Luke 1:13-22

13ButG1161 theG3588 angelG32 saidG2036 toG4314 himG846, “Do notG3361 be afraidG5399, ZechariahG2197, becauseG1360 yourG4771 prayerG1162 has been heardG1522. YourG4771 wifeG1135 ElizabethG1665 will bearG1080 youG4771 a sonG5207, andG2532 you are to giveG2564 himG846 theG3588 nameG3686 JohnG2491. 14He will beG1510 a joyG5479 andG2532 delightG20 to youG4771, andG2532 manyG4183 will rejoiceG5463 atG1909 hisG846 birthG1078, 15forG1063 he will beG1510 greatG3173 in the sightG1799 of theG3588 LordG2962. He shall never takeG3756G3361G4095 wineG3631 or strong drinkG4608, andG2532 he will be filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 evenG2089 fromG1537 hisG846 mother’sG3384 wombG2836. 16ManyG4183 of theG3588 sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 he will turnG1994 back toG1909 the LordG2962 theirG846 GodG2316. 17AndG2532 heG846 will go onG4281 beforeG1799 the Lord inG1722 the spiritG4151 andG2532 powerG1411 of ElijahG2243, to turnG1994 the heartsG2588 of the fathersG3962 toG1909 their childrenG50431 andG2532 the disobedientG545 toG1722 the wisdomG5428 of the righteousG1342—to make readyG2090 a peopleG2992 preparedG2680 for the LordG2962.”

18“HowG2596G5101 can I be sure ofG1097 thisG3778?” ZechariahG2197 askedG2036G4314 theG3588 angelG32. “IG1473 amG1510 an old manG4246, andG2532 myG1473 wifeG1135 is well alongG4260 inG1722 yearsG2250.”

19“IG1473 amG1510 GabrielG1043,” repliedG611G2036G846 theG3588 angelG32. “I standG3936 in the presence ofG1799 GodG2316, andG2532 I have been sentG649 to speakG2980 toG4314 youG4771 andG2532 to bring you this good newsG2097G3778G4771. 20AndG2532 nowG2400 you will beG1510 silentG4623 andG2532 unableG3361G1410 to speakG2980 untilG891 theG3739 dayG2250 this comes to passG1096, becauseG473G3739 you did not believeG3756G4100 myG1473 wordsG3056, whichG3748 will be fulfilledG4137 atG1519 theirG846 proper timeG2540.”

21MeanwhileG2532, theG3588 peopleG2992 wereG1510 waiting forG4328 ZechariahG2197 andG2532 wonderingG2296 whyG1722 heG846 took so longG5549 inG1722 theG3588 templeG3485. 22WhenG1161 he came outG1831 and was unableG3756G1410 to speakG2980 to themG846, they realizedG1921 he had seenG3708 a visionG3701 inG1722 theG3588 templeG3485. HeG846 keptG1510 making signsG1269 to themG846 butG2532 remainedG1265 unable to speakG2974.