Luke 1:5-17

5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

6And they were both just before 1God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

7And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

8And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before 2God in the order of his course,

9it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

10And all the multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

11And an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.

12And Zacharias was troubled, seeing [him], and fear fell upon him.

13But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

14And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

15For he shall be great before [the] Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with [the] Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

16And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord their 3God.

17And he shall go before him in [the] spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men], to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people.