,^(E) to turn the hearts of the parents to their children^(F) and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”^(G)

¹⁸ Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this?^(H) I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”^(I)

¹⁹ The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel.^(J) I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. ²⁰ And now you will be silent and not able to speak^(K) until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”

²¹ Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.