Luke:1:5-25
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In the days of Herod the king of Judea ,
there was a certain priest named Zacharias ,
of the daily course of Abijah .
And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron ,
and her name was Elizabeth .
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And they were both righteous before God ,
walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord .
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And no child was born to them ,
because Elizabeth was barren .
And both were advanced in their days .
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And it happened in his serving as priest in the order of his course before God ,
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according to the custom of the priests ,
entering into the Holy Place of the Lord ,
it was Zacharias '
lot to burn incense .
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And all the multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense .
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And an angel of the Lord appeared to him ,
standing on the right of the altar of incense .
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And seeing this ,
Zacharias was troubled ,
and fear fell on him .
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But the angel said to him ,
Do not fear ,
Zacharias ,
because your prayer was heard ,
and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you ,
and you shall call his name John .
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And he will be joy and exultation to you ,
and many will rejoice over his birth .
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For he shall be great in the eyes of the Lord ,
and he shall not drink wine or strong drink .
And he will be filled of the Holy Spirit ,
even from his mother '
s womb .
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And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God .
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And he will go out before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah "
to turn the hearts of fathers to their children ,"
and disobedient ones to the wisdom of the just ,
to make ready a people having been prepared for the Lord .
Malachi .
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And Zacharias said to the angel ,
By what shall I know this ?
For I am old and my wife is advanced in her days .
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And answering ,
the angel said to him ,
I am Gabriel ,
who stands before God ,
and I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you the good news of these things .
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And behold ,
you shall be silent and not able to speak until the day these things take place ,
because you did not believe my words which shall be fulfilled in their season .
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And the people were expecting Zacharias ,
and they wondered at his delay in the Holy Place .
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But coming out ,
he was not able to speak to them ,
and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the Holy Place .
And he was making signs to them and continued dumb .
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And it happened when the days of his service were fulfilled ,
he went away to his house .
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And after these days his wife Elizabeth conceived .
And she hid herself five months ,
saying ,
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So has the Lord done to me in the days in which He looked on me to take away my reproach among men .