Luke 1:13
But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
12And Zacharias having seen, was shaken, and fear fell upon him.
14And there will be joy and exultation for thee, and many will rejoice at his birth.
Cross References
Genesis 17:10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.
Genesis 18:14Is anything too hard for LORD? At the set time I will return to thee, when the season comes round, and Sarah shall have a son.
Judges 6:23And LORD said to him, Peace be to thee. Fear not; thou shall not die.
1 Samuel 1:20And it came to pass, when the time came about, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of LORD.
2 Kings 4:16And he said, At this season, when the time comes round, thou shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid.
Psalms 118:21I will give thanks to thee, for thou have answered me, and have become my salvation.
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26
The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →