¹⁹ And the angel answered and said to him, “I am ^(A)Gabriel, who ^(B)stands before God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. ²⁰ And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

²¹ And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and were wondering at his delay in the sanctuary.