Luke 1:10-20

10And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer 1outside at the hour of the incense offering. 11And 2an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. 12Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel, and 3fear 4gripped him. 13But the angel said to him, “5Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and 6you will 7give him the name John. 14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will 8drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit 9while yet in his mother’s womb. 16And he will 10turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God. 17It is he who will 11go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of 12Elijah, 13to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to 14make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

18Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For 15I am an old man and my wife is advanced in 16years.” 19The angel answered and said to him, “I am 17Gabriel, who 1819stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20And 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.”