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12 Zechariah was troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him. 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 shall name him John.(A) 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,

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  1. 1:13 Do not be afraid: a stereotyped Old Testament phrase spoken to reassure the recipient of a heavenly vision (Gn 15:1; Jos 1:9; Dn 10:12, 19 and elsewhere in Lk 1:30; 2:10). You shall name him John: the name means “Yahweh has shown favor,” an indication of John’s role in salvation history.