Luke 1:19

And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

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In The King James Version

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

In Context

18And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

20Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

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Cross References

Daniel 9:21Even while I was still in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at first when my weariness was great, put his hand on me about the time of the evening offering.

Luke 1:26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

Hebrews 4:14Having then a great high priest, who has made his way through the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us be strong in our faith.

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 →

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