Luke 1:13

Luke 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
• New International Version (NIV)But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

Context of Luke 1:13

11Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. 12Zechariah was troubled when he saw the angel, and fear gripped him. But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John. 14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice over his birth. 15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.

Luke 1:13 word by word

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος· μὴ φοβοῦ Ζαχαρία· διότι εἰσηκούσθη ἡ δέησίς σου, καὶ ἡ γυνή σου Ἐλισάβετ γεννήσει υἱόν σοι, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννην.Read the interlinear

• But the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Do not beφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZacharias · ZechariahG2197
• for your prayerδέησιςdeēsis · petitionG1162
• has been heardεἰσακούωeisakouō · to listen toG1522
• and your wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135
• ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabet · ElizabethG1665
• will bearγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• you a sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• nameκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• him JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491

Cross-references for Luke 1:13

• Luke 24:36Now while they were telling these things, Jesus Himself suddenly stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
• Judges 6:23But the Lord said to him, “Peace to you, do not be afraid; you shall not die.”
• Daniel 10:12Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words.
• Matthew 28:5And the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.
• Mark 16:6But he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; see, here is the place where they laid Him.
• Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children; and the Lord answered him, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
• 1 Samuel 1:20It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him of the Lord.”
• Psalms 118:21I will give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation.
• Acts 10:31and he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your charitable gifts have been remembered before God.
• Genesis 17:10This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.
• Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
• Judges 13:3Then the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold now, you are infertile and have not given birth; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
• 1 Samuel 2:21The Lord indeed visited Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up before the Lord.
• 2 Kings 4:16Then he said, “At this season next year, you are going to embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”
• Psalms 113:9He has the infertile woman live in the house As a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!
• Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Commentaries on Luke 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thy prayer is heard - This probably refers, 1st, to the frequent prayers which he had offered to God for a son; and 2dly, to those which he had offered for the deliverance and consolation of Israel. They are all heard - thou shalt have a son, and Israel shall be saved. If fervent faithful prayers be not immediately answered, they should not be considered as lost; all such are heard by the Lord, are registered in heaven, and shall be answered in the most…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thy prayer is heard - That is, thy prayer for offspring. This, among the Jews, was an object of intense desire. No prospect was more gloomy to them than that of dying childless, so that their “name should perish.” Special pains, therefore, had been taken in the law to keep up the names of families by requiring a man to marry his brother‘s wife, Deuteronomy 25:5.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-25Verses 5-25 The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could not be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age. While Zacharias was burning incense in the temple, the whole multitude of the people were praying without. All the prayers we offer up to God, are acceptable and successful only…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13he was startled and gripped with fear: Fear and awe are common reactions when someone sees an angel or experiences the presence of God (Judges 6:22–23; 13:22; Isaiah 6:5). The person is often reassured by a saying such as "Do not be afraid." you are to give him the name John: In Hebrew, the name John means "the Lord has shown favor." This favor came to Elizabeth and Zechariah through their son and to the Israelite nation through the Christ (Messiah)…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. thy prayer is heard--doubtless for offspring, which by some presentiment he even yet had not despaired of. John--the same as "Johanan," so frequent in the Old Testament, meaning "Jehovah's gracious gift."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:13

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Barrenness
• Children
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Gabriel
• John
• Joy
• Prayer
• Religion
• Temple
• Vision
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Elisabeth
• Estate
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness
• Salutation
• Sign

Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings